The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 13:00 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, the world this hour. I'm Dave Seglins. Canada's following the U.S. and Mexico in launching formal consultations on the North American Free Trade Pact. That announcement was made during the Prime Minister's trip to Mexico City.

Mark Carney and his ministers are looking to shore up support with a key ally during turbulent trading times. Catherine Tunney reports. We're looking for very specific suggestions from Canadian industry and Canadian workers. Standing in a shaded park in Mexico City, Canada U.S. trade minister, Don McLeblan, says it's time for Canadians to let the government know their thoughts on the North American trade deal. In terms of what we might advance at the review table with the United States. The process was designed to see if the deal is still working. Most of Canada's trade with the U.S. is tariff-free because of the pact.

But with global trade turned upside down by President Donald Trump, talk of returning to bargaining tables is fraying nerves. The renewal meeting could be a five-minute meeting. Hey, let's get on. let's just agree to renew it, and you're right in the agreement themselves, in the agreement itself, there's a six-month exit clause. But all of those are hypothetical. Their agreement's review is formally planned for next year. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Mexico City.

Sadly, there is no community that is immune from hate in this country. Justice Minister Sean Fraser, his tabling legislation aimed at cracking down on hate crimes. The bill introduces four new criminal offenses, including the use of symbols to promote hate, such as those associated with terrorist organizations. Fraser says the law would also criminalize the intimidation or obstruction of religious institutions. Meanwhile, the federal government is barring hip-hop group Knee Cap from entering Canada. The Irish trio had been slated to perform in Toronto and Vancouver next month, but Parliamentary Secretary for Combating Crime Vince Casparo says the group is amplifying political violence. He says Neacap has publicly displayed support

for terrorist organizations. Our government remains steadfast in protecting all Canadians, and in this instance, Jewish Canadians from anti-Semitism and hate more broadly. One of NECAP's members faces terrorism charges in the UK for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag on stage last year. The ban claims it's being silenced for its support for the Palestinian cause. The U.S. President says he is making progress on. a deal over TikTok. Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese president Xi Jinping, the first in

three months between the leaders. The popular video app is on unsteady footing in the U.S. over concerns the Chinese-owned app may access American user data. That led Congress to ban TikTok in 2024, though Trump has delayed its enforcement. She called today's call, positive and constructive. The two leaders pledged to meet face-to-face at a summit in South Korea next month. Well, to the United Nations now. The draft resolution has not been adopted, having failed to obtain the required number of votes. The UN Security Council has voted down a proposal that would have permanently lifted sanctions on Iran. Measures against Iran will be reimposed at the end of the month. It's the consequence of Tehran not adhering to the nuclear deal it made with

world powers in 2015. Iran's foreign minister calls the sanctions a blunt instrument of pressure and intimidation by the West, but he insists there is still time for a negotiated solution. A small Quebec community is celebrating the win of a lifetime. There were cheers, confetti, and congratulations at Salmon Bay Farm in St. Paul's River on Quebec's lower north shore. This is where Lotto, Quebec, awarded their winnings to the newly minted millionaires. Fourteen of them. That in a community of 147 people only accessible by plane or boat. Loretta Cabot Griffin is one of the lucky winners. We went down to the dealership, looking at a new machine. Yeah? And my son wants a four by four.

So we went down and looked at that firm. Yeah. And my daughter wants a new bedroom, she said. So that's not bad. Not bad indeed. That is your world this hour. I'm Dave Secklands. Thank you.