Friday, January 15, 2021

Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues

State of Union

Alberta’s UCP government is hiring influential lobbyists and communications experts in Washington, D.C., as it seeks support on Capitol Hill for the Keystone XL pipeline and other trade interests south of the border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-lobbying-washington-dc-1.5871377?cmp=rss

U.S. gun rights group National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy

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The U.S. National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/national-rifle-association-bankruptcy-nra-1.5875649?cmp=rss

Prince Harry reportedly heartbroken over rift with Royal Family

BRITAIN-ROYALS/SPOTIFY TECH

Britain's Prince Harry is heartbroken over his split with the Royal Family, but he and his wife, Meghan, are happy with their new lives in the United States, broadcaster and confidant to the couple Tom Bradby said in an interview to be aired on Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-royal-rift-1.5875656?cmp=rss

U.S. expected to execute 13th death row inmate during Trump's presidency on Friday night

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The U.S. government intends to carry out the 13th and final execution under President Donald Trump's administration on Friday evening, just five days before president-elect Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/execution-higgs-trump-death-row-1.5875463?cmp=rss

France takes hard line against Couche-Tard takeover of grocery giant Carrefour

Bruno Le Maire

France on Thursday took a tough line against any takeover of retailer Carrefour by a foreign company, dealing a major blow to a near $20 billion bid approach by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quebec-france-couche-tard-1.5874992?cmp=rss

Biden announces new vaccine czar, massive spending to stem COVID-19 'suffering' in U.S.

Biden

President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-biden-vaccines-stimulus-1.5874511?cmp=rss

Some glimpses of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on CBC from over the years

Joe Biden, as seen in 1979

Since 1974, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has caught the attention of CBC News, as he served as a senator and later as U.S. vice president.



source https://www.cbc.ca/archives/joe-biden-over-the-years-1.5868451?cmp=rss

Travel ban over Brazilian variant precautionary, U.K. transport minister says

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN

A Brazilian variant of the coronavirus is significant enough to justify stopping flights from South America as a precaution, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday, as a leading scientist said it had been detected in Britain.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-travel-ban-brazil-variant-1.5874482?cmp=rss

Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty after U.S. departure

Russia Open Sky

Russia said Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the U.S. exit from the pact.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-open-skies-treaty-1.5874491?cmp=rss

Stalin-themed kebab shop reopens old wounds in Russia

Stalinslav Voltman

A Moscow kebab shop owner faces a backlash after he opened a take-out food shop bearing the name of Joseph Stalin, as Russians remain deeply conflicted over the totalitarian wartime leader's legacy and how they should see him today.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/stalin-themed-kebab-shop-reopens-old-wounds-in-russia-1.5871636?cmp=rss

U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials: court filing

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Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/capitol-riot-charges-1.5874440?cmp=rss