The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/10 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/10 at 07:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says a large-scale military conflict is closer now than at any time since the Second World War.

This is after Russian drones violated Polish airspace overnight. Two says at least ten were identified and those that posed a direct threat were shot down. Anna Cunningham has more. Prime Minister Tusk says he is in constant contact with the head of NATO, Mark Rutter. There remains uncertainty as to whether Russia's actions were deliberate. It might have been more of a test. Says Matthew Saville from Roussey, the London-based Royal United Services Institute. Poland's fellow NATO members have issued statements expressing solidarity and concerns.

Europe stands in full solidarity with Poland. Since the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressing the European Parliament, she described what happened as reckless. Russian attacks on Ukraine have increased in recent weeks. Poland has previously scrambled its own air force along its long eastern border with Ukraine. But until last night, that was only as a precaution. For now, there has been no response from Russia. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London.

ahead of Monday's return to Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the entire Liberal caucus are in Edmonton for a two-day planning session. And while the Prime Minister is in Alberta, he's scheduled to meet with Premier Daniel Smith. Smith says she's looking for, quote, real movement on nine federal policies that she claims have undermined the province's economy and the future of the oil and gas industry. A decision is expected today on whether the man charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder in Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu-Lapu-day tragedy is fit to stand trial. 11 people were killed when a vehicle was driven into a crowd of festival goers. Georgie Smyth reports.

Defense lawyers and Crown Council have been arguing in court for months on whether the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver Street Festival in April is fit to stand trial. Kaiji Adam Lowe faces 11 counts of second-degree murder. after he allegedly drove his SUV into a crowd where expecting a decision on whether he is fit to stand trial and if his broader prosecution will be able to proceed today. Criminal lawyers like Rebecca McConkey say the public should think about the fitness to stand trial process as a way to make sure defendants can understand the nature

and consequences of court proceedings. So fitness to stand trial is about the accused mental capacity now, not their mental capacity or mental state at the time of the offense. The details of these hearings are covered by a publication ban, which limits what media can share about what's happening in court. Georgie Smyth, CBC News, Vancouver. The Canadian Medical Association is issuing a warning about the spread of misinformation

and its potential to undermine public health and public trust in the medical system. Alison Northcott has more. Misinformation and disinformation. with respect to health care is increasing. Dr. Margo Bernel, president of the Canadian Medical Association, says doctors are facing misinformation in their offices every day. She points to findings from a recent survey of more than 3,000 Canadians. A third of people are seeking their medical advice from online sources and delaying or postponing

seeking professional treatment. In a statement published Wednesday, Bernel, along with the heads of several provincial and territorial medical associations and other experts say science is under attack in Canada and around the world. They cite examples like misinformation around vaccines. Along with education, the Canadian Medical Association says better access to primary care would help so people can ask doctors about their health instead of relying on the internet. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website. CBC News. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.