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

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/10 at 09:00 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, 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. Tusk says at least 19 were identified and those that posed a direct threat were shot down. Anna Cunningham has the latest. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says a large number of Russian drones violated Polish airspace, describing it as posing a direct threat. Tusk says this is the first time Russian drones have been shot down

over the territory of a NATO country. Polish, NATO and Dutch pilots are understood to be. involved. Tusk says Poland is most likely dealing with a large-scale provocation. 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. 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.

Now to the Middle East and following the Israeli strike this week on the Hamas negotiating team in Doha, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to issue sanctions on Israel. She's also looking for a partial suspension of Israeli EU trade. Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling that strike an intolerable expansion of violence in the region. Now to Paris. Today, a protest right across the country. They're being called Block Everything demonstrations, with thousands of protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign.

It follows this week's confidence vote that led to the French Prime Minister being forced from office. The new Prime Minister is Sebastian Le Carnieu. He is the 5th PM. Macron has appointed in less than two years. Ahead of Monday's return to Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the entire Liberal Caucus are in Edmonton for a two-year. day planning session. And while the prime minister is in Alberta, he's scheduled to meet today with Premier Daniel Smith. Smith says she's looking for real movement on nine federal policies

that she insists have undermined the province's economy. 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. Allison 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. The United Nations has started the lengthy process of selecting its next Secretary-General. Antonio Guterres ends his term in December of next year, and Annalina Barbach, the president of the General Assembly, says the time has come for a woman to lead the U.N. Our choice will send a powerful message about who we are and whether we truly serve all the peoples of the world. One might wonder how in 80 years not one single woman has ever served as the Secretary General.

Gutierrez's successor won't be determined until June at the earliest. And that is the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. From CBC.