First, we look at the the ongoing protests over the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline by the hereditary chiefs of five Wet’suwet’en clans who claim the lands as their traditional territories.

Then we look at the state of the tensions between the US and Iran and the possible implications of the crash of Ukraine Airlines flight 752. Plus a look at the latest in leadership race news.

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Links

Segment 1: All eyes on the LNG prize

* Background: Why some elected Wet’suwet’en councils signed agreements with Coastal GasLink

* Injunction granted to natural gas company by BC Supreme Court

Segment 2: Iran out of jokes

* Background on Iran-US relations (wikipedia)

* Ukraine Airlines Flight 752

Conservative leadership race roundup

* Conservatives to pick their new leader on June 27

* MP Marilyn Gladu is running for the Conservative leadership

* Clayton Knutzon on Twitter: “I am Running for leader of the #CPC – just waiting for the nomination papers from the @CPC_HQ #hoc #pnpcbc #cbcnn Am I the first to formally announce? #cdnpoli”

* Aron Seal Millennial Conservative: Home – watch the video

* Former Quebec premier Jean Charest to run for the Conservative leadership

* Pierre Poilievre ‘Skippy’ for Conservative leader?

* Peter MacKay ‘100 per cent in’ for the Conservative leadership race, friends say

Quick takes

* BC Greens Leadership 2020

* Stay tuned for Canada Greens Leadership Contest

* Lametti says he won’t split roles of attorney general and justice minister

* Harsha Walia joins BCCLA as new ED

* Bank of Canada to make new $5 note, seeks public input on who should be on it

* Trudeau has a beard now