Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Mark Carney's government is leaning toward giving its support to a new pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia that takes the southern route to Vancouver rather than a northern route to Prince Rupert, according to a report in the Globe and Mail newspaper. The outlet said "two federal sources" explained the southern route – already used by the Trans Mountain pipeline – "would face fewer environmental hurdles and less resistance from Indigenous groups." The pipeline could carry an extra million barrels a day to the coast and on to markets in Asia. The newspaper said a separate "source" from the Alberta side believes Ottawa will designate the pipeline a project of national importance in the fall.
Ottawa leans toward new oil pipeline route from Alberta to southern B.C., sources say https://t.co/ek91ExaDfr
— Globe Politics (@globepolitics) April 21, 2026
Canada's farmers are rolling the dice on diesel and fertilizer purchases as prices fluctuate due to the war in Iran. One of them, Bruce Bird, told the Canadian Press news agency "I don’t need to go Vegas" because choosing when – and at what price – to acquire essential ingredients was such a gamble. Dr. Asim Biswas, a professor of agriculture at the University of Guelph, said there will be a shortage of fertilizer this year, adding: "It will be awfully expensive."
‘I live in Vegas’: Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costshttps://t.co/ti2gN4NaOl
— Global Winnipeg (@globalwinnipeg) April 21, 2026
Pierre Poilievre has responded to Mark Carney's campaign-style video released on Sunday by recording his own campaign-style video. The Tory leader accused Carney of "pushing fear" and failing to deliver on his promises. Poilievre said: "We do not need more costly illusions from Mr. Carney. We need real world results at your grocery store, your gas pump and in your bank account
Prime Minister, enough speeches and theatre. It's time for results at home: https://t.co/guUkG7qqd5 pic.twitter.com/xb9LyIgoDW
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) April 20, 2026
A Canadian woman has been killed after a man standing atop an ancient pyramid at Teotihuacán opened fire on tourists on Monday. At least 13 people were also injured in the incident. Mexican authorities said a 27-year-old man, Julio Cesar Jasso, was the shooter, adding that he later killed himself.
'You who have come from Europe are not going to return - I will sacrifice you': Chilling rant to tourists by Mexican pyramid gunman before he killed one and wounded seven others https://t.co/D9pyKGuhdM
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 21, 2026
BC Premier David Eby has said he plans on "moving forward together" with First Nations after he abandoned his promise to suspend parts of the extremely controversial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Eby had previously said changes to the act were "non-negotiable" and necessary to guarantee the principle of private property ownership in the province. Speaking Monday, he said: "I certainly would have liked to have been right the first time — I was not." His U-turn comes after the Assembly of First Nations threatened "collective resistance from First Nations and allies across the province" if the government refused to abandon its plans to change the law.
Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on DRIPA https://t.co/J7J6RNsiFJ
— Times Colonist (@timescolonist) April 20, 2026
