The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 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. News the world this hour. I'm Claude Faye. An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him. That is U.S. President Donald Trump breaking the news during an interview with Fox News this morning. Trump says a pastor who

is also involved in law enforcement helped with the capture. Essentially somebody that was very close to him turned him in. Somebody that Schloss recognizes even a little till. of the head, which nobody else would do. And somebody that was very close to him said, hmm, that's him. And essentially went to the father. The father convinced the son. This is it. And again, I'm always subject to be corrected, but I'm just given you based on what I'm hearing. According to reports, the suspect is a 22-year-old man from Utah. FBI officials and Utah officials are expected to hold an update on the case this hour. While new federal legislation is expected as part of the Prime Minister's election promise

to crack down on a rise in hate, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, a source says the move is in response to gunshots fired at religious institutions, mosques, and synagogues, that they have received bond threats and violence along with harassment at places of worship. Ashley Burke has the exclusive details. When our laws repeatedly fail to protect those basic rights, we need new laws. While addressing MPs this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled new legislation is coming to combat a rise in hate. All Canadians must be able to get up, go to work, go to their church, temple, mosque, and then come home and sleep soundly at night. Now, CBC News has learned details about the plan. A source says as early as Tuesday,

the government could propose new intimidation and obstruction offenses under the criminal code. That could make it illegal to intentionally and willfully obstruct people from accessing places of worship, schools, or community centers. Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser hinted at it yesterday. We want to add criminal provisions that would prohibit the obstruction of those facilities and the intimidation of the people seeking to use them. A source says the government also plans to propose a, separate offense for anyone breaking the law while motivated by hatred. Ashley Burke, CBC News,

Ottawa. Hundreds of South Korean workers who had been detained in a U.S. immigration raid are now back home. Their charter plane landed in Seoul where they were greeted by officials, including the South Korean president's chief of staff. More than 300 Koreans were working at a Hyundai plant in Georgia when it was raided by ICE last week. U.S. immigration officials claim they had violated the terms of their visitors' visas. Prince Harry is on a surprise trip to Ukraine. He's in Kiev to support wounded soldiers and meet with Ukrainian leaders. The prince's visit?

Well, it comes as intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine persists. As Crystal Gamansing reports, he's not the only British official in the region. As Prince Harry arrived in Kiev, disembarking, Harry's smiled watch. widely and embraced Olga Rudniva, the head of superhumans, a medical facility helping thousands of maimed and wounded soldiers. Rudneva invited Harry back to Ukraine to meet with injured military personnel. His visit comes as Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes. Ukraine's Sumi region, northeast of the capital, was struck overnight. At least two people were killed. Russia's military says its air defense system intercepted.

and destroyed 221 Ukrainian drones overnight, including nine over the Moscow region. The UK, meanwhile, is turning up the pressure on Russia. 100 fresh sanctions are being applied on the Kremlin's source of revenues targeting the military sector and illicit shadow fleet carrying Russian oil. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.