The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/10 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/10 at 21:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. One of the biggest names in American right-wing political circles is dead. 31-year-old Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a university speaking event in Utah. Kirk had a huge following on social media and helped U.S. President Donald Trump connect with young people. Katie Simpson reports. U.S. President Donald Trump is the one that makes. the announcement that Charlie Kirk has died.

Graphic video circulating online captured the moment he was shot, and it shows he was hit by a single bullet in the neck. The conservative activist was speaking from under a tent on the lawn at Utah Valley University. Thousands of people had gathered to see this stop on his American comeback tour. The event was about 20 minutes into it when the shot was fired, sending the crowd running and screaming for cover. Kirk was rushed to a nearby trauma center by his own personal security team. There has been immediate condemnation of this shooting across the political spectrum from U.S. President Donald Trump to members of his cabinet, even to prominent Democrats.

Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, called the attack on Kirk disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. One toddler is dead and seven others injured, including one in serious condition, after a vehicle drove into a daycare in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto this afternoon. A man in his 70s was arrested at the scene, though it's still unclear what led to the crash. Brittany Ballett reports. Police say an SUV crashed into the front window. 96 children were inside the building at the time.

Officers were called to First Roots Early Education Academy around 3 p.m. The crash sending seven kids ranging from 1.5 to 3 years old, plus three staff members. to hospital. Unfortunately, I'm sad to announce that a one and a half year old boy has since been pronounced deceased. Another child remains in serious condition and the remaining children and staff remain in non-life-threatening condition. It is still early investigation, but I can tell you that a man in his 70s has since been arrested in relation to this incident. Police say no charges have been laid against him at this time. Investigators say he was behind the wheel in the parking lot moments before the crash and that according to what witnesses are reporting, the crash does not

appear to be deliberate. It's still unknown what caused him to drive into the daycare. His vehicle appears to have gone through two classrooms and was completely stuck inside the building. Brittany Blatt, CBC News, Richmond Hill. Members of BC's Filipino community are relieved the man accused in the Lapu-Lapu-Day tragedy has been deemed fit to stand trial. Kaiji Adam Lowe is accused of driving his vehicle into a crowd at the festival last April. A judge ruled that Lowe meets the legal test to prove mental fitness. He is capable of understanding the nature and consequences of a trial. Lowe is charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder

and is now facing 31 attempted murder charges. Israel is facing a new wave of backlash after its deadly strike in Qatar. It targeted Hamas leaders as they gathered for a meeting. Canada's foreign minister is among those condemning the attack. Paul Hunter reports. Demanding an end to Israel's war in Gaza, demonstrators shouted angrily at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his vehicle made its way through a crowd north of Tel Aviv. Netanyahu, making clear nothing has changed in his mind. And I say to Qatar and all nations who harbor terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice.

The attack has upended attempts at a ceasefire to the nearly two-year war and its reinvigorated pushback against Israel. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. We will propose sanctions and we will also propose a partial suspension of the association agreement on trade-related matters. In answering a question on whether Canada will now also consider sanctions on Israel, foreign affairs minister Anita Anand. We are evaluating the relationship with Israel. Annen's office later saying she meant that Canada is, quote, constantly monitoring the

situation. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.