Carney, Smith agree on new Alberta pipeline proposal; Canadian Jews no longer feel safe; and more

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in Calgary, Alta on Friday, May 15, 2026. Photo by Brent Calver/Postmedia

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It’s Friday, May 15. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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Ottawa, Alberta agree to path on approving new oil pipeline by September 2027

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The timeline is the clearest indication yet of where Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have landed when it comes to clearing a path to the construction of a new million-barrel-a-day pipeline through B.C. to reach Asian markets.

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Talia Klein Leighton, at her Toronto home, Tuesday May 12, 2026. Photo by Peter J Thompson/National Post

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Many Canadian Jews have lost their sense of belonging in a country they no longer recognize

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The sense of security and promise which Canadian Jews enjoyed after the Second World War has been shaken since the 2000s, and is rapidly fading since Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel.

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Mitch Sylvestre of the Alberta Prosperity Project was all smiles as he was surrounded by signatures being delivered to Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton on Monday May 4. Photo by Shaughn Butts/Postmedia

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Colby Cosh: Alberta judge pours gas on separatist fire

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With this ruling, “the law of Canada, which allowed for two uninterrupted Quebec referendums on secession and which consciously envisions the separation of a province, appears to have grown spiky new principles that give courts a gatekeeping role,” Cosh writes.

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An aerial view of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, April 28, 2024. Photo by SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images

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Israeli group sues Canadian human rights museum over ‘Nakba’ exhibit

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The Israel Law Center alleges the museum is abandoning its mandate as an educational institution by presenting what it says is an unbalanced portrayal of the 1948 creation of Israel and the displacement of Palestinians. The group also said the exhibit could create a “hostile or poisoned environment” for Jewish Canadians.

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Anas Altikriti pictured in 2009. Photo by Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

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FIRST READING: Muslim Association speaker who has lunched with Hamas barred entry to Canada

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Anas Altikriti was one of several names on the Muslim Association of Canada annual convention’s roster that attracted scrutiny from Jewish groups and anti-extremist organizations. B’nai Brith alleged the conference involved “11 scheduled speakers or participants” with “documented links” to extremist organizations.

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The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

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Supreme Court rules that victims can sue coercive and controlling abusive partners for damages

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The majority decision is significant because it not only takes the exceedingly rare step of creating a brand new family law tort (or civil wrong), but it also sets out a new, three-part test to guide courts on the parameters to recognize a new tort in the future.

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A herd of cattle near Millarville, Alberta. The province accounts for nearly half of Canada’s 11 million head of cattle. Photo by Christina Ryan/Postmedia/File

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What’s the beef? Why prices for everything from sirloins to ground beef won’t likely come down anytime soon

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Besides general inflation fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, prolonged droughts leading to reduced supply due to shrinking cattle herds have largely led to the higher costs.

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