The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 03:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Kumar. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum have agreed to deepen ties between Canada and Mexico as both countries deal with the uncertainty of a second Donald Trump presidency in the U.S. Catherine Tunney has more from Mexico. Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling it a new era of Canada-Mexico ties, one with an elevated trading relationship,

and better communication with his counterpart, Mexican President Claudia Shanebaum. Today, the leaders sketched out an action plan with a promise to look at building up infrastructure like maritime ports, seize on untapped investment opportunities in sectors like agriculture and critical minerals, and work on security issues. The agreement we have today between our two nations complements Kuzma in English, T-Mac, LaCM in French. It complements that agreement. That agreement, of course, comes up for review next year. Standing side by side, Carney and Chainbaum vowed publicly they'll work together,

heading into possible negotiations, not let the U.S. President put a wedge between them. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Mexico City. ABC has stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel live indefinitely after comments he made about the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. In Newfoundland and Labrador, it's resonating since Kimmel has a close connection to the small town of Dildo. Heather Gillis explained. Scenic and serene, but that's not what put the town of Dildo in Newfoundland and Labrador on the map. Its sexually suggestive name landed the town 100 kilometers outside St. John's in the spotlight

when Jimmy Kimmel featured it on a show back in 2019. Hello, my fellow Dildoans. It's me, your honorary mayor. Kimmel became the town's honorary mayor. Erected a sign with the town's name in the hills, just like the one in Hollywood. causing a surge of tourists, says gift shop owner, Lynette Reed. You can't put a dollar value on the number of people worldwide that had Dildo on their minds. Fultz and Dildo have been so thrilled. Kimmel's show was paused indefinitely Wednesday after he made comments about American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's alleged murderer.

It's estimated Kimmel generated $12 million in free tourism advertising for Dildo. Attention now on pause along with Kimmel's show. Heather Gillis, CBC News, Dildo. A humpback whale has been found dead off the north coast of British Columbia after reportedly being hit by a ferry's vessel. The whale was found dead in the same area on Thursday morning, about 130 kilometers south of Prince Rupert. The vessel involved was the northern expedition, which provides ferry service between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert. A spokesperson with BC Ferry says that a number of measures are in place to reduce the risk of whale strikes, which includes training and operating protocols.

Canadian cancer researchers say they've had to stop enrollment in some clinical trials for kids with cancer. because of changes in the United States. The U.S. is cutting funding to a pediatric brain tumor research group with links to Canada. Alison Northcott reports. This is Emmett. She's funky. She's smart. Emmett Doolin was diagnosed with brain cancer just days after she was born.

She had chemo at three weeks, but then joined a clinical trial at the BC Children's Hospital, a treatment targeting her type of tumor. Clinical trials can offer children with hard-to-treat cancer's new. options. But recent changes to some U.S. institutions that run pediatric cancer trials are having a ripple effect here. The impact of this on Canadian children is huge. Dr. Jim Whitlock, head of hematology oncology at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, says three clinical trials at his hospital have stopped enrollment because the group they're linked to in the U.S., the pediatric brain tumor consortium, is losing its funding. Emmett's trial is not affected, but at least

two other trials for pediatric cancers in Canada have also had to stop enrolling new patients. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. Remember, we can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. We update every hour, seven days a week. Or for news anytime, visit our website, cbcnews.a. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.