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Dave Naylor News editor Dave Naylor, Exigent Witness Fellow contributing journalism and Canadian public-interest reporting.

Dave Naylor

 
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Role/Affiliation:
News Editor/Calgary Bureau Chief, Western Standard
About:
Dave Naylor is News Editor & Calgary Bureau Chief of the Western Standard based in the Calgary Headquarters. He served as City Editor of the Calgary Sun & covered Alberta news for nearly 40 years.

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Nova Music Festival massacre - the day the music died

June 15, 2025
Western Standard
In this report, the author documents the Nova Music Festival massacre through on-site reporting and survivor accounts. The article reconstructs the sequence of events and emphasizes the civilian nature of the attack within the broader October 7 assaults.
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Seven hours of Hamas horror - inside the first kibbutz hit Oct. 7

June 8, 2025
Western Standard
In this article, the author examines the first kibbutz attacked on October 7, reconstructing events through eyewitness testimony and on-site reporting. The piece details how militants operated for hours and highlights the vulnerability of border communities.
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Israel must get on with it and finish the job by flattening Gaza

May 27, 2025
Western Standard
In this opinion piece, Dave Naylor recounts a classified Israeli Defense Forces screening documenting the October 7 attacks. He argues the scale and brutality of the violence justify decisive military action and criticizes international calls for restraint.
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Canadian police and demonstrators during a public protest in Ottawa reflecting tensions surrounding democratic expression and civic discourse

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