The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/04 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/04 at 21:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Mike Miles. Manitoba RCMP are recounting dramatic details of a mass stabbing on the hollow water First Nation. It began in the early morning hours, and by the time it was over, two people were dead, seven others injured. Superintendent Rob Lassen. In total, eight community members ranging in age from 18 to 60 years of age, had sustained injuries during this incident. we can confirm, sadly, that an 18-year-old female has died a result of these injuries. That 18-year-old woman was the sister of the suspect, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard.

He fled in a stolen vehicle and ended up in a collision with an RCMP cruiser and died at the scene. The police officer suffered critical injuries, but he's expected to recover. Lassen says a thorough investigation is underway. RCMP and First Nation safety officers are going door-to-door in the community. to ensure there are no other victims. Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet ministers wrapped a two-day meeting in Toronto where they laid out their plans

for the fall session of Parliament and a fall budget. Tom Perry reports. What our government is really focused right now is obviously on the economy. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie repeating a pledge to build Canada's economy by investing in infrastructure, defense and housing. That's been one focus

at this cabinet meeting, the other, the upcoming federal budget, which Finance Minister Francois Philippe Tom Paine says will require some difficult choices. I want to be straight with Canadians. Tough choices ahead, but ambition when it comes to investment, rigor when it comes to spending. Opposition leader Pierre Palliev dismisses all of it as empty talk and paints a colorful image of what he sees as bloated government spending. The government has become a big fat man and the private sector is a skinny man carrying that fat man up an increasingly steep hill.

A preview perhaps of what Canadians can expect when Parliament resumes. later this month. Tom Perry, CBC News, Toronto. Searchers have recovered hundreds more bodies in the Afghan mountain villages destroyed by an earthquake earlier this week. A Taliban government spokesman says the number of those killed is now more than 2,200 and more than 3,600 people were injured. The shallow 6.0 quake damaged or destroyed 98% of the buildings in Koonar province. Portugal is observing a day of morning after yesterday's deadly trammed arraignment in a historic Lisbon neighborhood. Officials say there's a high possibility two of the 16 people killed are Canadian, and another Canadian may be among the more than 20 injured. Chris Brown has the latest

from Lisbon. This is one of the greatest human tragedies in our recent history, said Prime Minister Luis Montenegro. Authorities haven't confirmed anything definitive yet, but it appears the thick cable that ran under the tracks and controlled the rail cars. speed snapped. British tourist James Nolan saw it happen. It was coming down the hill. Something was wrong with the cable. It lost control, didn't have any breaking ability. The Gloria elevator, as it's called here, opened 140 years ago. It's very old technology, but authority said it was consistently maintained and extremely reliable. Lisbon's mayor, Carlos Modash, says there will be three days of morning, and the other two

fornicular railways in the city will be closed until there are answers about this accident. Chris Brown, CBC News, Lisbon. Human remains found in Ontario's Algonquin Park in 1980 have finally been identified. Provincial police say they belong to an American man who disappeared more than 50 years ago. 22-year-old Eric Singer was last seen at his parents' house in Cleveland, Ohio. His sister says he talked about going to Canada after receiving his draft card during the Vietnam War. It was never drafted, but did make the truck to Canada. Police say they do not suspect fell play in Singer's death.

That is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. Or you can visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.