The debate centers on whether carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a viable primary solution for Canada's emissions or an unproven technology that delays the transition to renewable energy.  Critics, including professor Mark Winfield from York University and groups like Environmental Defence and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), contend that the new deal sends a signal that Canada is "deprioritizing" climate change action. They point out that current CCUS projects capture only a tiny fraction (about 0.5%) of Canada's total emissions, are expensive, energy-intensive, and unproven at the necessary scale.

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The sentiment that the "era of reconciliation is over" was expressed by Indigenous activist and University of Toronto lecturer Riley Yesno in response to the new energy agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. 
The agreement, which aims to facilitate a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast, has drawn sharp criticism from several First Nations chiefs in British Columbia, who reiterate that their "answer is still no" to the project.


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Danielle Smith is working to persuade her supporters of the benefits of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Ottawa on energy, which aims to facilitate a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast in exchange for Alberta's commitment to net-zero by 2050. The deal was met with some skepticism and boos at the recent United Conservative Party (UCP) convention.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) rates in young adults (under age 50) have been rising steadily for decade,
even as rates in older adults have declined due to screening. This alarming trend has prompted the American Cancer Society to lower the recommended screening age for average-risk individuals from 50 to 45 years. 











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The death toll from the massive high-rise apartment fire that engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong has risen to at least 128 people as of Friday, November 28, 2025. More than 70 people were also injured, and rescue operations are nearing completion, with dozens of people still unaccounted for. 

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An Army OB-GYN, Major Blaine McGraw, is under investigation and faces multiple lawsuits for allegedly secretly recording and sexually abusing dozens, potentially hundreds, of female patients at military medical centers in Texas and Hawaii. 

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2000 Meters to Andriivka is a 2025 documentary film that follows a Ukrainian brigade's brutal mission to liberate the village of Andriivka during their 2023 counteroffensive. The film, from the Oscar-winning team behind 20 Days in Mariupol, uses extensive soldier body camera footage and personal interviews to provide an immersive, first-person perspective of the battlefield.  The film heavily relies on footage captured by the soldiers' helmet cameras, offering a raw and visceral look at trench warfare, drone attacks, and the human cost of the conflict.

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The children of murdered Muriel McKay lost their High Court bid for an injunction that would have allowed them to use ground-penetrating radar to search for her remains in an East London garden. Mr. Justice Richard Smith denied the request, citing insufficient evidence and the "egregious conduct" of the family's representatives toward the homeowner.   The judge stated he was "not persuaded that even if a survey was carried out, that it would be conclusive one way or the other" and found the evidence for her remains being at the site "thin". The police had also decided that the new information did not meet their evidential threshold to launch a search themselves.

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UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle stated that the government needs to act with "more boldness, creativity and urgency" to tackle the "growth emergency" the country inherited. 
Mr. Kyle emphasized that while the Labour government has made progress on various reforms, the ongoing economic challenges demand a more proactive and determined approach. Kyle reiterated that the UK is still in the midst of a "growth emergency" inherited from the previous administration, which necessitates a more dynamic governmental response.


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Calls for a national prostate cancer screening programme, particularly in the UK, are intensifying, driven by political advocacy and new evidence suggesting that modern diagnostic methods can mitigate the historical harms associated with screening.  Over 120 UK parliamentarians, including former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron (who has been treated for the disease), have signed a letter urging the Health Secretary to prepare for a screening programme. High-profile figures and patient advocates, like Kevin Kibble, share personal stories of late diagnosis to highlight the urgency.

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