Kaillie Humphries sworn in as American, officially paving path to Beijing Olympics

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/sliding/olympics-bobsleigh-kaillie-humphries-american-1.6271817?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

A rise in postpartum mental health challenges sparks new supports

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/pandemic-postpartum-1.6268357?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

Residential school survivors want concrete plan to result from Vatican visit

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/residential-school-survivors-vatican-visit-1.6271679?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

Canada wants urgent changes to trade rules for the auto industry. The U.S. may not even care

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-blitz-washington-evs-1.6271842?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

Threatened with insolvency, Green Party considers closing its head office

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/green-party-headquarters-insolvency-1.6271510?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

Canada should focus on vaccine equity — not travel bans — human rights advocate, doctors say

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/vaccine-equity-canada-1.6268609?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345881

Tensions Grow Over Ukraine With the Trading of Threats

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-12-02/kremlin-says-ukraine-may-use-force-to-reclaim-rebel-regions

Shocking graphic of Omicron's 32 spike mutations reveals why scientists are so worried about the most evolved Covid strain ever — but jury's still out as South Africa insists it's still only causing mild illness

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10267387/Shocking-graphic-Omicrons-mutations-reveals-scientists-worried.html?ito=push-notification&ci=WPh0Q8-Y3f&cri=06f7z1zt3t&si=48868883&xi=303a73c2-0fff-4fc0-99cc-e004ad1af9f2&ai=10267387

Germany locks down the unvaccinated: Angela Merkel says parliament will debate making shots MANDATORY as she bars the un-jabbed from non-essential shops and leisure facilities

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10267391/Germany-set-approve-lockdown-unvaccinated-today.html?ito=push-notification&ci=mXOCBXfX_h&cri=FAw_WIKCKN&si=48868883&xi=303a73c2-0fff-4fc0-99cc-e004ad1af9f2&ai=10267391

Women's Tennis Association suspends tournaments in China over concerns about player Peng Shuai

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/wta-suspending-tournaments-china-1.6269902?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

Premier's office denies toxic work environment in legislature in lawsuit rebuttal

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/kenney-office-lawsuit-kimmel-alberta-harassment-1.6270229?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

MPs embrace after bill to ban conversion therapy passes unanimously in House

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conversion-therapy-conservatives-1.6269147?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

Sask. art gallery reviewing 2,000 pieces following return of stolen Indian statue

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/art-gallery-reviewing-pieces-after-return-stolen-statue-1.6269603

Welcome to the new tradition of Christmas tree shortages

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-christmas-tree-shortage-1.6269915?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

MLB owners lock out players amid league's 1st work stoppage since 1995

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-1st-work-stoppage-since-1995-1.6270097?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

What's behind Alberta's startling reversal of fortune? Hint: It's oil prices

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-opinion-alberta-fiscal-update-oil-prices-deficit-tombe-1.6269600?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

The inflation debate could preview the next big shifts in Canadian politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-poilievre-inflation-trudeau-otoole-1.6270278?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

New COVID-testing rules just 'one more hit' for pandemic-weary travel industry

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/new-travel-rules-testing-1.6270023?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_345177

U.S. tells Russia to pull back from Ukraine or face painful sanctions

https://www.reuters.com/world/prepare-sanctions-russia-ramp-up-military-cooperation-ukraine-tells-nato-2021-12-01/

Beginning of new war?

Op Ed by Helge Nome

Tensions between Russia and the US have been steadily building lately, over the question of Ukraine and its application for membership in NATO.

Russia sees such a development as unacceptable right on its border and within its sphere of influence.

Ukraine, on the other hand, sees it as a necessity and deterrent against being bullied by Russia.

As it turns out, Ukraine has powerful allies in the US that are prepared to use their political influence on the US government to get their way, even if it involves military action against Russia in the region.

The Russians see themselves as having the military advantage if a decision is made to invade Ukraine and could quickly occupy that state if they choose to do so.

Who blinks first?

If nobody does we will all be paying for it.

This should concern us all: Russia expels U.S. Embassy staff in retaliatory move as tensions mount between Washington and Moscow PUBLISHED WED, DEC 1 20216:52 AM ESTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/ukraine-border-fears-escalate-as-officials-thrash-out-biden-putin-meeting.html

Volocopter to create first public eVTOL system in the futuristic region of NEOM, Saudi Arabia

https://electrek.co/2021/12/01/volocopter-to-create-first-public-evtol-system-in-the-futuristic-region-of-neom-saudi-arabia/

Some good news? What's all the fuss about? Most Omicron cases are 'mild' or show no symptoms at all and existing jabs should provide high protection against hospitalization and death, World Health Organization claims

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10262973/Most-Omicron-cases-mild-no-symptoms-existing-jabs-provide-protection.html?ito=push-notification&ci=_PaZNmUNJP&cri=cEVdyz_HW0&si=48868883&xi=303a73c2-0fff-4fc0-99cc-e004ad1af9f2&ai=10262973

Macron calls Boris a CLOWN: President branded Johnson a 'good-for-nothing' and slammed his conduct in the sausage wars, fishing row and submarine affair - according to respected French magazine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10263187/Emmanuel-Macron-calls-Boris-Johnson-clown-Britain-circus-diplomatic-broadside.html?ito=push-notification&ci=m0018rGETT&cri=-ndIe2nTyJ&si=48868883&xi=303a73c2-0fff-4fc0-99cc-e004ad1af9f2&ai=10263187

South Africa's Covid cases DOUBLE in a day as test positivity climbs to 16.5% but hospital admissions remain FLAT amid fears of Omicron-driven wave — just hours after the WHO said vaccines SHOULD work against super-mutant

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10263839/South-Africas-Covid-cases-DOUBLE-day-test-positivity-climbs-16-5.html?ito=push-notification&ci=jCBAM-JB8w&cri=0FxSqzPPER&si=48868883&xi=303a73c2-0fff-4fc0-99cc-e004ad1af9f2&ai=10263839

New caller ID law now in place to help fight wave of spam and spoof calls

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crtc-spam-crackdown-1.6267961?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_343886

Multiple pedestrians injured, some critically, in London, Ont., crash

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-crash-riverside-wonderland-1.6268949?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_343886

Young Canadians launch court challenge to lower federal voting age from 18

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/young-canadians-voting-age-challenge-1.6268431?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_343886

Why Canada is unlocking its vault of maple syrup

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/maple-syrup-strategic-reserve-1.6268352?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_343886

Omicron could threaten COVID-19 immunity — but we're not going back to 'square one'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/omicron-variant-where-we-stand-1.6268508?ref=mobilerss&cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Top%20Headlines%20%20%E2%80%93%20Morning_1613_343886