The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/21 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/21 at 03:00 EDT

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Tees and Cs apply. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Tens of thousands of people are in Phoenix for the memorial service to remember right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. U.S. President Donald Trump will pay tribute to the controversial podcaster who's assassinated less than two weeks ago. Security has been ramped up. And as we hear from the CBC's Katie Simpson, the event is also drawing some Canadians. Security all around the football stadium, where Charlie Kirk

Merck's memorial is taking place is intense. Jose Santiago with the Glendale Police Department says there are hundreds of officers and cameras, plenty of drones, and other measures the public will not notice. This is an event larger than the Super Bowl. Turning Point USA says 200,000 people registered to attend, even though the football stadium hosting the service only seats about 60,000 people. President Donald Trump and other members of his administration will be there to pay tribute an event some Canadians are attending.

Kevin Moore arrived at Charlie Kirk's Memorial in Phoenix. It's a long journey from Toronto. I've been watching Charlie Kirk pretty much nightly for the last year and a half. Moore says he was drawn to Kirk because of how he fought to incorporate more Christian values into every facet of life. Police say not everyone who wants to attend will get in, encouraging people to consider watching on a live stream somewhere else. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Glendale, Arizona. Canada is set to recognize an independent Palestinian state on Monday, joining 10 other countries, including Australia, Belgium, and France,

to make the declaration before the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Philip Lee Schanuck reports. Thousands of Israelis rally in Jerusalem for an end to the military operation in Gaza. Protester Emmanuel Welland says the army's plan to conquer the enclave will get the hostages killed. And the war released the hostages, stop the ethnic clinton. in Gaza. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the dire situation in Gaza is the reason Canada and its international partners are formally recognizing the state of Palestine. But Anand says

recognition is just the first step. For normalized relations between the two sides to begin, the remaining 48 hostages must be released, Hamas must be disarmed, and have no role in the future governance of Palestine. Normalization is completely different from recognition. Normalization involves increases in diplomatic relationships. Israel condemned the move saying recognition is rewarding Hamas for the October 7th attacks. Philip Lichanoke, CBC News, Toronto. In Newfoundland, the town of St. Lawrence has another chance to go down in the history books this weekend. Aerospace startup Nordspace has been assigned a new window for a rocket launch.

If the company is successful, it will be the first time a commercial rocket has launched from a Canadian port. Many Canadians are now shopping locally, ditching American wherever possible. Now, Ottawa says it wants to do the same, buy from domestic suppliers. CBC News has learned new details about Mark Carney's bi-Canadian policy. A well-placed source tells CBC it will be a key feature of the Prime Minister's November budget. David Thurton has more details. It's a very good step in the right direction. Catherine Cobden, with the Canadian Steel Producers Association,

says her members are awaiting details of Mark Carney's buy-canadian policy. The industry now faces a 50% tariff from the United States. This is going to be a hard journey ahead for the steel sector, but it's definitely going to help. CBC News has learned the government intends to implement aspects of the policy as early as November. A source with knowledge of the government's plans, but not authorized to speak publicly, says, expect the policy to be fully implemented by the spring of 2026. But as Ottawa continues to work on this policy, concerns are being raised. For Melo is with the Canadian Renewable Energy Association. Unfortunately, not always the most practical

of policies because it doesn't always fit the realities that industries face. Our supply chains are globalized. The worry among some is an assertive policy might penalize companies who have to source components from away. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.