Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are extolling the benefits of their new energy understanding. But there is scepticism. Members of Alberta's United Conservative Party say the MOU signed with Ottawa doesn't do enough to get a new pipeline built.  US president Donald Trump vows to "permanently pause migration" from what he calls Third World countries.  Pope Leo XIV starts second day of his tour of Turkey at Istanbul's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%.

Memorandum of understanding expected between Alberta and government over pipeline. Quebec to table new secularism bill today banning prayer rooms in universities, CEGEPs. Number of people killed in Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbs to 75. Hundreds more missing. Authorities: Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan. Hundreds of animals killed by trains on B.C. railroads, documents reveal.

Exclusive report: Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%  Fire engulfs multiple residential high-rise towers in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district.  Prime Minister Mark Carney about to announce new aid for Canadian steel and lumber industries.  US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow next week to discuss proposed peace plan for Ukraine.  Senior army officers in Guinea-Bissau say they have deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.  Italy’s parliament passes a landmark law on femicide. Future of Newfoundland and Labrador's sea urchin fishery is uncertain, as stock declines.

CBC News has learned Ottawa and Alberta will sign MOU detailing their support for a potential new oil pipeline to BC's northwest coast.  Ukraine says at least 7 people have been killed in overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv.  Complaint filed against RCMP officers who arrested woman in St. John's while he was off duty and outside his jurisdiction.  Celebrated author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous, as he had believed all his life.  A Nova Scotia mother sounding says 14-year-old daughter targeted by online predators on school computer.  Experts say vaccine rollouts for RSV in recent years are making a difference to the number of infant hospitalizations.

Protecting Ukraine's sovereignty is a key priority during ongoing peace talks in Europe to end Russia's war. Venezuela says Trump administration's plan to designate "nonexistent" Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization is "ridiculous." Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro back in jail after ankle monitor was violated.  Senior federal government source tells CBC News, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith may sign an agreement on Alberta's energy sector Thursday.  Booking.com cancelled a Formula One fan's $4K hotel reservation, then offered her same rooms for $17K.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the death of Bollywood start Dharmendra marks the end of an era in Indian cinema. 

There is a glimmer of optimism coming out of the Ukraine peace talks in Geneva.Israel's military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah official, in an airstrike on Beirut.Protestors in Tel Aviv are demanding an independent inquiry into the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.U.K.'s Prime Minister is renewing calls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, to answer questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case.Dozens of school children taken hostage in Nigeria have escaped their captors.Experts say more students calling in sick due to mental health issues.Retailers across the country are gearing up for Black Friday, with many offering discounts well ahead of the official day. 50 years ago Sunday Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen began a nine week run at number one on the UK singles chart.

Ukraine's allies voice concerns about Donald Trrump's plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine. Trade experts say Canada must forge new relationship with China as Ottawa expands partnership beyond US. Former Trump loyalist Marjorie-Taylor Greene quitting Congress. BC's premier says he's been sidelined in talks between Ottawa and Alberta that could result in a pipleline across his province. Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada suspends Canadian Museum for Human Rights over upcoming exhibit.

Grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, BC injures 11 people.US president Donald Trump to meet Democratic opponent, New York mayor-elect , Zohran Mamdani, in Oval Office.Negotiations at Brazil's COP 30 climate talks hit apparent impasse on final day of summit.CBC investigation reveals many of the suspects of "smash and grab" jewelry store robberies are young teens, recruited by adults.‘Buy Canadian’ could take a backseat to cost and convenience this Christmas.

Carney Government seeks to retroactively change law, to potentially avoid paying veterans for federal error, lawyers say.  United States and Russia reportedly draw up peace plan for Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory, halve its military.  US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee denounces recent settler violence as terrorism.  The clock is ticking down on the 30-day deadline for the U.S. Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.  27 pieces of Hudson's Bay Company art sell for well above estimated prices, in white glove auction.  Frida Kahlo's self-portrait 'El sueño (La cama)' could become the most expensive work by a female artist ever auctioned. 

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill to release the Jeffrey Epstein files as early as today. US asks Canada to extradite Atna Onha, a man with alleged ties to Montreal organized crime.  Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to UAE, where he's hoping to make a deal and secure Canada billions of dollars in foreign direct investment.  John Main is Nunavut's next Premier.  Ukrainian officials say 20 people, including 2 children, killed by Russian drone strikes on western city of Ternopil overnight.  Officials say at least 13 people are dead after an Israeli air strike late Tuesday.  Canada's public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country on television, radio and cellphones.  Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, the only survivor of one of Ottawa’s worst homicides, speaks for the first time since his family's killer was sentenced.