Good morning. The small prairie town of Wainwright remembered recent loss yesterday. More on that below, along with strikes in Spain and problems at private colleges in Ontario.
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Dignitaries place wreaths at the Memorial Clock Tower during the Wainwright Remembrance Day ceremony.John Ulan/The Canadian Press
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How Wainwright remembered
One of Canada’s worst peacetime tragedies on home soil brought new meaning to Remembrance Day this year. In Wainwright, Alta., the community was still healing after four military members died, and dozens more were injured, during an Oct. 17 fire at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.
A quote: “We remember those who served Canada and did not return home from battlefields far away and we remember those very close to home whose lives ended too soon, whose service to Canada was cut short and whose memory remains close to our hearts,” said Alberta Senator Scott Tannas.
A developing story: A Remembrance Day ceremony south of Quebec City ended in tragedy Wednesday when a pilot died in a small plane crash after taking part in an aerial salute. The plane went down after performing a flypast with five other aircraft near an airport in Saint-Georges, a small city.
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Demonstrators block traffic and protest against rising housing costs and stagnant wages during a union-led 24-hour nationwide strike in Madrid on Wednesday.Marcus Yam/The Globe and Mail
Workers across Spain stage general strike
Millions of Spaniards turned out for the country’s first general strike since 2012, shutting down businesses and public transportation. The demonstrations took place ahead of a snap election on Nov. 29 called by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The motivation: The protests, which took place in Spain’s major cities, were over soaring rents and real estate prices.
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A screengrab from CTI video footage shows a woman identified by Reuters as Alice Huang attending a dinner with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Taipei.CTI/Reuters
Nvidia considers ousting CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia is under growing pressure to remove chief executive Jensen Huang as the semiconductor giant confronts a nervous stock market and concerns about fallout for the AI sector after the CEO’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
The details: As more information emerges regarding the relationship, China has denied any suggestion it used a “honeytrap” to seduce the CEO, calling such claims “groundless speculation and slander.”
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Muraly Srinarayanathas, the owner of Computek College, outside the school’s Ajax, Ont., campus on Wednesday.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Ontario’s private career colleges hurt as OSAP freeze drags on
Layoffs, class suspensions and other consequences are mounting for Ontario’s private career colleges as they struggle to stay afloat without tuition fees paid through the Ontario Student Assistance Plan, the province’s financial aid program for students.
The reason: The provincial Progressive Conservative government said it has no choice but to pause OSAP disbursements after a preliminary audit identified “serious concerns” with the integrity of student aid in the private postsecondary sector.
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A drone light show at the COP31 climate change conference on Wednesday, in Antalya, Turkey.Burak Kara/Getty Images
Investors still seek climate action
Trade tension and geopolitical strife have shifted Canada’s policy priorities away from climate change, but major investors say they remain focused on preparing companies for a transition to a low-carbon economy.
At COP31: War and conflict must not distract from the fight against global warming, leaders warn at the UN climate conference.
The Take
Pause your well-deserved mockery for a moment to consider the profound damage it [the Cybertruck] and its creator have done to what is widely considered the single most important climate-saving transition.
— Doug Saunders, international affairs columnist
International affairs columnist Doug Saunders writes about how the Cybertruck beclowned decades of climate progress.
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Students perform I have a dream by ABBA, during lunchtime at Ilsung Women’s Middle and High School in Seoul.Tina Hsu/The Globe and Mail
After a lifetime of waiting, these Seoul women are getting a chance at education.
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What else we’re following
At home: The manufacturer of a drug commonly used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy will no longer supply the drug to Canada.
Abroad: Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, as two days of U.S.-mediated talks concluded with no major breakthrough.
At home and abroad: Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Ireland on Wednesday to discuss security, energy and the future of Ukraine with European leaders.
The stocks: Canadian investors hoping to get a piece of Anthropic’s initial public offering will need a little luck to get their hands on shares.
The screens: Three Canadian cable companies filed complaints to the TV regulator over Sportsnet’s surcharge for NHL games on Monday nights.
The speakers: Bryan Adams’ punchy 51st State anthem rebuking Trump’s threats to annex Canada is a hit with American audiences.
Digital: In the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe, Italian schools were evacuated after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings.
Analogue: An ocean liner longer than the Titanic that was once the fastest on the seas will now become the world’s largest artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.