The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 14:00 EDT

It is a fact at this point. Toronto audiences just know what's up. We often predict which new movies will end up becoming mega hits. We built the buzz for movies like The Princess Bride and Slumdung Millionaire. Both of those movies were initially underestimated. And we know that the TIF People's Choice Award is a great predictor for the Oscars. So this year, you know that you should be betting on Hamnet from director Chloe Zhao. So even if you miss the Toronto International Film Festival this year, you can catch it with commotion and me, Alameen, Abdu Mahmoud, on our special series, TIF and 12.

Find commotion wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Dave Seglitz. Intimidating people at places of worship and displaying hate symbols in public could soon be criminal offenses in Canada. The federal government's tabling a bill designed to crack down on the rising number

of hate-related incidents in this country. David Thurton has details. We are moving forward with a piece of legislation that will create four new, criminal offenses. The first two are aimed at protecting religious institutions. Justice Minister Sean Fraser says his bill would make it a crime to target not just places of worship, but schools and community centers associated with them. The proposed legislation also makes it an offense to willfully promote hate through symbols, particularly the swastika

or images tied to organizations listed as a terrorist group. All this, while respecting charter rights of freedom of expression according to the minister. This bill goes to great lengths to specifically protect the ability of Canadians to take part in peaceful protests and to freely express themselves in a non-violent way. For the first time, the government is also

adding a definition for hatred to the criminal code. David Thornton, CBC News, Ottawa. The federal government's launching public consultations on the North American Free Trade Pact. Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, will begin the formal review of the deal next year.

Minister responsible for Canada U.S. trade, Danielle LeBlanc says Ottawa wants to hear from Canadians. We're looking for very specific suggestions from Canadian industry and Canadian workers in terms of what we might advance at the review table with the United States. LeBlanc spoke in Mexico City, where he accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney. The visit is meant to strengthen ties during difficult times. Mexico and the U.S. have already announced their own public consultations on the future of trade. The U.S. president says he's 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 Chinese own video app is on unsteady footing in the U.S. over concerns it may access American user data. That led Congress to ban TikTok in 2024, though Trump has delayed its enforcement. South Korea says it is delaying a multi-billion dollar trade deal with the United States.

States, it wants Washington to first resolve visa hurdles for South 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 Yung-S. 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. 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 Falk, for CBC News, Singapore. Estonia is asking NATO allies for formal consultations under Article 4 of the treaty. Its government says three Russian fighter jets have entered its airspace in what it calls

a brazen incursion. Estonia has also summoned a Russian diplomat to protest the incident. The airspace violation comes just over a week after. after NATO planes downed several Russian drones over Poland. And that is a look at your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. You can also listen to us any time on voice-activated devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Dave Secklenz.

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