PRESS DIGEST-Canada - May 14
May 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from The Globe and Mail. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
- Former journalist Evan Solomon has been appointed Canada's first minister for artificial intelligence, a newly created role, suggesting AI will be a priority for the Liberal government.
- The intensifying U.S. trade war has forced a long-overdue shift in political attitudes in Canada toward support for the development of liquefied natural gas, says an indigenous leader, Crystal Smith, whose First Nation co-owns an LNG project in British Columbia.
- Thousands of public-sector employees represented by Alberta's largest union, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, could soon walk off the job after they voted overwhelmingly to strike over wage hikes, improved working conditions and job security.
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