The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 15:00 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. Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. A suspect is now in custody for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Authorities say they arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with the help of a family member and friend of his. Utah Governor Spencer Cox says the suspect had no known party affiliation, but recently criticized the conservative commentator. Cox urges young fans of Kirk to resist responding to his murder with violence. violence. There is one person responsible for what happened here, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable. Investigators have found bullet casings engraved with inscriptions, including one which read, Hey, Fascist, Catch. They say Robinson does not attend the Utah University where this shooting took place. Charges are expected to be laid early next week. When will Canada Post stop stalling and start bargaining? That's

Jan Simpson, president of the Canadian Union of Postal workers. She's accusing Canada Post of abandoning contract negotiations. Late last month, CupW presented a counterproposal to Canada Post, but Simpson says they've yet to hear back from the corporation. The union has been refusing to work overtime since May, but says as of Monday it will drop that tactic in favor of a ban on delivering flyers. Canada Post says it's losing millions of dollars a day and says it's asked the union to align their demands to financial reality. Low and middle income Manitobans are now eligible to retrofit their homes at no cost to make them more energy efficient. It's part of a new federal program aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

Manitoba is the first province to sign on, but Ottawa hopes to expand this program soon. Karen Paul's reports. Our buildings are the third largest source of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Energy and natural resources minister Tim Hodgson, announcing a $30 million investment matched dollar for dollar by the province that will mean 7,000 Manitoba homeowners, and, for the first time, tenants can upgrade insulation, windows and doors, and install heat pumps and solar panels. No-cost retrofits that will make their energy bills hundreds of dollars cheaper,

their homes more comfortable, and their carbon footprint smaller. Calling Curluck Heads' Efficiency Manitoba, the Crown Corporation, which will administer the program. Nearly 40% of homes in our province qualify for this program based on income levels. This also includes funding for indigenous governments and organizations to upgrade homes in their communities. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Winnipeg. Steinbeck, Manitoba is cleaning up after two months' worth of rain fell in a matter of hours. The storm storm started late last night and flooded basements in parts of the city.

The city is now investigating whether this storm will qualify. for the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program. And one of Canada's oldest HIV agencies is shutting its doors. The AIDS Committee of Toronto was founded more than 40 years ago at a time when HIV positive people faced serious discrimination and the diagnosis was often a death sentence. As Nicole Williams tells us, much has changed since then. The AIDS Committee of Toronto or Act is closing its doors.

The organization was founded in 1983. at the height of the AIDS crisis, acting as a support for those living with HIV. The service says in recent years demand has plummeted, as has both government funding and donations. But also, how we treat HIV in Canada has changed dramatically. Dr. Jonathan Angel is an Ottawa-based physician who has been treating patients for the last 30 years. Medication is relatively simple and straightforward. people that are diagnosed reasonably early and take their medication to live long and healthy lives. Act says a third of its users are over the age of 55.

It will begin winding down operations over the next six months with a plan to officially close its doors by the end of March next year. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.