The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/08 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/08 at 19:00 EDT

Hugh is a rock climber, a white supremacist, a Jewish neo-Nazi, a spam king, a crypto-billionaire, and then someone killed him. It is truly a mystery. It is truly a case of who done it. Dirtbag Climber, the story of the murder and the many lives of Jesse James. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new initiatives aimed at supporting the economy of Atlantic Canada. It's part of the measures Ottawa has been introducing to help businesses hardest hit by U.S. tariffs.

David Thurton reports. Just last Friday, I announced a series of new and comprehensive measures to protect, build, and transform our strategic industries, so they can prosper in this new global economy. Prime Minister Mark Carney in St. John's Monday, expanding on key supports for key sectors, all of which face tariffs from the U.S. or China. The long list includes support to train workers, a production incentive for canola farmers, a new by-Canadian policy, and billions in new financing initiatives. And lastly, we're strengthening supports for our medium and small businesses.

Ottawa is expanding a fund for businesses from $450 million to $1 billion, The Regional Tariff Response Initiative is supposed to support firms directly and indirectly impacted by the U.S. tariffs. Carney said $80 million of that new funding will be directed to businesses in Atlantic Canada, funding that he says is important for the strengthening of the country's ocean economy. David Thurton, CBC News, Annawa. RCMP in British Columbia have announced charges related to an escape from prison three years ago. Convicted killer Robbie A Khalil was awaiting a second. separate murder trial when he broke out of a detention center in July 2022. Charges have been approved against three men who allegedly assisted in the escape of Robbie Al Khalil.

Sergeant Tammy Lop says the men are charged with prison breach and conspiracy. One of the men was also charged in an unrelated case of conspiring to commit murder in Kamloops. Police say Al Khalil remains at large. The 38-year-old has an extensive criminal record and was a member of Canada's most wanted list after the escape. Police say they cannot confirm other recent media reports that he's been arrested in Qatar. An Ottawa man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting hate, fear, and division by calling for violence against Jews. Patrick Gordon McDonald was found guilty of a number of charges in April, all related to terrorist propaganda images

and videos he helped create in 2018 and 2019 under the alias dark foreigner. MacDonald read a statement in court expressing remorse for what he called awful things he said and drew. The woman who calls herself the Queen of Canada has been released on bail. Romana Didolo, a Q&on-inspired cult leader, was arrested last week after an RCMP raid. Alexander Kwan has more on her release conditions. Romana Diedelow offered few words as she left court. The self-described queen of Canada has been granted bail,

but the details are under a publication ban. Crown prosecutor Curtis Weeb says the judge made a thoughtful decision. Part of our concern was her willingness or unwillingness to abide by conditions, and I think that was fairly addressed by the court. Romana Diedelow will have to live at a residence in Regina until her trial. She also cannot go within 50 kilometers of Richmount. Diedelow had been staying in the village in Saskatchewan for the past two years. That's until the cult's compound located in a decommissioned school was raided by the RCMP last week.

Rich Mound Mayor Brad Miller says Diedelow's arrest is good news. That's the feeling that brick has been taken off our chest and our kids are free to play, meaning they'll be at the park and everybody's face will have a big smile on. Didolo is due back in court next week. Alexander Kwan, CBC News, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. France is in the midst of a new political crisis. Prime Minister Francois Beirou has lost a vote of confidence. He becomes the fifth French prime minister to be ousted in less than two years.

The vote is a blow to President Emmanuel Macron's fragile minority government. He's now tasked with appointing a new prime minister or calling a new election. Some of Macron's opponents are calling on him to resign. And that is your world this hour. For news any time, you can visit our website. at cBCnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.