World Report - June 02: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

<p>Prime Minster Mark Carney meets with provincial and territorial counterparts.</p><p>Ukraine defense minister and a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin lead talks in Istanbul</p><p>At least 8 injured in attack in Boulder, Colorado at demonstration honoring Israeli hostages. </p><p>A large solar field in Alberta generates electricity, but also eggs and honey.</p><p>CBC/Radio-Canada wins 42 Canadian Screen Awards.</p>

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This is World Report. Good morning, I'm Angie Seff. Mark Carney faces his first test of national consensus building today. The new Prime Minister is in Saskatchewan meeting with provincial and territorial premiers for the first time. A big focus of their time will be on what Carney calls nation-building projects. Rafi Boudjikanean has more. I'm looking forward to finding some common ground. We've had a couple of nice texts.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has not been shy about what she's looking for. Faster approval for pipeline projects criss-crossing Canada, including one to the West Coast. I think that there's a spirit of collaboration. There has certainly been the talk. Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken for months now of nation-building projects that kickstart the Canadian economy, setting high hopes and expectations for his first meeting with premiers since he got elected. New Brunswick's Susan Holt says investors would be interested in new energy projects. I think the case is looking better and better as we see the demands globally and the constraints in supply.

Quebec Premier François Lagaud, though, is still looking to be convinced. Some of the popular opposition to a pipeline through the province has subsided in recent months, but he says that's not all that matters. If there's a project, we're ready to look at it, if it goes through Quebec territory, but we'll need to have economic impact, positive ones for Quebec. It may not be the only point of disagreement. This is a difficult country to govern. Goldie Hyder is the president of the Business Council of Canada.

It's a country, it's not a corporation. You can't just tell everybody what to do. You have to consult. Some indigenous communities have already voiced concerns regarding legislation Carney's government could table as early as this week about major project approvals. Rafi Boudjikan, YonCBC News, Saskatoon. The FBI says it is investigating an act of terrorism. At least eight people were injured during a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado.

Police say a man used a makeshift flamethrower and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had gathered to show support for Israeli hostages in Gaza. The CBC's Richard Madden joins me now. Richard, what more do we know? Yeah, federal and local authorities continue to investigate this attack that happened during an afternoon march yesterday in support for the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Now a few dozen people were peacefully walking down a busy pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado, when a man allegedly started yelling at them and then tossed bottles filled with some kind

of liquid. Here's the FBI's Mark McCallick describing what happened next. Witnesses are reporting that the subject used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd. The suspect was heard to yell, free Palestine, during the attack. Now authorities say there are at least eight victims between 52 to 88 years old. One of them is a Holocaust survivor. All are suffering very serious burns. Now this attack follows the deadly shooting less than two weeks ago here in DC of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a

museum. Investigators say that suspect also yelled free Palestine after his arrest. So Richard, now then, what authorities in saying about the suspect? Yeah, police have identified him as 45 year old Mohammed Solomon. Reports say he's an Egyptian national who authorities believe acted alone. Now the White House says President Trump has been briefed on the attack and that the suspect should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. CBC's Richard Madden for us in Washington. Thanks Richard. You bet. There's little expectation.

Any breakthrough in Russian-Ukraine peace talks will take place in Istanbul. This is the second round of direct talks. The two sides remain far apart. Ahead of today's meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Kremlin of doing everything it can to ensure the talks are fruitless. Philip Marx has the latest. Ukraine's defence minister and a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin will lead the talks in Istanbul.

Discussions last month yielded few breakthroughs besides a sizable prisoner swap between the two nations. Kiev is requesting an unconditional ceasefire while Moscow insists Ukraine must drop its ambition to join the NATO alliance, among other demands. US President Donald Trump continues to insist peace is possible, but has also threatened to walk away from negotiations, warned Russia it may face further economic sanctions, and criticised the attitude of Ukraine's leadership. Meanwhile, the fighting continues.

