Alberta Union of Provincial Employees bracing for up to 5,900 government job cuts

Alberta’s largest public sector union says the government plans to cut up to 5,900 positions as part of its plan to balance the province’s budget by the 2022-23 fiscal year.

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the layoffs would affect government and Alberta Health Services employees.

Prices up, selection down: B.C. grapples with Christmas tree shortage

If a live Christmas tree is an important part of your holiday tradition, you may want to hurry to get one, or be ready to shell out a little more than usual.

Growers and sellers across B.C. are reporting a shortage of trees that is manifesting itself across the continent.

Ken Schrauwen, with Art Knapp in Port Coquitlam, told Global News the problem has been a decade in the making.

Mick Mulvaney’s Air Force One Outfit Becomes A Hilarious Meme: ‘Trump’s Caddy’

A photograph of acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney set Twitter alight on Friday.

Reuters photographer Tom Brenner snapped Mulvaney walking under the wing of Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, following President Donald Trump’s surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan.

He was wearing a stars and stripes shirt ― and a hat emblazoned with the words “Space Force,” in reference to Trump’s planned new intergalactic branch of the U.S. military.

Tweeters inevitably had some thoughts on Mulvaney’s outfit.

“He totally looks like Trump’s caddy in this photo,” wrote one.

Added another: “Mick Mulvaney looks like he’s starring in a Disney+ movie about a 10-year-old who accidentally becomes president.”

What next for the families of Hillsborough victims?

We look at the reaction from families of the Hillsborough victims, after match commander David Duckenfield was cleared of gross negligence manslaughter.

Also, energy giant Npower is to close most of its eight UK sites, threatening thousands of jobs.

And Arsenal are on the lookout for a new head coach after sacking Unai Emery.

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UK minister says police not looking for more suspects after London attack: Sky News

(Reuters) – Britain’s security minister said police are not looking for any other suspects after killing a man wearing a fake suicide vest who stabbed two people to death and wounded three others in central London on Friday, Sky News reported on Saturday.

In what the authorities called a terrorist attack, the attacker went on a rampage targeting people at Fishmongers’ Hall near London Bridge in the heart of the city’s financial district, before being wrestled to the ground by bystanders.

WP's Low Thia Khiang, Sylvia Lim do not need to recuse themselves from town council's financial matters: AHTC

SINGAPORE – Workers’ Party MPs Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang will not need to recuse themselves from all financial matters involving the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC), the town council said on Saturday (Nov 30).

The town council, in a media statement, said that a decision was made at its recent quarterly meeting, where the council voted 17 to 1 against the recusal.

The resolution was passed as a secret vote.

Ms Lim and Mr Low were both absent from the meeting.

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Kenyan flood rescue missions hindered by havoc

Fears toll of 120 people may rise as rescue workers struggle to reach remote areas due to damaged roads and bridges.

Rescue operations in Kenya after heavy flooding are being hindered by damage to roads and bridges.

There are fears the death toll of 120 people may rise when rescue workers finally gain access to remote areas.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from the capital, Nairobi.

DR Congo anger grows over deadly unrest

All 28 people killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week have finally been buried.

All 28 people killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week have finally been buried.

The funerals in the village of Oicha were initially postponed with crowds demanding the military leave the area.

They say the army and United Nations peacekeepers have not done enough to protect them from armed groups operating there.

Al Jazeera’s Catherine Wambua-Soi has more from the regional capital, Goma.

European Union's view on Brexit amid UK election

The Liberal Democrats have promised to keep the UK in the EU, while the Labour Party is promising a chance to vote again.

Above all else, Brexit is at the heart of next month’s election in the United Kingdom.

The Liberal Democrats have promised to keep the UK in the European Union, while the Labour Party is promising a chance to vote again.

It is the Conservative Party’s Brexit plan that is facing the greatest scrutiny.

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Brussels to find out what the EU thinks of it.

India's indigenous living in forests fight eviction orders

Politicians say the forests need to be protected, but critics say they are only protecting the business interests.

There is anger among India’s indigenous communities as they struggle to fight an order of eviction from their local governments.

Politicians say the forests need to be protected, but critics say they are only protecting the business interests.

Al Jazeera’s Anchal Vohra visited the state of Madhya Pradesh, where the indigenous community is fighting to protect its way of life.