The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 05:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. A small plane crashed in the middle of Toronto last night. All three people on board survived. It happened near Monarch Park Collegiate Institute in the city's east end. Jim Jessup is Toronto's fire chief. This is rare to see a plane crash land into the heart of the city. on a high school property, something I have not seen in my close to 30 years.

We are very, very fortunate that there were no injuries that have turned out the way it did because it could have been a lot worse. A soccer game was underway when the plane went down. Witnesses say they heard a loud crashing sound. Officials are holding the scene until transport Canada investigators arrive. Alberta will be the first province with citizenship markers on driver's licenses and ID cards. The rollout is planned for late 2026, but it will be the first province. As Anne-Marie Tricky reports, some critics are raising concern that this could potentially open the door to discrimination.

We believe in making things better, faster, and more convenient for everyone. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith says adding citizenship information to driver's licenses and ID cards will streamline access to provincial services, like applying to student aid and disability benefits. The province says this initiative will allow Albertans to carry fewer pieces of identification and help fight election fraud, since only Canadian citizens. can cast a ballot. And so it just seems like that is an obvious way of making sure the integrity of our voting system is when people can have confidence in by making sure that it's nice and easy to be able to prove citizenship if challenged.

But some experts, like privacy lawyer David Frazier, are worried about the move. All of a sudden, it's accessible to anybody who has a reason to ask you for ID. And that in and of itself is problematic. The changes will come into effect in late 2026, and at that point, Albertans will have to bring proof of citizenship when getting or renewing their license or ID cards. Anne-Marie Tricky, CBC News, Calgary. Today is the first full day of campaigning

in Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial election. Liberal leader John Hogan called the election yesterday afternoon. So I can't wait for everyone in the province to get to know their candidates, those that they don't know already. Hogan's liberals will try to hold on to power for a fourth consecutive liberal government. They're up against a progressive conservative party led by Tony Wakeham and the NDP led by Jim Dinn. Voting day is October 14th.

A California man has been sentenced for flying a drone into a water bomber from Quebec that was fighting wildfires in Los Angeles. The story made headlines here in Canada and in the U.S. Steve Futterman reports. In the middle of the deadly Los Angeles fires in January, as one of the Quebec super scoopers was making water drops on hotspots, it was struck by a small drone. Pilots were unaware that they hit the drone. The drone belonged to a 57-year-old computer game developer, Peter Ackerman. Ackman agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. On Monday in court, he was sentenced to 14 days in prison to be followed by an additional 30 days of home confinement.

He will also have to pay more than $150,000 in fines and penalties. That includes around $65,000 to the court. Quebec government for the cost of the damage. In January, acting U.S. Attorney Joe McNally made clear activity like this wasn't allowed. Flying drones during emergency compromises the ability of police. In a written statement to the court, Ackman expressed his sincerest remorse and deepest apologies for what he called stupid and reckless conduct. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. An appeals court in the U.S. has ruled that Lisa Cook can stay on the board of the U.S. Federal Reserve, despite efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to remove her from the American

Central Bank. The U.S. Fed will hold meetings over the next two days before deciding whether to cut interest rates. Trump has criticized the Fed for not cutting interest rates fast enough. Meantime, the U.S. Senate has also confirmed Stephen Mirren, a Trump nominee to the Fed Board. Canada Central Bank will also announce its latest interest rate decision tomorrow. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.