The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/21 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/21 at 01:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil kumar tens of thousands of americans are making a kind of pilgrimage to arizona for sunday's massive memorial service for the murdered right-way influencer charlie kirk katie simpson has more from phoenix a sense of quiet spreads across the crowd as people approach the growing memorial for charlie kirk visitors coming here are straight from the airport arriving with their luggage and travel gear in hand. Americans going to great lengths to be a part of this moment. We drove about eight and a half hours yesterday.

Chris Strube and his wife, Ashley, both becoming emotional as they talked about Kirk's legacy. You said a lot of the things that so many of us wanted to say, and we're so proud. We're so proud of you. Kirk was a leader in the MAGA movement, a debater who drew criticism for using inflammatory rhetoric and sparked controversy over the hard right beliefs he pushed. The stadium where the event will take place has a capacity of more than 60,000, but local police say up to 100,000 people may try to attend. The high-profile guest list, including President Donald Trump, means security is on high alert. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Phoenix, Arizona.

In Washington, the Trump administration's latest immigration moves are putting pressure on Silicon Valley. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing hefty fees on H-1B visa. which are heavily used by big tech firms. Anisadari reports. And in many cases, these companies are going to pay a lot of money for that. And they're very happy about it. U.S. President Donald Trump is about to make it a lot more expensive when companies use a specific type of work visa to hire a non-American employee.

White House Staff Secretary Will Sharp. What this proclamation will do is raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000. The H-1B visa isn't exclusive to the tech sector, but it is heavily used by large tech companies like Amazon, Apple, or Microsoft. The idea is companies can use it to hire skilled workers. They say they cannot find in the USA. No more.

Fees for that work visa could have been around $2,000, U.S. dollars. So no matter what, $100,000 is a huge jump. And he said RECBC News, Washington. In Ontario, Marge Stiles would continue to lead the provincial NDP party after receiving 68% of the vote at Saturday's annual leadership convention in Niagara Falls. This comes just one week after Bonnie Cromby stepped down as leader of the Ontario Liberals. Marge Stiles says she understands the party needs to change if it's going to win the next election. U.S. Attorney Eric Siebert resigned on Friday night under pressure from the Trump administration. The Associated Press is quoting sources as saying he was told to resign or be fired after a month.

months-long mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Latita James that did not result in criminal charges. James is perceived to be a Trump adversary. Here at home, a new report shows that 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, Vitality 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 come back in the matter of weeks. People are not just leaving each other magically better.

Duvon 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 rule this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.