The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 12:00 EDT

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The debater's 20th anniversary season, comedy, worth arguing about. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. CBC News has confirmed that transport minister Christia Freeland is leaving cabinet. Sources say she's been given an envoy rule related to Ukraine. She's an extraordinary person, and if Minister Freeland wants to serve in that capacity, I think she would do a wonderful job. That is Defense Minister David McGinty. The move has yet to be officially announced.

Freeland visited Keeve just this past weekend, along with former Prime Minister Jean Kretchen. Canada's inflation rate moved higher in the month of August. Statistics Canada says it jumped to 1.9% last month, up from 1.7 in July. Analysts say the increase is the result of gas prices leveling off over the summer after falling throughout the spring. The inflation update comes ahead of tomorrow's Bank of Canada interest rate setting. Meanwhile, Food Bank's Canada is out today with its annual poverty report card, and it's giving Canada a failing grade when it comes to housing affordability, access to health care, and adequate government support. It says households earning $75,000 a year or less are spending 90% of their income on essentials, such as housing, transportation, groceries, and utilities. It also says that one in four Canadians is currently experiencing some level of food insecurity. A United Nations Commission of Inquiry says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza,

and it says it has been incited by senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sasha Petrissik reports. Genocide is occurring. Attacks on civilians, forced displacements, and the denial of aid is at the heart of of a new UN commissioned report, says chairwoman Navi Pele, which blames top officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He told Palestinians in Gaza to leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere, making no distinction between combatants and civilians.

Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva calls the report fake. The report relies entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by, others. But even U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, leaving Israel for Qatar, agrees there is a crisis and very little time for a negotiated solution. We don't have months anymore. We probably have days and maybe a few weeks, so it's a key moment. A moment when Israel's attack on Gaza is only intensifying. Sasha Petrissik, CBC News, Jerusalem. U.S. President Donald Trump has left Washington for a state visit to Britain. Charles, as you know, who's now king is my friend.

And they've never used Windsor Castle for this before. They used Buckingham Palace. And I don't want to say one's better than the other, but they say Winter Castle is the ultimate, right? So it's going to be nice. But basically up there also... That's Trump on the White House lawn this morning just prior to leaving for London. He arrives tonight and will be greeted by Prince William and Princess Catherine. From there, it's an audience with King Charles.

It is rare for a second-term American president to be granted. a second state visit. In fact, British Prime Minister Kier Starrmer calls it unprecedented. Hollywood legend Robert Redford has died. I'll never quote you. I wouldn't quote you even as an anonymous source. I mean, you'd be on deep background. You can trust me. You know that. That's Redford in the 1976 film, All the President's Men. It's just one of a number of his classic films. They include everything from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to the sting. Three Days of the Conduct.

the way we were and out of Africa, among others. Redford also became known as the godfather of independent cinema after founding the Sundance Institute, which now organizes the annual Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford died today at his home in Utah. He was 89 years old. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcast.

The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.