Highway bandits in Mexico make off with 40 tons of avocados theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says a bill before the legislature will give Premier Smith’s cabinet unchecked power, despite proposed amendments. RMA prez says he’s frustrated the changes won’t stop the province from intruding in local gvt theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… #ableg #cdnpoli

Japanese trading house Sumitomo has joined a Calgary-based company that's pushing for Indigenous participation in energy transition projects for a proposal to build a carbon transport network in southern Alberta. Via my pal Jeff Jones theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #cdnecon #ableg

ICYMI: An Aframax tanker is heading to China from BC after becoming the first vessel to load heavy oil from the newly expanded TMX pipeline system this week. The tanker, Dubai Angel, carries diluted bitumen courtesy of Suncor Energy theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #ableg #cdnecon

World Court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

The US Justice Dept has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America – squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. theglobeandmail.com/business/inter…

Interesting yarn here on how Indigenous communities cut the red tape to find solutions to environmental and health problems, including geothermal heating units for homes. Via my pal Jeff Jones theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians as they push deeper into Gaza’s north and south theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Twelve Palestinians killed, 25 wounded in Israel’s two-day West Bank operation theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

British PM Rishi Sunak calls general election for July 4 theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

“Too many people are being lost.” Important read from ⁦Lauren Boothby⁩ here on grim homeless stats in Edmonton: More people are homeless than at any other time since 1999. Deaths of homeless people in 2023 hit 302, up from 200 the previous year #ableg #yeg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

The elite want their own racetrack in Alberta’s badlands. These local farmers are pushing back. Via my pal ⁦Kelly Cryderman⁩ #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

Interpol says more than 1,500 stolen Canadian vehicles identified since February, when RCMP decided to integrate Canada’s database for stolen vehicles with Interpol's. Canada ranks among the world’s top 10 countries for stolen vehicles so far this year theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ireland, Spain and Norway will recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, and say they hope other Western countries will follow suit… prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors. theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…