The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/16 at 13:00 EDT

Hugh is a rock climber, a white supremacist, a Jewish neo-Nazi, a spam king, a crypto-billionaire, and then someone killed him. It is truly a mystery. It is truly a case of who done it. Dirtbag Climber, the story of the murder and the many lives of Jesse James. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Canada gets a failing grade when it comes to housing affordability, access to health care, and our social safety net. Food Bank's Canada has come out with its annual poverty report card.

It says more than one in four Canadians is currently living with some kind of food insecurity. Neil Hetherington is CEO at Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. He says the government can help by boosting the Canadian disability benefit in the upcoming budget. Right now it's at $200 per month. Somebody who is on disability incomes is living in deep poverty, and they're having to come to the Daily Bread Food Bank, and so we want to see those income supports raised right away. The report does say there are some signs of hope offered by initiatives

like affordable housing programs and the Canadian dental care program. CBC News has confirmed that transport minister Christia Freeland is leaving cabinet. Sources say she's been given an envoy role related to Ukraine. the exact nature of this job is not clear. We are expecting an announcement as early as today on this. Freeland has Ukrainian heritage. She speaks the language fluently, and she visited Kiev this past weekend

with former Prime Minister Jean-Cretier. The United Nations Commission of Inquiry has released a damning report on Israel's actions in Gaza. Navi Pillay chairs the commission. The commission concluded that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and that it is continuing with that genocide. The Commission determined that the Israeli government is, quote, intent to destroy the Palestinians

in Gaza, and it's doing it with attacks on civilians, forced displacements, and the denial of aid. The Commission says the actions are incited by senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has refused to cooperate with this Commission, saying its work is based on Hamas falsehoods. The report is published as Israel began its ground assault in Gaza City. The 22-year-old suspect in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be formally charged later today. Tyler Robinson allegedly confessed to this murder on Discord, an online gaming chat room. An FBI director, Cash Patel, says more than 20 people are part of the group chat Robinson was messaging. And we're also going to be investigating anyone and everyone

involved in that discord chat. Patel appeared before a Senate committee today, defending his handling of this and other high-profile cases. Hollywood legend Robert Redford has passed away at the age of 89. Some of his films include The Sting, Three Days of the Condor, The Way We Were, and All the President's Men. Ali Chieson has more on his life and his legacy. I'll jump first.

No. And you jump first. 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, one of many, legendary titles Robert Redford was a part of during his six-decade-long career. Redford has died. His publicist confirming quote, he passed away at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah, the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. Redford's official biographer, Michael Feeney Callan, says he was more than just a leading man. He was very focused on the issue of time

and life and the opportunity he had in the talents he had to do something positive, contribute is something positive. Part of his legacy is climate activism and starting the Sundance Film Festival. Some of the greats he starred alongside are paying tribute. Merrill Streep's statement reads, One of the Lions has passed. Rest in peace, my lovely friend. And Jane Fonda says he stood for an America we have to keep fighting for. Robert Redford was 89. Ali Chiesin, CBC News, Toronto.

And Canada has won another gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. BC's Ethan Catsberg is now at. two-time world champion after winning the hammer-throw competition this morning. And just yesterday, Canada's Cameron Rogers came out on top in the women's hammer-throw event. That makes Canada the first country to win successive Olympic and world championship titles in both the women's and men's events. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, you can always go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.

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