Good morning. The BBC has been thrown into turmoil after allegations of bias in the broadcaster’s coverage. More on that below, plus what to expect from COP30 talks and the G20 summit. Let’s get to it.
A man walks outside the BBC headquarters in Portland Place, London.BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
TOP STORY
BBC resignations come after criticism over bias
The latest: The BBC’s director-general and the head of its news division resigned yesterday over allegations of bias including coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump, the war in Gaza as well as race and gender issues.
The Context: The British broadcaster has been under growing pressure after a leaked internal memo written by Michael Prescott, a former adviser to the BBC’s standards committee, raised a number of issues about the corporation’s news coverage. The memo alleged that a speech Trump gave on Jan. 6, 2021, had been edited to show that he incited a crowd at a rally near the White House to violence.
What’s next: The BBC’s chair, Samir Shah, is expected to issue an apology to a parliamentary committee on Monday for the Panorama program.
Leaders pose for the family photo during the "Belem Climate Summit" as part of the COP30 Brazil Amazonia 2025 on Nov. 7.Wagner Meier/Getty Images
Climate
What to know about COP30
The latest: This year, Brazil hosts the 30th Conference of the Parties who signed the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP30 marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, and leaders will face questions about whether the deal is working.
What’s next: Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather for the annual United Nations climate talks.
What else: On the river leading to COP30’s host city, Brazilians fret over the environmental cost of blowing up the landscape for agribusiness.
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How We Live
As Neil Young turns 80, his Canadian roots shine
The latest: Spiritually, musically and flannelly, Neil Young is Canadian through and through. For his birthday, Brad Wheeler wrote a profile on the musician, and while the people he spoke to for this story are glad he came home, they also feel he never completely left. “Canada means something to him, there’s no question about that,” his brother told The Globe. “I think nostalgic is a reasonable adjective to describe him.”
What’s next: On Nov. 12, a host of Canadian artists including Jim Cuddy and Sarah Harmer will celebrate the Ontario native’s birthday at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
World
U.S. to boycott G20 summit in Johannesburg
The latest: Donald Trump’s announcement of a full-scale U.S. boycott of next week’s G20 summit in Johannesburg has gone largely ignored, after a rambling speech in which the U.S. President appeared to mix up South Africa and South America. “For generations, Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa,” he said in the speech, seeming to refer to a large community of exiles from Cuba.
What’s next: South Africa is scheduled to hand the rotating G20 presidency to the United States at the end of the Nov. 22-23 summit. Trump has said he will hold the summit at one of his golf resorts near Miami next year, but there might not be anyone from America in attendance to receive the handover.
Health
A new website for Canadian cancer patients
The latest: One of the main services that researchers around the world use to register their studies is being affected by the U.S. government shutdown. It has highlighted the importance for Canada to have its own patient-friendly tools for experimental medicines. To answer the call, the Canadian Cancer Society and Q-CROC, the Quebec – Clinical Research Organization in Cancer, are creating a tool for adult Canadian cancer patients to find and join the right trials.
What’s next: The new bilingual database of trials, cancertrialscanada.ca, which officially launches today, allows patients to search for trials by cancer type. It contains details about trial eligibility, treatment type, location and trial-site contact information.
Also today: The Pan American Health Organization will provide an update on the current measles situation in the Americas. Canadian public-health officials are watching closely to see if the country loses a significant distinction: its status as a place that has eliminated the spread of measles.
Bookmarked
- In the U.S.: The Senate has taken the first step toward ending the government shutdown.
- At home: Are Canadians allowed to wear poppies in court? Taking part in the annual tradition may be considered inappropriate in the neutral setting of a court of law.
- From the poisoned series: Have Victoria’s millions made a difference on Pandora Avenue? The Globe returns to check.
- For your finances: Take a breath. The stock market isn’t that scary, writes Tim Shufelt.
- For your life: How to nurture your long-distance friendships.
- Conversation starter: Author David Berry spoke with arts reporter Josh O’Kane on the awkward, thorny relationship between art and money.
The Quote
I was rediscovering my food and family roots and routes, our food steps, as I call them. Not to be cute, because it’s literally how the food changed history, and how the food moved by our feet.
Using human narratives, folklore and tales nearly lost to time, a new cookbook explores the Acadian influences of the American South.
The Shot
Rita Hotchkiss, 84, begins crying as she runs beneath the poles of her fellow hikers, commemorating the end of her two-and-a-half year journey of completing the Bruce Trail.Nic Hotchkiss/The Globe and Mail
Men and women in their late 50s to mid-80s come together every week to hike a stretch of Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath. But for these older Canadians, the Bruce Trail is both a playground and a pilgrimage.