Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Globalnews Digital
Publication Date: May 21, 2025 - 07:56
Trade, Arctic security top of list as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife
May 21, 2025
Western Canadian premiers are set to meet in Yellowknife with trade, energy and Arctic security among the top topics expected to be discussed.
Unpublished Newswire
Toronto will soon be able to restrict protests near schools, daycares and places of worship after city council voted to pass a controversial “bubble zone” bylaw on Thursday. The bylaw, which takes effect July 2, will allow institutions to request 50-metre buffer zones prohibiting demonstrations around their properties. The measure was approved 16-9 after hours of debate.
May 22, 2025 - 21:36 | Jill Mahoney | The Globe and Mail
The fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington has drawn shock and sorrow across Canada, with Jewish leaders demanding that more be done to combat antisemitism. Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was “devastated and appalled” by the murder of the young couple, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, an American.
May 22, 2025 - 21:34 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
Western premiers sidestepped a brewing dispute about new oil pipelines on Thursday, instead agreeing to push for an alternative trade corridor that would connect Canada’s North to British Columbia’s port of Prince Rupert, in order to help Canadian goods reach Asian markets.B.C. Premier David Eby and Alberta’s Danielle Smith were seated side by side during a news conference in Yellowknife, where they wrapped up the annual meeting of Western premiers. The pair remained strongly in disagreement about the need for a new pipeline to get Alberta oil to the B.C. coast.
May 22, 2025 - 21:10 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
Comments
Be the first to comment