The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/12 at 19:00 EDT

Okay, listen, fall is my favorite season, and the biggest reason for that is it means TIF is year. My name is Alameen Abdu Mahmood, and I host a show called Commotion. Normally, we get into the biggest pop culture stories, and we do that in about 25 minutes or so. But during TIF, we do it in half the time. Listen to Tiff and 12 in our podcast feed every weekday during the Toronto International Film Festival, so you can keep up to date without having to watch four movies in a day. Find and follow Commotion 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 in custody for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson is 22 years old. Authorities say he had no known party affiliation that saw Kirk as responsible for spreading hate. Utah Governor Spencer Cox urges young fans of Kirk to resist responding to his murder with 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 doesn't attend the Utah University where the shooting took place and was enrolled in an electrical apprenticeship program.

Charges are expected to be laid early next week. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev is reflecting on security in this country in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. The leader of the official opposition sat down with CBC Radio's The House. He told host Catherine Cullen there's a need to ensure security for all political leaders in Canada. I worry for my family. I'll be honest with you. We have had very serious threats to the point where the RCMP decided that it merited protection for my family and I for over a prolonged period of time.

And they've been multiple and they have been serious threats. You can catch the full interview with conservative leader Pierre Pahliav this weekend on CBC Radio's The House on Saturday morning. Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, says Canada issued an official reprimand to Russia after Russian drones entered Polish airspace earlier this week. Anand also said that Canada supports a new NATO effort to bolster defense on its eastern flank. Operation Eastern Century aims to better integrate air and ground capabilities, and that operation began tonight. Secretary General Mark Ruta says the Russian drone violation is reckless behavior that's increasing in frequency. We have seen drones violate our airspace in Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Whether intentional or not, it is dangerous and unacceptable.

Moscow insists it did not aim to attack Polish targets. Concerns about the safety of electric school buses are spreading from Quebec to other provinces. After one of the buses burst into flames in Montreal this week, Quebec Education Ministry decided to pull all 1,200 in its fleet for inspections. The buses are made by a Quebec company called Lyon. Elsewhere, six Lion diesel buses were grounded in Ontario, and PEI is now doing additional maintenance checks on its Lion School buses. Transport Canada is investigating but believes the heating system was to blame for the Montreal fire. Speaking through a consulting firm, Lyon said it is working closely with Transport Canada to get to. confirm the safety of their vehicles.

And low-and-middle-income Manitobans are now eligible to retrofit their homes at no cost to make them more energy-efficient. This is 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 Pauls has more. Our buildings are the third largest source of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, announcing a 30 million, dollar 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 At 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. That is The World This Hour. Listen to us anytime on your voice activated devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.

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