The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/18 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/18 at 02:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is off the air. The American Network, ABC, has pulled his show indefinitely. The move came after the owner of some ABC station said it would stop carrying the show because of comments Kimmel made on Monday night about the murder of Charlie Kirk and Trump supporters. We had some new lows over the weekend with the Maga Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.

The chair of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it would look at ABC's broadcast license over the comments. Ali Carbone is an entertainment reporter based in New York. I think we've entered really dangerous territory here. I think it was a fear back in July when, Haubert was canceled. Kimmel has a long record of making fun of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump celebrated ABC's move on his truth social platform, saying, congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Meantime, U.S. President Donald Trump says he's designating the left-wing militant group Antifa

as a terrorist organization following the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Mexico Thursday morning, a trip meant to renew ties with one of Canada's top export markets, ahead of a crucial year for the North American free trade deal. Catherine Tunney has a preview. The last time the leaders of Canada and Mexico match, Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away with a soccer ball. A reminder of something that three North American countries can agree on,

hosting the World Cup next year. We are totally aligned in our... Excitement, enthusiasm. Finding more alignment is the name of the game when Carney and Mexican president, Claudia Shane Vaugh, meet face-to-face. Government officials say the goal of this trip is to expand Canada-Mexico partnerships in security, infrastructure, energy, and, of course, trade. Flavio Volpe is a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. relations.

It's very important to meet Mexicans face-to-face and say we're co-invested in the future here. A relationship that's never been more important, with the Kennedy-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement up for review. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. There's a lot of anticipation around the federal government's impending review of the F-35 fighter jet purchase. But it's not the only major piece of U.S. made equipment on order or planned for the Canadian military.

As Murray Brewster reports, explaining that to a boycott-minded Canadian public, may be a challenge. The Prime Minister was very clear by the end of the summer, which is September 21st, he'll have a decision. You have to have some sympathy for defense minister David McGinty. Almost every time he sticks his head out in public, somebody asks when we'll see the review of the F-35 fighter jet purchase.

There's no denying that there are some sensitivities. Retired Vice Admiral Mark Norman, who says, deciding to limit the fighter jet purchase, risks angering the Americans. Deciding to go forward risks angering boycott-minded Canadians.

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Canada would buy less from the U.S. and more from other allies. Wendy Gilmore is a former Canadian NATO defense official. They will be looking very clearly at what is needed and in the pipeline right now and should not be disturbed and what are the new capabilities for which there isn't yet anything under contract. Gilmore says there is room to explain the predicament to the public, but the government will have to be upfront. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. We're following a tragic story in southern Pennsylvania, police officers were shot dead. The officers were conducting an investigation on a domestic situation. Josh Shapiro is governor of Pennsylvania. This kind of violence isn't okay. We need to do better as a

society. We need to help the people who think that picking up a gun, picking up a weapon is the answer to resolving disputes. Police shot and killed the gunmen. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurley. Thank you.