The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/11 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/11 at 10:00 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 the search continues for the suspect wanted in the murder of conservative commentator charlie kirk kirk was shot and killed yesterday at a university campus in northern utah bo mason is utah's public safety commissioner suspect blended in well with a college institution um we're not releasing many details right now and then we will we will soon. But that individual appears to be of college age. The FBI have recovered a bolt action rifle that they believe is the murder weapon. Federal state and local authorities are all involved

in the search for the suspect across multiple active crime scenes. Police say part of the investigation involves the study of security video that appears to show the suspect wearing dark clothing. The governor of Utah is calling yesterday shooting a political assassination. Now to the memorial services underway, marking the 24th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on the United States. In New York, that's the start of the service at Ground Zero, which includes reading aloud the name of every person killed in the attack on the World Trade Center. Similar memorials are underway in Washington and in Pennsylvania. The terrorist attacks on the U.S. claimed just under 3,000 lives, 24 of the victims were Canadians.

Mark Carney calls them nation-building projects. They are energy and infrastructure initiatives. The Prime Minister and the provinces all say will help Canada move away from its economic reliance on the United States. And CBC News has obtained a list of the first five of the that the government is rolling out today. Janice McGregor has more. When you go down the list,

there's evidence of trying to give something to everyone around the Premier's table. And so we have not just one or two priorities, but five projects deemed ready to go and a further half-dozen priorities the government wants hurried along. From LNG expansion in the West to wind energy in the east

with port expansions, critical minerals mining, and high-speed rail in between. Well, this list does enable more fossil fuel development like carbon capture and storage projects. It also fast-tracks projects key to more electrification, like innovating with small. small modular reactors at the Ontario Darlington Nuclear Facility.

The political peril for Mark Carney's government is that you can't make progress until you pick your priorities and it is tough to please everyone. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Meanwhile, the Ontario government says work is about to get underway on a road system to the province's mineral-rich ring-of-fire region. And while some First Nation communities are on board, others aren't. Michelle Allen reports.

building the corridor to prosperity. Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford says the province will spend just under $62 million to build a road to the ring of fire. The mining region in northern Ontario is rich in minerals including gold, copper, and nickel. The road would connect Webiquet First Nation and Martin Falls First Nation to the provincial highway system

and to mining activities. They're currently only accessible by air or seasonal ice road. Cornelius Wabas is Webiqui's chief. We have to somehow find ways to to flourish, you know, on that reservation. But some other nearby First Nations disagree. Chief Gary Quisis of Nishandiga First Nations says many oppose the road being built on their traditional territories.

Because it's our livelihood. Cuis says Nishandiga and Attawapiscat are building a settlement to block the road into the ring of fire. Michelle Allen, CBC News, Thunder Bay. British Prime Minister Kier Starrmer has fired the country's ambassador to the United States over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. It's being revealed that Peter Mandelson wrote a letter to the convicted pedophile, calling him, quote, my best pal. There's also a similar email.

The British Foreign Office is saying it was not aware of the extent of this relationship when Mandelson was appointed ambassador. And that is the world this hour. For news any time, go to our website, cBCnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.