Ukraine's intelligence services conducted audacious drone attacks on military sites some thousands of kilometers inside Russia. They targeted long-range nuclear-capable bombers. The surprise attacks had three intended effects, Ukraine's former deputy defence minister Volodymyr Havrilov told the BBC. Volodymyr Havrilov, former defence minister of Ukraine, said the attacks were a surprise attack. It was a surprise attack that was meant to reduce Russia's ability to deliver strategic

missile strikes against Ukraine. Second is raising the morale and confidence of the Ukrainian military society here, which is very important now. And the last one, demoralizing the Russian leadership and population, which is also very important during this conflict." Ukrainian President Zelensky called it a brilliant operation to target equipment used to strike Ukraine. Russia's defence ministry acknowledged the attack succeeded in at least two regions, damaging some aircraft without inflicting casualties. Willem Marks, CBC News, London.

We'll build a fighting force that is more integrated, more ready, more lethal than ever. British Prime Minister Keir Steimer describing his plans for the UK military. He'll be releasing the government's strategic defense review later today. It's expected to inject billions of dollars into defense spending to achieve warfighting readiness. Every part of society, every citizen of this country has a role to play because we have to recognize that things have changed. In the world of today, the front line, if you like, is here. The threat we now face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War. Stammer says he cannot ignore that Russia poses a serious threat,

adding his goal is to promote peace through strength. Poland has elected a new president. We will win and we will save Poland! Right-wing candidate Karel Nowrowski narrowly winning the second round vote by just over 50 percent. He beat out his liberal rival, Rafał Ciepkowski, an ally of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. This runoff election revealed the deep divisions in Poland. Nowrowski ran on a conservative platform that is skeptical of the European Union and opposes Ukraine joining NATO. His opponent pushed a more progressive platform, embracing

closer ties with the EU. Although mostly ceremonial, the presidential role has the power to veto new legislation, which could derail Prime Minister Tusk's policy agenda. A large solar field in Alberta is generating more than just electricity this summer. It is also producing eggs and honey. The aim is to keep farming the land in some way while generating power. Here's more from Kyle Bax. The Strathmore solar field east of Calgary is beginning to resemble a hobby farm. Amongst the rows of solar panels, there are sheep and pigs and now chickens and bees. Our vision is essentially farming under every panel. Farmer Jana Greer is hired to manage the land and keep the

vegetation low. For her the massive solar field is an opportunity to experiment. We wanted to kind of prove the concept that we can raise more protein and more local food per acre. Mixing farming and solar power could become more common across the country. Alberta and Ontario have rules requiring solar operators to include some type of agriculture depending on the quality of the land. Here, the chickens lay eggs in a mobile, self-propelled chicken coop that moves between the rows of solar panels.

The roaming pasture barns are developed by Uco Robotics, a Manitoba startup. Co-founder Daniel Badieu. If it does work, I think there's some great applications throughout North America for sure, because this is underutilized agricultural land. It's unconventional and a work in progress, but it's where the solar industry is going. Wade Huescher is with Capital Power, which owns the solar field. This is the way of the future. I think this is partnerships that all solar providers should be looking at doing. The company is beginning a 10-year testing program to better understand how the animals are impacting soil conditions.

Kyle Backs, CBC News, Strathmore, Alberta. The Canadian Screen Award goes to The Apprentice. The best in Canadian film, television and digital storytelling was celebrated last night and The Apprentice was a big winner. The film, based on Donald Trump's early career, won Best Motion Picture at the Canadian Screen Awards. The Ontario shot film won five awards in total, including Best Performance for Lead Actor Sebastian Stan. Law and Order Toronto Criminal

Intent won for Best Drama Series. CBC Radio Canada also walked away with some hardware, 42 awards in total. CBC News won seven of them, including Chief Correspondent Adrian Arsenault for Best National News Anchor. And that's the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Angie Seth. This is CBC News.