The retraction comes little more than a day after Premier Jason Kenney's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter, calling the article "false and defamatory." The Western Standard published a story on Wednesday alleging the premier had participated in gatherings that violated the province's COVID-19 restrictions. It says the update was to "add Premier Kenney's denial and to remove some of the matters that the premier is presently contesting." The Western Standard had previously told CBC News it stood by the contents of the story. Former MLA Derek Fildebrandt, the publisher of the Western Standard, quit the caucus of Alberta's United Conservative Party in 2017 amid controversy.

Source: CBC News June 11, 2021 16:52 UTC