Global National: June 3

Eighty years after the invasion of Normandy and the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany, the far-right is resurfacing with alarming force. Dawna Friesen reports from Berlin on the rise of the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). She also speaks to members of Identitäre Bewegung (Generation Identity), a far-right group that Germany’s domestic security agency has classified as extremist. Five years after the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) was delivered, which listed more than 200 calls to action to help combat the epidemic, the federal government is under fire for its inaction. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak’s message for Ottawa, and how Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree disagrees the government has done little. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has been looking for a permanent place to dispose of Canada’s spent fuel, and has narrowed it search down to two locations. How the Ontario communities of Ignace and South Bruce are weighing the risks and benefits of becoming the country’s final resting place of nuclear waste, and how the issue has also divided residents. Plus, see the wild video captured from Alberta of a possible tornado. And the Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, keeping its hope alive of becoming the first Canadian NHL team to win hockey’s ultimate prize since 1993. The hysteria in Edmonton, and how fans of other Canadian teams are reacting.