The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 05:00 EDT

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including some of the biggest rivals of the west russian president vladimir putin north korean leader kim zhong un and chinese president she jingping strolled side by side down a red carpet. The image of the three leaders and the display of military might is seen as a signal to the U.S. and the world of a powerful new alliance. The president of Iran was also there, and in a major speech, she alluded to the long-standing Chinese grievance that it's treated unfairly by the West. History cautions us that humanity rises

and false together, only when our countries and nations treat each other as equals. In a post on his truth social platform, US President Donald Trump accused the Chinese leader of conspiring against the United States. A committee of the U.S. Congress

has just released 33,000 pages of documents about Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced financier and pedophile was found dead in his jail cell in 2019, James Comer is a Republican congressman. I want to publicly thank the White House for turning over so many documents thus far. We're in the process of uploading those documents for full transparency so everyone in America can see those documents.

Journalists, researchers, and members of the public are now pouring over the newly released documents trying to determine if there's new information about Epstein and his crimes. First Nations leaders from across Canada are meeting in Winnipeg this week. The Assembly of First Nations is holding its annual general meeting. As Cameron McIntosh reports, the economy, resource development, and the federal Bill C-5 are topics that will likely dominate the gathering. We stand with all Canadians in condemning Trump's illegal tariffs. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse-Nepin-Ack says First Nations share the goal of greater economic independence from the U.S.

But there are fears the federal government's Bill C-5, Building Canada Act, intended to fast-track projects of national interest will trample treaty rights and environmental protections. First Nations support economic growth and prosperity for all, but not at the expense of our rights. The leaders of 634 First Nations are meeting in Winnipeg. Economics and treaty rights prominent on the agenda. Many concerned about Bill C-5,

which was passed without much indigenous consultation. Federal Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Alty, will speak here. On the agenda, resolutions to call on the government to include First Nations rights in future trade negotiations with the U.S. and Mexico. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Winnipeg. Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with his cabinet today in Toronto. The plan is to strategize for the fall session of Parliament, which will include a new budget. The beloved Yukon folk singer Hank Carr has died at the age of 86. As Tori Fitzpatrick reports, Carr brought the spirit of the Yukon with him wherever he played.

Where do you go after Yukon? That's Karr's song After Yukon, an ode to the place he called home for nearly 60 years. After moving to the territory in 1965, Carr spent much of his life singing in Yukon bars. His son, Hankard Jr., says the territory meant a lot to him. I just honestly believe that he felt in it. heart, he always owed the Yukon for what it did for him.

Carr had many accomplishments throughout his career, including playing at Expo 67 in Montreal, and winning a Heritage Award at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2019. When I was first told, I keep wondering why I'm receiving these awards. Carr was humble and not one to lot his own achievements. Heaven's where I'll go after Yukon. Tori Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Whitehorse. And that is your world this hour.