The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 07:00 EDT

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The debater's 20th anniversary season, comedy, worth arguing about. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fagg. We begin with the death of a Canadian hockey legend. Actually, it was fun to re-inhabit Scotty Bowman and Gilafleur and in the 1970s of Montreal and Quebec and all that was happening then. It was fun.

Ken Dryden, speaking with the CBC's George Strombolopoulopoulos in 2014, Dryden was the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1970s when Montreal won six Stanley Cups. He proceeded to embark on an accomplished career off the ice that included time as a member of Parliament for Canada. Dryden died Friday at the age of 78. CBC senior writer Trevor Party recounts Dryden's rise to hockey stardom. Early in his career, he's 23 years old, gets called up by the Montreal Canadians in 1971. Backstops to Habs to a Stanley Cup. In that run, they'd beat the big bad Bruins of Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito,

then go on later to beat Chicago and win the Cup. And then he plays for Team Canada, a 1972 Summit Series. He didn't have a great series, but he was the goalie in Game 8, which they won, of course, Paul Henderson's famous goal, wins another Stanley Cup in 1973. Then he takes a year off after a contract dispute. becomes a lawyer. Then he comes back. Four more Stanley Cups with the Habs in the latter half of the 1970s regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time. And then he retires in 1979 at the young

age of 31. Trevor Party, CBC News, Toronto. The Israeli military says it is establishing a humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza city of Han Yunus. It says displaced Palestinians will receive food, shelter and medical care. Anna Cunningham has the latest. Israeli forces have been carrying out an offensive on the suburbs of Gaza City for weeks. This was the latest strike by the Israeli military Friday. The Israeli military says it targeted a 14-story building because it was being used by Hamas. An Israeli military spokesperson says resident should now leave for a designated coastal area of Khan Yunus in southern Gaza. Israel says a humanitarian zone will in include field hospitals, water pipelines, desalination facilities and food supplies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's order for his country's military to intensify its offensive in Gaza City comes ahead of this month's UN General Assembly, where a number of countries, including Canada, are expected to recognise a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority, holding elections next year. without Hamas. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. In Australia, the search continues for a gunman wanted in the shooting deaths of two Australian police officers. An unprecedented award of one million Australian dollars is now being offered

for information leading to the suspect's arrest. Detective Inspector Dean Thomas made the announcement. I'm here this morning because Victoria Police is announcing a $1 million award in relation to information that leads to the apprehension of Desmond Freeman, also known as Desmond Filby. It is the largest reward for an arrest in the history of Victoria Police. More than 450 police officers have been sent into the mountains of the state of Victoria for the search. Police say Freeman fired on a team of 10 officers as they attempted to execute a search warrant on his property. The U.S. Open run has ended for Canadian tennis star Felix Oje Eliassim.

The 25-year-old Montreal native lost his semi-final match in four sets to world number one Yannick Sinner of Italy last night. Despite the loss, Oje Aliasim rocketed to his best ever finish at a major and the best ever for a Canadian male tennis player at the U.S. Open. Sinner moves on to face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in tomorrow's final. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag.