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#ABLeg #CDNPoli #Environment #OilAndGas
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Ahead of an expected announcement between Alberta and the federal government on a new pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast, First Nations in the area are prepared to protest the step.” vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/26/b... - @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

#BCNews #BCPoli #FirstNations
B.C.’s Coastal First Nations ready to push back against expected fed pipeline announcement
Ahead of an expected announcement between Alberta and the federal government on a new pipeline to B.C.'s North Coast, First Nations in the area are prepared to protest the step.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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“Two trucks collided on the highway Monday morning approximately 14 kilometres east of Lytton, leaving a 49-year-old Surrey man dead.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... - @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social

#BCHwy1 #BCNews #Lytton #TransCanadaHwy cc: #CacheCreek #Kamloops
Witnesses ‘crucial’ in determining criminality in fatal B.C. truck crash, police say
Days after a fatal crash on the Trans Canada Highway, authorities are urging potential witnesses to come forward.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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“AI, night-flying choppers credited in part for less destructive B.C. wildfire season” globalnews.ca/news/1154543... - Global News

#BCWildfire #Kamloops #Kelowna #Okanagan #Peachland #WestKelowna #Wildfires
AI, night-flying choppers credited in part for less destructive B.C. wildfire season | Globalnews.ca
In the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan, 90 per cent of the wildfires were suppressed at five hectares or less.
globalnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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LAKE COUNTRY: “Wildfire reduction work continued in the Lake Country area on Nov. 26.” kelownacapnews.com/2025/11/26/w... - Capital News

#BCWildfire #LakeCountry #Kelowna #VernonBC #Wildfires
Wildfire reduction work to create smoke in Okanagan - Kelowna Capital News
Two projects are underway in Lake Country
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November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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ICYMI: “‘More oil than we need’: Alberta-BC pipeline would be unnecessary, professor says” calgary.citynews.ca/2025/11/25/s... - @citynewscalgary.bsky.social

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'More oil than we need': Alberta-BC pipeline would be unnecessary, professor says
As the feds near plans that could include a new pipeline, experts in B.C. say the idea isn't economically or environmentally viable.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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“Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson also briefed B.C Liberal MPs Wednesday on the content of Ottawa's forthcoming memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith…” www.cbc.ca/news/politic... - CBC News

#ABLeg #BCNews #BCPoli #CDNPoli #FossilFuels #OilAndGas
Carney's expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
With Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to lay out a path forward for an oil pipeline to northwest B.C. on Thursday, senior people around him have had to assuage skittish MPs and at least one cabinet...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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“Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologists have launched a new colour-coded weather alert system across the country, arguing it will better convey risks and impacts to communities.” toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/26/n... - @citynewstoronto.bsky.social

#Canada #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
Federal government rolls out new colour-coded weather alert system for Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologists say the new weather alert system should better convey risk and impact to communities.
toronto.citynews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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GUINEA-BISSAU, AFRICA:
“On November 26, 2025, the day before the preliminary results of the presidential elections were to be announced, a faction of the army seized power and announced the suspension of the electoral process.” travel.gc.ca/destinations... - Government of Canada

#GuineaBissau
Travel advice and advisories for Guinea-Bissau
Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada
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November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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LIVE UPDATES: “Hong Kong fire: three arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... - @theguardian.com

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Hong Kong fire live updates: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in apartment complex blaze – latest
Follow the latest updates live
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November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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LIVE: “Death toll in Hong Kong fire rises to 44 with 279 still missing, authorities say” www.bbc.com/news/live/c2... - BBC News (World)

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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 44 with 279 still missing, authorities say
Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by bamboo scaffolding.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has spoken of a “grand bargain” which would see the proposed Pathways Alliance carbon capture project move forward alongside an oil pipeline to the B.C. coast.” www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... - CTV News

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B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast ‘will never happen’
The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia said Wednesday an oil pipeline to the province’s north coast “will never happen” and slammed Ottawa for negotiating with Alberta on a pos...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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UNITED STATES: “CDC says 37 infants hospitalized in botulism outbreak amid ByHeart voluntary formula recall” abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/c... - ABC News

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CDC says 37 infants hospitalized in botulism outbreak amid ByHeart voluntary formula recall
More infants have been reported hospitalized amid an outbreak of infant botulism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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“Osoyoos Indian Band expands FireSmart efforts to boost wildfire resilience” summerlandreview.com/2025/11/25/o... - Summerland Review

