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Wyoming’s Foot Creek fire is reported at 90% containment in the November 12 federal assessment, up from 36% the day before. Its area remains 683 acres, while assigned personnel fell from 60 to 34. The report describes minimal fire behavior and says this will be the last report unless significant activity occurs.

The federal fire assessment for November 11 lists five uncontained large fires, compared with four on Tuesday. It records two newly classified large incidents and one newly contained large fire. National preparedness remains at Level 1.

Tuesday’s federal situation report counts 25 fires in its initial attack figures, down from 46 the day before. The tally of uncontained large fires remained at four. The report lists neither a newly classified large incident nor a newly contained large fire.

Monday’s national fire report lists Foot Creek in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest at 683 acres, up 151 acres from the previous assessment. Reported containment moved from 41% to 36%, and personnel assigned to the incident fell from 85 to 60. The fire is about ten miles west of Buffalo.

Canada’s Remembrance Day message places military training losses alongside the country’s wider remembrance of service and sacrifice. In a statement issued from Ottawa on November 11, Prime Minister Mark Carney recognised people killed or changed by their service, as well as those who spent extended periods away from their families.

Canada is restoring sanctions against 11 Iranian entities it had delisted in 2016. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the change on November 10 in Paris, where G7 foreign ministers were meeting. The listings are measures under Canadian regulations.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency is asking vessel owners, operators, mariners and others to describe how they apply the current definition of a pleasure vessel. Its November 10 evidence call seeks practical examples, particularly where the line between recreational and commercial use is uncertain.

Canada announced 38 new entity listings and 24 individual listings under its Russia sanctions regulations on November 9. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the measures in Paris alongside the meeting of G7 foreign ministers.

The value of Canadian building permits fell C$552.8 million in September to C$12.9 billion, Statistics Canada reported November 12. Residential permits accounted for most of the decline, falling C$475.7 million, while non-residential permits declined C$77.1 million.

The European Union held 103.5 million tonnes of emergency oil stocks in July 2026, according to data released November 12. That was 2.5% less than in June and 4.2% below July 2025. The release describes July holdings, not the amount available on the publication date.

The Student Loans Company announced repayment thresholds on November 12 for the year running from April 6, 2027 to April 5, 2028. For Plan 5 undergraduate loans in England, the threshold will rise to £26,025. The announcement concerns that future repayment year, rather than an immediate November change.

The share of people in the European Union unable to cover an unexpected financial expense fell to 29.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat’s November 11 release. The comparable figure was 30.0% in 2024, a decline of 0.8 percentage points. The figures concern the previous year, rather than household finances measured this November.

An EU agreement reached November 9 would let online suppliers use one import VAT registration for goods across price bands. Today, the Import One Stop Shop lets sellers account for VAT through one member state, but its use is limited to low-value parcels. The agreement would lift that value restriction and bring certain goods sold from EU customs warehouses into the system.

UK public investment bodies are backing chip developer Fractile alongside private investors in a Series C financing round. The November 11 government announcement identifies the Sovereign AI Venture Fund and British Business Bank among the participants, alongside CapitalG, Lightspeed and Redpoint.

The European Union counted 20.2 million scientists and engineers in 2025, including 8.2 million women, according to figures Eurostat released November 10. The EU-wide share was 41%. The release describes the previous year’s workforce rather than employment measured in November 2026.

The EU generated 2.3 million tonnes of textile waste in 2024, with household disposal accounting for more than half, Eurostat reported November 12. It also recorded 1.4 million tonnes treated during that year, equivalent to 63% of the amount generated.

England is tightening controls for poultry and other captive birds after an increase in avian influenza findings. The November 11 announcement introduces an England-wide prevention zone with mandatory biosecurity measures immediately. The separate housing requirement starts at 00:01 on Friday, November 13.

Crews have begun clearing the Bolton House Road waste site in Wigan, England, the UK environment department announced November 10. The government-funded operation is expected to remove roughly 18,000 tonnes of household and commercial waste.