The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 01:00 EDT

Defining your freedom starts by redefining your farms management. The Sense Hub Dairy ecosystem offers a variety of features to empower you with more insights into your operation. It's time to farm with more freedom. Learn how with Sense Hub Dairy. From CBC News, The World is Sauer, I'm Neil Kumar. Police have now given more details in the Charlie Kirk's shooting investigation as the manhunt for the suspect continues. Investigators have released a new video of the suspect and are pleading for the public's help. Katie Simpson has more from Washington.

Police scour the neighborhood where the suspect was last seen, urgently looking for any new information about the gunman on the loose, releasing photos of a person of interest describing him as college-aged, saying he blended into the crowd at Utah Valley University. Authorities say the gunman fled, ditching his weapon, which is now in their possession. It is a high-powered bolt-action rifle. Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print, and forearm imprints for analysis. It's very clear that they're having a difficult time trying to identify this suspect.

It has been a significant challenge with every hour that passes. It becomes harder and harder to try and track down this person. Police originally said they would only release photos of the person of interest of the suspect in this case if they couldn't identify him. But since then, they've released a series of photos and now this video, so it shows that they are having some challenges and are really relying on the public

to try to get ahead in this investigation. Katie Simpson, 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 a 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.

Foreminton 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 troubling 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. Former Brazilian president, Jared Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three

months in prison after he was convicted of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro, who has always denied any wrongdoing, can appeal the ruling. He's currently under house arrest in Brazil. Four of the five Supreme Court justices that are reviewing the case have found the far-right politician guilty on five counts. At Calgary company plans to launch a Canadian stable coin next year. It's being pitched as a safer type of cryptocurrency that can be exchanged for real-life money. Janet Pentertrick tells us more. Imagine this. A digital version of the Canadian dollar. That's why we're launching this business. That's Dijé La Vallette, the CEO of Tetra Digital. The Calgary company raised $10 million to create a Canadian stable coin,

a type of crypto that mirrors the value of a national currency. Stablecoin transactions bypassed traditional banking infrastructure, and the fees that come with them. Critics argue that's part of the problem. Prove to me you actually have the assets to back this. Brent Arnold is a cybersecurity lawyer in Toronto. He's skeptical that stable coins are as safe and stable, as their champions believe they are. Right now, Ottawa regulates stable coins as securities. Some advocates say that's a mistake.

Lucas Matheson, the CEO of Coinbase Canada, wants the federal government to streamline those rules. Currently, we do not have an elected official with a mandate to coordinate across the government. A spokesperson for the finance ministry told CBC News that it's actively measuring the risks and rewards of digital money. Jenna Benchit, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.