Western Standard News Update | Trump pauses tariffs, Keystone XL back on table | 19 Aug 2026

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers renewed negotiations in Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump paused 50% tariffs on Canada and raised the possibility of Keystone XL returning. Naylor also looks at reaction in British Columbia to a video portraying Premier David Eby as a culture war strongman, a Windsor man charged with sexually assaulting children while on bail, federal spending on Indigenous mental health counselling, and an exclusive interview with the Alberta Tory party on its push to attract progressive conservative voters.