Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, are visiting Canada this week, and their itinerary includes a stop in North Bay. Zelenskyy landed in Calgary on Wednesday evening and will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday morning. Zelenskyy is to later address a cabinet meeting in the nearby mountain resort town of Banff, Alta. Carney’s office confirmed to CTV News that the prime minister won’t be joining the Ukrainian president in North Bay. While no details of the visit have been released, the city’s Jack Garland Airport is where as many as 80 jet fighter pilots from Ukraine are being trained by the International Test Pilots School. ITPS Canada has a contract with the Government of Canada to train the pilots as part of its support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The training began in July. While the schedule for the North Bay visit has not been released, Zelenskyy is leaving Canada on Friday.
