The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 11:00 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 Claude Fagg.

We begin with the death of a Canadian hockey legend. Ken Dryden has passed away at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. He was the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1970s when the Habs won six Stanley Cups. He proceeded to embark on an accomplished career off the ice that, including polluted time as a member of Parliament for Canada. CBC's 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 Canadiens in 1971. Backstops the haves to a Stanley Cup.

In that run, they 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 wins, 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's establishing a humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza city of Khan 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 target.

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 Karnunas in southern Gaza. Israel says a humanitarian zone will include field hospital and 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 another. number of countries, including Canada, are expected to recognize 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 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. While the U.S. Open run has ended for Canadian tennis player Felix Oje Aliasim, the 25-year-old Montreal native, lost his semi-final match and four sets to world number one ranked Yannock Center of Italy last night. Despite the loss, Oge Aliasim tied his best ever finish at a major tournament and the best

ever for a Canadian male at the U.S. Open and says he wanted to take time to sort of a lot. soak in the good match as he played on route to the semis. To say how close my level is, I mean, yeah, we were fighting out there. We had some good points. I was going toe to toe at times, some sets dominating. So, of course, I feel, you know, competitive, but the future will tell, you know, how close I am. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.

Thank you. Thank you.