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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.

A Wyoming fire appears as a new large incident in the November 8 federal situation report, even as reported staffing across active incidents declines. Foot Creek, in the Bighorn National Forest ten miles west of Buffalo, is listed at 532 acres and 41% containment. The report describes threatened residences and road closures.

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 Home Office opened a new grant round on November 9 for community groups that help people pursue Windrush compensation. The £600,000 is available for advocacy services in 2027–28. Community organisations apply for the grants; the round is separate from the process by which individuals seek compensation.

The UK government’s November 8 notice sets out arrangements for the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London. It identifies the King as leading the two-minute silence, with members of the Royal Family, senior politicians and faith representatives taking part in the commemoration.

Canada’s latest homelessness plan combines the construction of supportive housing with funding for rent assistance and services. In a November 7 briefing in Brampton, Minister Rechie Valdez outlined a Budget 2026 package of nearly C$30 billion aimed at ending homelessness within ten years. The stated objective is a policy target, not a measured result.

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.

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.

A November 9 joint statement sets out where the European Union and its African, Caribbean and Pacific partners want to work together at COP31. It covers the EU’s 27 members and the 77 countries in the partner organisation that are signatories to the Samoa Agreement.