The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 05:00 EDT

This message is from Wise, the app for international money. With Wise, you can send, spend, and receive in up to 40 currencies with a fair exchange rate and no hidden fees. Download the Wise app or visit Wise.com. T's and C's Apply. From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Neil Kumar. Across party lines in this country, some Canadian politicians are calling for more security. The assassination of U.S. political activists. Charlie Kirk has raised new fears about the political environment on both sides of the border. Host of CBC's The House, Catherine Cullen, has more.

I know that all the political leaders would share my view that this is unfortunately a risk that's out there and we should do everything we can to mitigate it. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev says he's worried, not just about the broader environment, but specifically for his family. We have had very serious threats to the point where the RCMP decided that it merited protection. Polyev says he supports protection for all political leaders who need it, so Canada doesn't face a situation similar to Kirk's killing. Later, I found out I received the third-most death threats.

Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Catherine McKenna has just written a book about her time in politics. She describes instances of harassment and abuse. McKenna says she believes security services have improved and she appreciates they have limited resources. She argues more regulation of social media would help. Well, Polyev says the lesson from Kirk's, death is to defend free speech, as long as it doesn't cross the line into harassment. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. The Canadian Union of Post workers says it will suspend the delivery of commercial flyers

in an attempt to get Canada Post back to the bargaining table. We have to use the tools that are available to us, and right now, we've shifted to a flyer ban starting on Monday. The ban is a shift away from the previous tactic of withholding overtime hours, which Canada Post said was affecting service. Canada Post says the flyer ban is unfavor. fortunate and will further impact the Crown Corporation's finances. The National Center for Truth and Reconciliation is getting a new permanent home

with the help of a $20 million investment from the Manitoba government. The center collects historical records, sacred items, and the statements of residential school survivors. It's been operating out of a temporary space at the University of Manitoba since 2015, but it can accommodate the large collection. Premier Wob Canoe says the new facility ensures history won't be forgotten. It's about the survivors, but really it's about the young. young people. It's about making sure that your kids and our grandkids never forget what happened in the residential school and always remember the courage and the resilience and the

strength of residential school survivors. The land for the future site was gifted by the U of M, which will continue to provide support for it. The U.S. geological surveys reporting that a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula overnight. The earthquake comes over a month after an 8.8 magnitude quake, which is the sixth most powerful in history, rock the Kamchatka coast on July 29th, triggering tsunami waves. There's currently no tsunami warning in effect. Changes to the numbers of international students can take in are still having an impact. As the second school year affected by the cap kicks into gear, the effects are being felt by Canadian and international students alike. Danes Sumanek-Johnson hit some campuses

to talk to students. We can already see there's been some cuts that are happening to the work-study programs. Even at the University of Toronto, the richest institution in Canada, students like Mo Khan say they're observing subtle changes. It's the second school year affected by the caps on international students, introduced by the federal government in early 2024 to, among other things, reduced competition for housing. Part of the problem, Canadian institutions this year got fewer international students

than they were actually allowed under the cap, as revealed by statistics. on study permits. We need international students. Peter Halpin, Executive Director of the Council of Atlantic Universities, says the impacts are felt in both short and long term. They are our future citizens, our business leaders, our healthcare professionals. Leaders like him are hopeful for a conversation with the federal government

to settle on a number of international students acceptable to all. Deanna Sumanak Johnson, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your rule to sound. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.