The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 06:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg we begin in phoenix arizona where the widow of charlie kirk is speaking publicly for the first time since his fatal shooting the evil doers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done erika kirk gave a live stream address in the studio her husband used to record his podcasts she paid tribute to to the first responders, the U.S. President and Vice President, as well as her husband. The conservative activist was considered to be an influential force among American youth. He was also a strongbacker of Donald Trump's MAGA agenda, and his wife is vowing to continue his work. You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife. The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry. To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.

Kirk says her husband's organization will continue his tours of university campuses through the fall and into years to come. Nepal has sworn in its first female prime minister after a week of political turmoil in the country. Susheila Karki, taking the oath of office late yesterday. Karki is a former Chief Justice and known for hardline stand. against corruption. Her appointment comes after widespread youth-led protests against the former government. The upheaval was sparked by a social media ban that has since been scrapped. 5,100 people were killed and more than 1,300 were injured. Another Canadian city is raising concerns around food insecurity.

Orelia Council declared the issue in emergency after the city, which is about 90 minutes north of Toronto, saw a spike in visits to the local food banks. Jamie Strassion reports. It's something that has gotten out of hand. Chris Peacock says the city of Aurelia is at a tipping point. The executive director of the Sharing Place Food Center says an unprecedented number of people in the city that's home to about 35,000 people don't have enough to eat,

including many people who are working full time. The demographic has shifted. It's creeping into the middle class. Peacock says a decade ago, 14% of the city, dealt with food insecurity. Today, that number is more than doubled. There's just so much need. City counselor Janet Lynn Dernford and her colleagues declared the growing problem an emergency, an attempt to show the provincial and federal governments that this is not just a big city issue. Dernford says Eurelia needs more affordable housing, an increase in

the minimum wage and more resources for addiction and mental health to start. Arrilla is the latest Ontario City to label this issue in emergency. Earlier this year, Kingston, Toronto, and Smith Falls did the same. Jamie Strasch and CBC News, Toronto. COVID-19 cases are rising in parts of the country. That's according

to the latest data from Health Canada that was released yesterday. It comes as more people are heading back to school and workplaces after the summer, giving the virus more places to spread. Alison Northcott reports. We might end up with that late summer

increase followed by fall winter surge. Dr. Lenora Saxinger, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alberta. Health Canada data show an overall increase in the percentage of positive COVID tests and in the presence of the virus in wastewater. Experts say these levels remain much lower than what was seen during the pandemic. We are currently testing wastewater samples. Microbiology Professor Lawrence Goodrich says samples screened in his lab at the University of Guelph can help pinpoint which COVID-19 variants are circulating, but Goodrich says Ontario's cuts to its wastewater surveillance have left experts with less data. Ontario has said it ended its provincial program to avoid duplicating surveillance done by the federal government. Goodrich says the monitoring that remains

is still valuable and says the COVID vaccine set to be rolled out this fall should be a good match for the latest variant. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.