The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 15:00 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 Jasmine Sebutus. There's travel chaos at some major European airports today. After a cyber attack hit check-in and boarding systems causing delays and cancellations. Anna Cunningham has more from London. Brussels Airport says there was a cyber attack on Friday night against the service provider for the check-in and boarding systems. London Heathrow and Berlin Airport also say their systems are, being affected. Ariang Gosen is a spokesperson for Brussels Airport. She says the external service provider

was hit by a cyber attack. The suspected cyber attack has affected the business providing automated check-in and boardings for a number of airlines around the world. Collins' aerospace owner RTX confirms that they are aware of cyber-related disruption to software in-use at selected airports. The company confirms it's working to resolve the issue. Frankfurt and Zurichik. airports say they have not been affected. Poland's deputy prime minister says there are no indications of threats to Polish airports. The advice is for travelers to check the status of their flights before traveling to the airport. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Meanwhile, Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport has reopened after security ordered an evacuation. Officials say it

was precautionary after concerns were raised about a piece of luggage. An ammunition disposal team was called in. The team deemed the item safe and removed it from the building. Some flight delays and cancellations are expected. As of tomorrow, U.S. companies employing highly skilled foreign workers will have to pay $100,000 a year for each one. The Trump administration says the H-1B visa program has been overused. As Kate Fisher reports, this is going to be tough on high-tech giants who rely on Indian and Chinese workers. This is the latest move by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration. Until now, H-1B visas have cost around $1,500 in administrative fees.

Now companies will need to pay $100,000 for each employee every year. Amazon was the greatest beneficiary of the program last fiscal year, followed by other tech giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, according to U.S. government figures. Most applicants came from India and New Delhi says the increased costs are likely to have humanitarian consequences, warning of potential disruptions for families. Critics of H-1B visas argue they undercut American job seekers, while supporters, including billionaire Elon Musk, say they help to attract top global talent to the U.S.

Kate Fisher for CBC News, Washington. Here at home, a new report shows tens of thousands of New Brunswickers are leaving emergency rooms without being treated. And the study only had data from one health system. Bobby Jean McKinnon has the details. The Montreal Economic Institute says more than 41,000 New Brunswickers walked out of Horizon Emergency Departments before being treated last year. It says Vitalite isn't included in the report because it didn't provide the data requested. But even with Horizon data only, New Brunswick had the third highest proportion of ER walkouts among the nine provinces included at nearly 13%.

The national average was under 8%. Greg Duaron is Horizon's vice president of clinical operations. Every patient who leaves our emergency department without getting care is someone who needed care, and that's unacceptable place. Emmanuel Foubert is an economist with MEI and author of the report. Patients that leave untreated are much more likely to cover. back in the matter of weeks. People are not just leaving because they're magically better. Duarant says the biggest challenges are the number of

beds occupied by people waiting for a long-term care placement and the number of people without a primary care provider. Bobby G. McKinnon, CBC News, St. John. And that is your world this hour. For news any time, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Jasmine Seputus. Thank you.