Global National: Nov. 25

After a day of fast-moving developments, including fears the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas could fall apart, Hamas has released a second round of hostages. Humanitarian agencies said a convoy of aid trucks had been assembled at Gaza’s southern border but that aid trucks were also moving into northern Gaza, the site of Israel’s most intense bombardment since Oct. 7. Meanwhile, an overnight barrage has many worried in Kyiv, following what Ukrainian officials called Russia’s largest drone attack of the war. After an eventful week in the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI), Yoshua Bengio, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, reflects on the future of AI. After the Fall Economic Statement, Treasury Board President Anita Anand speaks about the government’s housing measures, the federal debt, spending cuts and defence funding. And finally, a small town in Bulgaria is attracting a new kind of visitor: digital nomads.