Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Michigan rejects Canada's claim that Line 5 pipeline dispute is cross-border treaty issue

Michigan Pipeline

The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief released Wednesday that flatly rejects Canada's depiction of a foreign-policy matter that Ottawa and the White House must resolve.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/line-5-pipeline-1.6051311?cmp=rss

NASA plans 2 new robotic missions to Venus

Image of Venus, as made available by NASA

NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbour, after decades of exploring other worlds.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nasa-venus-robotic-missions-1.6050975?cmp=rss

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's political opponents announce coalition deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the country's longtime leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-politics-netanyahu-political-opponents-1.6050790?cmp=rss

COVID-19 travel curbs leave Mount Everest climbers looking for flights home

File photo of Mount Everest and other peaks of the Himalayan range

Climbers returning from Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks are struggling to find a return flight back home after Nepal banned most air travel to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases, mountaineering operators and hikers said on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nepal-covid19-flights-mountain-climbers-1.6050407?cmp=rss

Iran's largest warship catches fire and sinks in Gulf of Oman

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The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-warship-fire-sinks-1.6050192?cmp=rss

AMC embraces meme stock mania with free popcorn plan — and share price keeps popping higher

AMC COVID MOVIES

Shares in money-losing movie theatre chain AMC continued their dizzying rise on Wednesday, doubling in value as retail traders continue to pile into the company on the theory that they've caught Wall Street investors in a squeeze.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meme-stock-amc-short-squeeze-1.6050139?cmp=rss

Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations

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Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mining-regulation-us-pressure-1.6049958?cmp=rss

Israel sees probable link between Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and myocarditis cases

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Israel's health ministry said on Tuesday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/israel-pfizer-myocarditis-1.6049766?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

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Nova Scotia, which reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, is entering the first phase of its five-step COVID-19 reopening plan Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-june2-2021-1.6049726?cmp=rss

Cyberattack closes JBS meat-packing facilities in Canada, U.S. and Australia

JBS PRICE PROBE

A ransomware attack against Brazilian meat-packing giant JBS has disrupted production in the U.S., Canada and Australia.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/jbs-meat-cyberattack-1.6048942?cmp=rss

Tokyo Olympics 'a go' despite pandemic, opposition, says Canadian IOC official

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Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic. The answer is almost certainly "yes." Senior International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound was emphatic in an interview with a British newspaper.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/olympics-a-go-says-dick-pound-1.6049670?cmp=rss