The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/11 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/11 at 21:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar there were hundreds of witnesses at the crowded campus event billions have watched it online but the suspect in the fatal shooting of american activist charlie kirk is still at large police continue to scour the area around the utah university where kirk was speaking and they believe the shooter was perched on a rooftop more than a hundred meters away Aaron Collins has the latest. We have recovered what we believe is the weapon. The FBI may have the gun used to kill Charlie Kirk, but not the shooter.

Still, Special Agent Robert Bowles says investigators do have a person of interest, releasing a photograph of a young man dressed in black, wearing sunglasses and a hat. We're doing everything we can to find him, and we're not sure how far he is gone yet. But we will do our best. Wednesday's shooting came as Charlie Kirk spoke to students. at Utah Valley University. Kirk sitting under a tent taking questions from the crowd when a single shot rang out.

The FBI says it has tracked their suspects' movements before and after that event, believing he may have jumped off of a roof fleeing into a nearby neighborhood. The president weighing in on his death. I have no doubt that Charlie's voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people will live on. Trump announcing Kirk would receive the presidential medal of free. Adam. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington.

The NHL has announced that five former world junior hockey players acquitted on sexual assault charges can return to play in December. The men will be eligible to sign with the team as soon as October 15th. Karen Pauls has the latest. It was a case that gripped Canadians, the legal community, and hockey fans around the world. Michael McLeod, Alex Formanton, Carter Hart, Dylan Dubay, and Cal Foote were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ontario hotel room in June of 2018. They all pleaded not guilty and were acquitted by a judge in

July. Thursday, the NHL cleared the way for them to return to the ice. McLeod, Hart, Dubay, and Foote can sign contracts with any team. Formanton would have to sign with the Ottawa Senators by December 1st to be eligible for games this season, although he signed with a Swiss team last week. The NHL says the events of that night were deeply troubled. and unacceptable and fall woefully short of the league's standards. Still, it says each of the players have expressed regret and remorse, so after two years away from NHL ICE, they'll be allowed to return. Karen Paul's CBC News, Winnipeg.

NATO is strengthening its defenses after Russian incursions into Polish airspace. Poland shot down multiple drones earlier this week. Russia said it didn't intend to hit any targets there. The Czech Republic is sending helicopters in troops. to Poland and both France and Britain are sending extra aircraft to secure NATO's eastern flank. Germany says it will permanently station a brigade in Lithuania. Calgary police have charged a man for tunneling into the apartment residence he lives under. They allege that he broke through his own ceiling to gain access to the home of his upstairs neighbor.

Anne-Marie Tricky has the details. On September 5th, police in Calgary responded to reports of a break and enter. The victim in question had been away from her residence. She returned to discover a large hole in her floor, despite the door being locked. She says she was experiencing ongoing issues with a downstairs neighbor, which had intensified in recent weeks. Investigators believe that neighbor had broken into his ceiling and created a large hole between his suite and his upstairs neighbor's residence. Police have taken a 46-year-old man into custody. He has been charged with one count of break-and-enter with intent to commit criminal harassment,

one count of mischief to property over $5,000, and two counts. of disobeying a court order. Inspector Keith Hurley of the Calgary Police has called the incident a deeply disturbing violation of personal space. The man is set to appear in court Friday. Anne-Rie Tricky, CBC News, Calgary. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you got your podcast.

The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.