The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/18 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/18 at 15:00 EDT

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From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. US Democrats are unveiling new legislation aimed at protecting free speech after a popular late-night talk show was canceled without explanation. TV network ABC says Jimmy Kim alive was pulled off the air

after his comments on the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The host also criticized the president's reaction to that shooting. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accuses the Trump administration of systematically silencing its critics. This is an assault on everything this country has stood for since the Constitution's been signed. They don't want people to even speak when they don't like what they say. That is the road to autocracy. Donald Trump says Kimmel was fired for lack of talent. The president was speaking in the U.K. where he's just wrapped up his second state visit. Trump and his British counterpart insist the United States and the United Kingdom are united

by common interests. But there are still obvious gaps between the two leaders who claim to be in lockstep. Briar Stewart has the latest. We are forever friends and we will always be friends. Donald Trump and Kier Starrmer were eager to talk about their new tech deal, but most of the questions were about where the leaders diverge when it comes to the war in Gaza. and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The U.K. is expected to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the U.N. summit next week,

where a number of other countries, including Canada, are expected to do the same. I have a disagreement with the prime minister on that score. One of our few disagreements, actually. Another would be about just how much pressure the U.S. should put on Russia. Trump said Vladimir Putin has let him down, but he isn't ready to roll out more sanctions yet.

But I'm willing to do other things, but not when the people that I'm fighting for are buying oil from Russia. NATO countries, including Hungary, Slovakia and Turkey, are still buyers of Russian crude. Breyer-Stewart, CBC News, London. Prime Minister Mark Carney is arriving in Mexico City and is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexico. Mexican President, Claudia Shane Baum, says Carni's two-day visit

to her country will strengthen the Mexico-Canada relationship. Officials say the agreement will cover infrastructure, trade, health, agriculture, emergency preparedness, and security. Carney's visit is happening as both countries brace for crucial trade talks with the United States. Alberta has laid charges against five people, accused of wildlife poaching and illegal trafficking. Among them is an American fugitive who's been living in the province. Officials say the man was wanted in the U.S. for killing.

and trafficking birds of prey. He fled to Canada and was residing on the Stony Dakota First Nation. Officials say he continued killing eagles and selling wildlife products here in Canada. And Prince Edward Island relies on temporary foreign workers to staff its seafood processing sector. But as China's tariffs and other challenges are hurting that industry, the workers are also feeling the squeeze. She and Desjardin reports. They themselves to get groceries, they self to pay bills.

really hard to do that when you're not earning an income or you're only working 10 hours a week at minimum wage. Ryan McRae says that's the reality for hundreds of temporary foreign workers in PEI's seafood processing sector. He's with the Cooper Institute Migrant Worker Program. The province's industry is in uncharted waters as it navigates China's 25% tariff on Canadian seafood. McCrae says the impact is trickling down to foreign workers

whose permits make it tricky to work anywhere else. People are incredibly desperate. Another group says it's hearing similar stories across Atlantic Canada. But tariffs are just one challenge on PEI. The oyster industry is dealing with two diseases and the warm weather. And there is no clear fix. The PEI Seafood Processors Association says it can't comment on any one situation, but says hopefully things pick up and more work becomes available.

Shia and Desjaldane, CBC News, Charlottetown. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, head to our website. CBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.