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Osoyoos Indian Band expands FireSmart efforts to boost wildfire resilience - Summerland Review
The band is undertaking multiple ventures including community cleanups and forest thinning
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November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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HONG KONG: “At least 44 people have died in Wednesday's devastating blaze so far, and with hundreds still missing it's expected this number will rise. The cause is not yet known.” www.bbc.com/news/article... - BBC News (World)

#HongKong
Hong Kong residents react as deadly fire tears through housing estate
Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “A new oilsands pipeline to the northern B.C. coast is a non-starter as long as oil tankers are forbidden there…” globalnews.ca/news/1154529... - Global News

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Oil tanker ban just one obstacle to northern B.C. pipeline as MOU expected Thursday | Globalnews.ca
Ottawa and Alberta are poised to announce a memorandum of understanding, affirming support for a pipeline to the B.C. coast that's being described as 'Northern Gateway 2.0.'
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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CANADA: “Enserva says in its annual State of the Industry report that total oil and gas capital spending is expected to drop by 5.6 per cent this year versus last, and by a further 2.2 per cent in 2026.” globalnews.ca/news/1154507... - Global News

#Alberta #BCNews #Canada #OilAndGas #Saskatchewan
Lower oil and gas industry spending in 2026 predicted by energy service group | Globalnews.ca
In its annual State of the Industry report, Enserva says total oil and gas capital spending is expected to drop by 5.6 per cent this year and by a further 2.2 per cent in 2026.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA: “Why wildfire survivors are trying so hard to relight ‘Altadena’s beautiful little beacon’ for the holidays” www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/u... - @cnn.com

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Why wildfire survivors are trying so hard to relight ‘Altadena’s beautiful little beacon’ for the holidays | CNN
In the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a 35-foot-tall structure made of bright lights and giant metal crossbeams withstood the deadly Eaton Fire’s flames. Its story reached back nearly a centu...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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IQALUIT: “‘Iqaluit pediatrician Dr. Sindu Govindapillai, executive director of the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation, called the situation, “the worst food-security crisis I have seen.”” www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo... - @aptnnews.bsky.social

#CDNPoli #FoodSecurity #Hunger #Iqaluit #Nunavut
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
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November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Slett says her group has faced a "wall of silence" from the federal government on a possible pipeline deal with Alberta.
Coastal Nations in B.C. vow to fight pipeline to the coast
A dozens coastal First Nations in British Columbia are vowing to fight any development of a pipeline from Alberta to the coast.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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MERRITT, B.C. - “Amid climate impacts in B.C., leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’” thenarwhal.ca/cultural-bur... - @thenarwhal.ca

#BCWildfire #ClimateChange #CulturalBurn #Indigenous #Merritt #Secwépemc #Wildfires cc: #Brazil #COP30
Cultural burning is ‘a better way’: Secwépemc firekeeper | The Narwhal
As B.C. wildfires worsen, leading Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’
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November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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“WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.” apnews.com/article/nati... - @apnews.com

#Breaking #BreakingNews #WashingtonDC cc: #WestVirginia
Two West Virginia National Guard members shot in DC have died, the state's governor says
Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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LIVE UPDATES: “3 arrested in Hong Kong fire that killed at least 36 and left hundreds missing” www.cnn.com/world/live-n... - @cnn.com

#Breaking #BreakingNews #HongKong
At least 36 dead as fire rips through Hong Kong tower blocks | CNN
At least 36 people have been killed after fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex. Follow for live updates
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November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “B.C. spent $510 million fighting wildfires this year” www.castanet.net/news/BC/5860... - @castanet.net

#BCPoli #BCWildfire #Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
B.C. spent $510 million fighting wildfires this year - BC News
The B.C. government spent $510 million to fight wildfires that burned 886,348 hectares in 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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“UK ‘dangerously unprepared’ for growing threat of climate change as 2025 wildfires break records” ca.news.yahoo.com/uk-dangerous... - @yahoocanada.bsky.social

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UK ‘dangerously unprepared’ for growing threat of climate change as 2025 wildfires break records
It is estimated that wildfires have ravaged more than 46,000 hectares this year in the UK, the largest area since monitoring began.View on euronews
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM