The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/19 at 20:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm dave seglitz russia is denying its fighter jets violated estonian airspace earlier today the baltic country summoned a russian diplomat to protest after it says three russian aircraft entered its airspace without permission and stayed there for 12 minutes nato and the european union are condemning the incursion e u's foreign policy chief kayakala says russia is testing how far it can go. We must show no weakness because weakness is something that invites Russia to do more. And they are increasingly more dangerous, not only to Ukraine, but also to all the countries around

Russia. This all comes just one week after NATO planes down several Russian drones over Poland. A prominent Republican is criticizing the head of the U.S. communications regulator over threats made against broadcasters. FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to impose fines or pull licenses for broadcasters that aired Jimmy Kimmel Live. Speaking on a podcast today, Republican Senator Ted Cruz said Carr's comments were dangerous. He threatens it. He says, we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. And I got to say that's right out of Goodfellas. That's right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, nice bar you have here. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel live indefinitely after Kimmel's commentary about the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. The decision came as President Donald Trump continues to pressure broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable. The head of the FCC has yet to respond. Intiminating people at places of worship and displaying hate symbols in public could soon be criminal offenses in Canada. The federal government is 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 nonviolent way. For the first time, the government is also adding a definition for hatred to the criminal code.

David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. A small community on Quebec's lower north shore is celebrating a sudden windfall. 14 people in St. Paul's River, almost 1 in 10 of the residents, will split a $50 million lotto max prize. Brianne Fackett has more on the celebrations and the plans for the future. I knew that I won. Diana Griffin Blanche checked her ticket while drinking her morning coffee. I called Melinda, and she called Della, and I guess they went into the store.

and then she phasedime me back, and they were yelling and screaming, and it was amazing. According to Mayor Dale Roberts Keats, it's not just good news for the winners, but for the region at large. In other communities down the road, we call it, down towards Labrador, that's where the bigger businesses are. They're going to benefit big time from this, and we're hoping that our community will benefit from this as well. None of the winners have extravagant spending plans. Most, like Mott O'Brien Griffin, say renovations, and buying a new vehicle are at the top of the list. Well, I'm going to put my sunroof, sunroom on, go to get care of bugs,

and I taught my buying a little machine from our daughter to drive me around in. Brian Foucette, CBC News, St. Balls River. And that is the world this hour for news anytime, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Dave Seglins. Thank you.