Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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

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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