The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 14:00 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, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. The manhunt is over in Utah for the suspect accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Authorities have arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson and say they expect to lay murder charges next week.

Aaron Collins has the latest. I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him. In the end, it was the president that broke the news live on TV. After receiving thousands of tips, investigators had. their man, FBI director Cash Patel. In less than 36 hours, 33 to be precise, the suspect was apprehended in a historic time period. Investigators say the suspect was arrested late Thursday night. Tyler Robinson turned in with help from a friend of his family. Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaking out against political violence. It is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the

American experiment. It is an attack on our ideals. It's still uncertain what may have motivated the shooter, although inscriptions found on unused bullet casings could provide a clue, one reading, Hey, Fascist, Catch. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. Ontario's proposing legislative changes to parking lots outside of daycare centers. On Wednesday, a driver drove into the front window of a daycare north of Toronto, killing one toddler, and leaving another in critical condition. Ontario's education minister is suggesting a ban on parking in front of entryways, windows, and exterior walls of daycares.

Thousands of parents in Montreal are scrambling today to get their kids to and from school. That's because the province pulled 1,200 electric school buses off of the roads last night after one of them caught fire earlier in the week. Quabina Oduro has the story. I'm at LaSalle Junior Elementary School where parents had to come down. drop off their kids this morning.

This comes after one line electric bus caught on fire earlier this week. There were five students on board and a bus driver. The five kids and the bus driver came out safe and had no injuries. But this prompted the union representing the bus drivers to call for these buses to be inspected. Parents that I spoke to this morning say they are frustrated, but they are also grateful because the safety of their kids matters the most. So if they're checking buses for the safety of the kids, that's the most. important thing for us. I'm happy that they're doing this. Hopefully it won't take too long.

In a statement to CBC News, Lion Electric says they are working closely with the Quebec government and Transport Canada to make sure that the inspections go well to get these buses back on the road promptly. Kubino Duro, CBC News, Montreal. Canada Post says it's disappointed with the decision of the union representing its workers to stop delivering flyers. Kopp W says this is meant to force the corporation to return to the negotiating table. But Canada Post insists it is incurring record losses and says the union's latest offers adds significant new costs. It wants the union to come back with what it calls workable solutions that reflect the current reality. And Ottawa has announced a new program in Manitoba

aimed at helping residents save money on their energy bills. It's called the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program. Canada's Minister of Energy, Tim Hodgson, says $29 million in federal funding will be matched by the provincial government. Seven thousand modest income households in Manitoba will be able to access no-cost retrofits that will make their energy bills hundreds of dollars cheaper, their homes more comfortable, and their carbon footprint smaller. Hodgson says the plan is to expand this program across Canada. He says there is also funding for indigenous organizations,

so they can roll out energy efficiency programs for their communities. That is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. You can also listen any time on voice-activated devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.