[NEWS] Some Wednesday links

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• Bloomberg looks at the restarting of northern Alberta oil, looks at the deterioration in Sino-Taiwanese relations, reports on how Norway is using oil money to buffer its economic shocks, and suggests low ECB rates might contribute to a property boom in Germany.


• Bloomberg View notes the idea of a third party in the US, one on the right to counter Trump, will go nowhere.


• The CBC notes the settlement of a residential school case in Newfoundland and Labrador and predicts a terrible fire season.


• The Globe and Mail' Kate Taylor considers Canadian content rules in the 21st century.


• The Inter Press Service notes that planned Kenyan closures of Somali refugee camps will have terrible results.


• National Geographic looks at the scourge that is Pablo Escobar's herd of hippos in Colombia.


• The National Post notes VIA Rail's existential need for more funding and reports on Jean Chrétien's support of decriminalizing marijuana.


• Open Democracy looks at controversies over Victory Day in Georgia, and notes the general impoverishment of Venezuela.


• Vice looks at new, accurate dinosaur toys, feathers and all.


• Wired explains why Israel alone of America's clients can customize F-35s.