Monday, December 30, 2019

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney urges financial sector to act against climate change

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The UN's incoming special envoy for climate change, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, is likening the climate crisis to a financial crisis — and says action by the financial sector to help tackle the issue is "absolutely necessary."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mark-carney-climate-financial-sector-1.5410968?cmp=rss

Monty Python star Neil Innes dead at 75

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Neil Innes, the comedian and musician known for his work with the beloved British comedy troupe Monty Python and the bands The Rutles and Bonzo Dog Band, died on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-innes-dies-1.5410518?cmp=rss

New York mass stabbing suspect has 'no known history of anti-Semitism,' family says

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A man accused of storming into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-hannukah-stabbing-suspect-1.5410480?cmp=rss

Legal marijuana sales may spark Midwest interstate tension

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Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to consumers against carrying such products over state lines.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/midwest-marijuana-tension-1.5410427?cmp=rss

Kazakh carrier blames wake turbulence for deadly crash

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Kazakh carrier Bek Air said Monday the deadly crash of a jet near Almaty last week may have been caused by wake turbulence, an explanation immediately disputed by the Central Asian nation's air navigation company.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kazakh-carrier-says-wake-turbulence-may-have-caused-crash-1.5410442?cmp=rss