The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 06:00 EDT

This podcast is brought you by Wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. With Wise, you can send, spend, and receive up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps. Plus, Wise won't add hidden fees to your transfer. Whether you're buying souvenirs with pesos in Puerto Vallarta or sending euros to a loved one in Paris, you know you're getting a fair exchange rate with no extra markups. Be smart. Join the 15 million customers who choose Wise. Download the Wise app today or visit Wise.com.

Tees and Cs apply. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings we go first to the u.s and the fallout from this week's suspension of late night talk show host jimmy kimmel kimmel has been taken off the air indefinitely following his remarks that followed the murder of conservative activist charlie kirk steve fuderman reports from los angeles on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the theater where Jimmy Kimmel usually tapes his show, there was anger. Jimmy said nothing wrong. And you know what? Even if he had said something wrong, he did not deserve to be suspended. Around 100 people gathered, attacking ABC, its parent company Disney, and Donald Trump. Last night, Kimmel's fellow late night talk show host Stephen Colbert,

devoted almost his entire monologue to the suspension. People across the country are shocked by this blatant assault on the freedom of speech. And comedian John Stewart last night tried to show what a newscast might sound like if Donald Trump had control. He wowed the English with charm, intelligence, and an undeniable sexual charisma. In Washington, there are calls to have congressional hearings. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel remains off the air. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Now to Mexico City, where Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum

have agreed to strengthen the ties between Canada and Mexico, as both countries deal with the ongoing uncertainty of a second Donald Trump presidency. Catherine Tunney has more. Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling it a new era of Canada-Mexico ties, one with an elevated trading relationship, and better communication. With this counterpart, Mexican president, Claudia, Shane bomb. 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, La Siem in French. It complements that agreement. That agreement, of course, comes up for review next year. Standing side by side, Carney and Janebaum 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. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Trump have a telephone call scheduled today. It comes several days after the two countries announced a new framework agreement to move TikTok away from Chinese ownership.

Lisa Xing has the details. You have to love what you do. The White House TikTok account launching last month during negotiations with Beijing over how to keep the streaming platform running in the U.S. And we're speaking to President Xi on Friday. Donald Trump is hoping a deal can be finalized with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a phone call after officials announced a framework agreement earlier this week. The kind of money we're talking about is very substantial.

Last year, Congress passed a law requiring the U.S. operations be sold by Chinese parent company, bite dance to an American buyer or be banned over security concerns. The big question, what happens to the app's most powerful tool, says Jiaoang, senior fellow of the China Institute at the University of Alberta. The algorithm is really key to TikTok's success and then to make TikTok so addictive. TikTok's ownership, a major sticking point in the two countries' trade talks. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Toronto. A humpback whale has been found dead.

and it is possible it was hit by a B.C. Ferry's vessel. The whale was found dead this week about 130 kilometers south of Prince Rupert. The northern expedition provides ferry service in that area between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert. A spokesperson for BC Ferries says that a number of measures are in place to reduce the risk of whale strikes, which includes training and operating protocols. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.