The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 10:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Some of the American late-night talk shows got their first opportunity last night to respond to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

ABC took Kimmel off the air earlier this week for his remarks following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. At CBS, Stephen Colbert is offering his support. But tonight, we are all Jim. Kimmel. I still have a show, though, right? Okay, good. And at Comedy Central, here's John Stewart. Are the naysayers and the critics right?

Is Donald Trump stifling free speech? Of course not, John. Americans are free to express any opinion we want. To suggest otherwise is laughable. Ha, ha, ha. Meanwhile, in Washington, the Democrats have drafted a bill that calls for legal support for those whose rights to free speech are being targeted by the government. It's called the No Political Enemies Act. However, it's not expected to pass the Republican-controlled Congress.

Prime Minister Mark Carney closes out his visit to Mexico today with a visit to a Canadian Pacific and Kansas City train yard. The trip to Mexico is aimed at strengthening the trading relationship between the two countries amid the ongoing challenges present. by the Trump White House. Meanwhile, back in Ottawa, the federal government is tabling a bill today aimed at cracking down on hate or terrorism-related symbols. If passed, it would govern the public display of symbols associated with groups such as the Proud Boys or Hezbollah. Specifically, it deals with displays outside places of worship.

Canadian cancer researchers are saying they've had to stop enrollment in some clinical trials for children with cancer because of funding changes in the United States. Allison Northcott has a story. 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. South Korea says it's delaying a multi-billion-dollar trade deal with the U.S. until Washington resolves its visa issue. Earlier this month, the U.S. immigration authorities raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia

and detained hundreds of Korean workers. Patrick Falk has more. In South Korea, there's been widespread anger over workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid before being sent home. Zhang Yong-Sol was a subcontractor caught up in what's now turned into a diplomatic dispute. He says nobody from South Korea is going to work in the U.S. if it's like this. Some reports say workers were tied up and even had guns pointed at them. The incident now threatens to upend a $350 billion investment package South Korea made as part of a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Today, Foreign Minister Cho-Hun said resolving the visa hurdle is a priority, and that Seoul is taking decisive steps to address the matter. On Thursday, the government launched a task force to ensure the views of Korean companies are passed on to the U.S. Some key concerns included difficulties in getting visas issued and the lack of work visa options for employees of South Korean companies. Patrick Fogg, for CBC News, Singapore. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.

Thank you.