The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/09 at 09:00 EDT
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is now warning all residents of gaza city to leave their homes and move south
israeli military says it is stepping up its offensive in the city with the goal being to
take over what it calls hamas's last stronghold sasha petrissic reports
of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
The UN's human rights chief, Volker Kurd.
And its commission of war crime upon war crime
are shocking the conscience of the world.
With a wave of airstrikes hitting residential towers
in Gaza City over the past days,
close to a million Palestinians
are being urged to leave.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Etiennehu.
The airstrikes are just a start here.
he says. Israel says its attacks are needed to destroy Hamas surveillance equipment in high
rises and the militant group's tunnels underground. Hamas denies it has posts in the buildings.
But unless Hamas releases Israeli hostages and surrenders, defense minister Israel
cats promises a mighty hurricane from tanks and troops massing outside Gaza City.
Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Jerusalem.
Organizers of an aid flotilla headed to Gaza, say one of their ships was hit overnight by a drone.
The team that was on the boat, they spotted a drone approaching.
This drone flew above the boat, went to the front of the boat, to the bow of the boat,
and dropped an explosive device that put the boat on fire.
It's a member of the flotilla, Tiago Avia.
The vessel was docked in Tunisia and no one aboard was injured.
However, Tunisian authorities are denying that a drone was involved.
They say at this point it's possible a fire broke out in the boat's engine room.
In the wake of this week's violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption,
the Prime Minister of Nepal has resigned.
K.P. Oli says his resignation goes into effect immediately.
Oli's resignation comes after protests.
set fire today to the homes of several senior political officials.
Yesterday, 19 people were killed when riot police opened fire on protesters outside the country's parliament.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador's energy sector, there is cautious optimism on at least two fronts,
as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to work on a list of major development projects.
Heather Gillis explains.
Two major potential energy developments, Ecuador's Beta North offshore oil project,
and the Gull Island Hydro Dam and Labrador have caught the federal government's attention,
landing themselves on a list of nation-building projects.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney was in St. John's to talk about them
with the province's energy leaders and Premier John Hogan.
And he's anxious to get these projects moving as fast as we can.
Both projects still haven't gotten the green light yet.
Norway's Ecuador should make a final investment decision soon,
while Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec are still hammering out a deal on Gull Island.
Which Kearney threw his support behind.
Shouldn't underestimate just how many jobs will be created.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister also announced $80 million in aid
for small and medium businesses in Atlantic Canada
to help them pivot and weather tariffs from the U.S. and China.
Heather U.S., CBC News, St. Johns.
The latest ranking of the top performing companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
shows investors are looking for a safe haven these days
amid the country's ongoing economic uncertainty.
The yearly TSX Top 30 is dominated by industrials and artificial intelligence, but it's mining that's drawing the most attention.
Mining firms make up more than half of the top 30, with the majority of those being gold producers.
And that is the world this hour.
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For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.
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