The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/05 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/05 at 19:00 EDT

Hey, it's Gavin from Because News. This week on the news quiz, Scott Thompson is here. I've known him for a long time. He always makes me laugh. And he always has something surprising to say about American politics. And it's never what I think he's going to say. Also, we'll talk about vicious compliance from the Ebbington School Board and double dating. Also, we've got Brandon Ash Muhammad and Jan Karwana who are going to try to get a word in edgewise. That's all coming up on this week's Because News. Get it wherever you get your podcasts, which is presumably here. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey.

A 12-year-old boy in Lethbridge, Alberta, has been charged with attempted murder after his 7-year-old brother was stabbed. Police are calling the circumstances of this case incredibly rare. Josh McLean has more. Lethbridge police say the boy's father came home and found his younger son in serious, medical distress with multiple stab wounds. The seven-year-old was taken to hospital in Lethbridge, then airlifted to Edmonton Children's Hospital for treatment. He is now in stable condition. The boy's 12-year-old brother said the attacker was a stranger who entered the home, stabbed the child, and fled. But when police searched the home, they found a knife they believe was used in the

attack. Staff Sergeant Ashland Snowden is with the Lethbridge police. As the investigation progressed, evidence was obtained indicating the 12-year-old boy had stabbed his brother repeatedly and believed he'd killed him. He then lied to his father and investigators about an intruder entering the home. The older boy is now in custody and has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. He cannot be identified under the Youth

Criminal Justice Act. Josh McLean, CBC News, Calgary. A Quebec couple are among those killed in a finicular crash that happened on Wednesday in Lisbon. Andre Bergeron and Blondin Doe were on the last day of their vacation in Portugal before they were set to return home

to Quebec City. 16 people died in the tragedy at the popular tourist attraction. It's thought that the cable that guided the two finicular rail cars up the steep cobblestone street snapped. A preliminary report that was expected today is still to come. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a series of measures today designed to transform the Canadian economy. The goal is to help Canadian workers and businesses adapt to a rapidly changing global economic situation. Tom Perry has the details. What's going on is not a transition, it's a rupture. Mark Carney made his announcement at an aviation plant

that uses Quebec aluminum to manufacture airplane parts. Aluminum is one of the Canadian commodities being hit by U.S. tariffs. Carney announced a suite of programs to help businesses suffering under America's global trade war, a plan to retrain up to 50,000 workers, expanded loans and funding to help struggling businesses, and stricter by Canadian measures to ensure federal departments give top priority. to domestic suppliers. Now we need to use government procurement

using Canadian taxpayer dollars to spur Canadian businesses for longer-term prosperity. Carney also announced new support for canola and beef producers along with the seafood sector, which have all been facing Chinese tariffs. Tom Perry, CBC News, Mississauga.

Carney also announced he's putting the electric vehicle mandate on hold. By next year, 20% of all new passenger cars and SUVs sold were supposed to be electric. or hybrid. That is now on pause while Ottawa reviews the mandate. Automakers had warned it would be a difficult goal to hit, what with waning EV demand and policy shifts in the U.S. Court records in Manitoba show that the man accused of killing his sister and stabbing several others was out on bail at the time of the attack. Yesterday, the RCMP say Tyrone Simard attacked eight people in two homes

on Hollow Water First Nation. The 26-year-old suspect fled in a stolen. in car and died after crashing into an RCMP cruiser. Records reveal Simard was facing charges for assault with a weapon and mischief. A Winnipeg Court granted his release in June, with conditions including a curfew and an order not to possess weapons. And Donald Trump has signed an executive order, renaming the Department of Defense, the Department of War. This is a very important change because it's an attitude.

Trump says the rebrand will remind people of past. U.S. military victories and sends a signal about the nation's shifting foreign policy. The Department of Defense had previously been called the War Department until an overhaul in 1949. The Republicans have introduced legislation that would make this name change permanent. Critics say the rebrand is costly and distracts from concrete policy decisions. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery. Thank you.