Canada’s Jewish community is calling on the government to ensure law enforcement ramps up patrols and takes proactive steps to protect their safety after an attack at Australia’s Bondi Beach that targeted a large group celebrating the start of Hanukkah.

Two men opened fire at an event taking place at the beach located seven kilometres from central Sydney. The attack left at least 15 victims dead, and at least 40 people injured, including two police officers, according to local authorities.

A slim majority of Canadians and British Columbians would support building a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast, even if the B.C. government opposes it, according to a new poll.

The Nanos Research poll, which was commissioned by The Globe and Mail, shows 56 per cent of Canadians support or somewhat support building a new oil pipeline and 55 per cent are in favour of lifting the ban on tanker traffic to make it happen. Roughly 37 per cent oppose or somewhat oppose each.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pointed to her advisers when asked to explain how an Edmonton businessman whose contracts with the province’s health agency are now under scrutiny ended up in a hotel suite with her top lieutenants on the night of the 2023 provincial election.

A Globe and Mail investigation published over the weekend examined the links between medical supply company executive Sam Mraiche and Ms. Smith’s government. The Globe found Mr. Mraiche, whose company MHCare was awarded more than $600-million in contracts with Alberta Health Services, had more extensive connections to the government than previously reported. Mr. Mraiche has said he acted properly and has denied any wrongdoing.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pushing back against British Columbia’s opposition to the prospect of an oil pipeline to the coast, saying that being part of “Team Canada” means co-operating on getting her province’s oil to market.

The Alberta and federal governments have been working to strike an energy accord, long sought by Ms. Smith to boost her province’s oil and natural-gas sector.

British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday that his counterparts in Alberta and Saskatchewan are jeopardizing major economic development by engaging in what he called “secret” talks with Ottawa on oil pipelines through his province.

The pipeline fight escalated earlier in the day after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe revealed he is involved in Alberta’s negotiations with Ottawa about a potential oil pipeline across northern B.C., which would mean allowing oil tankers to ply the waters off B.C.’s north coast, where they are currently banned.

The B.C. government has not been a party to those talks, and Mr. Eby said he learned about them through media reports.

British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday that his counterparts in Alberta and Saskatchewan are jeopardizing major economic development by engaging in what he called “secret” talks with Ottawa on oil pipelines through his province.

The pipeline fight escalated earlier in the day after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe revealed he is involved in Alberta’s negotiations with Ottawa about a potential oil pipeline across northern B.C., which would mean allowing oil tankers to ply the waters off B.C.’s north coast, where they are currently banned.

The British Columbia government is backing a proposal to move more Alberta crude oil to the West Coast. The plan aims to increase the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline system by roughly 40 per cent, with results as early as 2026.

It is a sharp reversal from a government that once fiercely opposed the initial Trans Mountain expansion, arguing when it was proposed that increased shipping traffic would put B.C.’s marine environment at risk.

The Alberta government defended its plan to introduce a public-private model for physicians on Tuesday, a proposal that health care experts say could contravene the Canada Health Act.

Alberta intends to introduce a hybrid model in health care where doctors could work in both systems simultaneously, The Globe and Mail revealed on Tuesday, according to confidential draft legislation. No other Canadian province allows physicians to toggle between the two systems.

Matt Jones, Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, during Question Period, said the model has worked in other jurisdictions, listing countries such as Denmark and France. He also pointed to Quebec and New Brunswick, despite neither province operating a hybrid system similar to what Alberta is proposing.