The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/13 at 08:00 EDT

This podcast is brought you by Wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. With Wise, you can send, spend, and receive up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps. Plus, Wise won't add hidden fees to your transfer. Whether you're buying souvenirs with pesos in Puerto Vallarta or sending euros to a loved one in Paris, you know you're getting a fair exchange rate with no extra markups. Be smart. Join the 15 million customers who choose Wise. Download the Wise app today or visit Wise.com.

Tees and Cs apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg the widow of charlie kirk is speaking out erika kirk gave a live stream statement last night honoring her husband and vowing to continue his work it comes as officials in the u.s encourage calm in the wake of kirk's fatal shooting steve fudderman has more from orham utah the search is over but questions still remain 22-year-old Tyler Robinson is in jail being held without bail. The Utah Attorney General says it's not yet been determined if prosecutors will seek the death penalty, which is an option in Utah. There were more vigils held last night, and late yesterday, the widow of Charlie Kirk, made her first public statement.

The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done. Erica Kirk said the movement started by her husband will continue. The movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen. It's still not exactly clear what triggered Tyler Robinson to allegedly kill Charlie Kirk. In recent years, he became more interested in politics. And in the last few weeks, made comments about Kirk, calling him hateful.

Robinson will be formally charged next week. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Orem, Utah. 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 a hardline stance against corruption. Her appointment comes after widespread youth-led protests against the former government. The up-eval was sparked by a social media ban that has since been scrapped.

51 people were killed and more than 1,300 others injured. Karki was the preferred choice of the protesters, who cited her. reputation for honesty and integrity. Changes to the number of international students Canadian institutions can take in are still having an impact. As the second school year affected by the cap kicks into high gear, the effects are being felt by Canadian and international students alike. Deanna Suminac Johnson hits some campuses to talk to the 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 institutions,

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 health care 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 Suminac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto. A Canadian track star has struck gold at the World Athletics Championships. Race Walker Evan Dunphy of Richmond, BC, crossed the finish line first in the men's 35-kilometer event in Tokyo yesterday in just over two hours and 28 minutes and more than a half a minute faster than the runner-up. The 34-year-old Dunphy claimed this country's first ever medal in the sport at the 2021 Olympics, also in Tokyo. A legal delay to call to the call of about 400 ostriches

at a farm in British Columbia has been denied yesterday. The federal government of appeal blocked an application for a stay to the slaughter. The farm was hit by an outbreak of avion flu that killed 69 ostriches last December, leading to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to order the call. It says there are ongoing risks posed by the flock in conditions that they are kept in, while the farmers argue the birds are healthy and have acquired herd immunity. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.

Thank you.