The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/22 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/22 at 17:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skanderas. France has become the latest country to formally recognize a Palestinian state. I declare that the France reconnets today the state. President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement in New York, ahead of the UN General Assembly. Prime Minister Mark Carney is also there, talking about Canada's challenges and choices in the midst of

a New World Order. Tom Perry reports. Please join me in welcoming Prime Minister Carney. Mark Carney speaking before a room full of policy wonks in New York City, fielding questions on foreign and domestic issues, including Canada's decision to join the UK and Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state. We're under no illusions that this is any sort of panacea. Kearney says it's necessary for Canada to push on this now because the possibility of self-determination for the Palestinian people is being erased. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed there will be no Palestinian state and has reacted angrily to Canada's declaration.

Kearney also faced questions on Ukraine and on Canada's relationship with the U.S. The Prime Minister repeated a point he's made before that there's been a rupture in the world order, but he says that in a way has done Canada a favor and that it's forced the country to make some difficult choices and changes to its own economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will return to host his late-night show on ABC tomorrow. The company put Jimmy Kimmel live on an indefinite hiatus last week, following the host's remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

That led to a wave of condemnation from lawmakers and celebrities concerned about free speech and government pressure. A statement from Disney says the decision to pause the show was made to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for the country. Several UK charities have dropped the Duchess of York as a patron or ambassador. It's over a leaked email Sarah Ferguson reportedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2011. In it, she calls the sex offender a supreme friend and apologizes for publicly rejecting him. Two British newspapers published the email yesterday.

Public transit maintenance workers in Montreal walked off the job this morning. They are starting a series of strikes over the next two weeks, leading to a reduction in service and some longer commutes. Natalia Vikesel has that story. It was a whole kind of mission on figuring out how I'm going to get there. Amelia Tabar says that she made sure to arrive four hours early for her class at Dawson College, just one of thousands of transit riders in Montreal affected by the public transit disruptions. We want to just keep our heads above the water.

Caroline Senville, the president of the Confederation des Syndicons Nacional. She says one of the main sticking points, is wages, as workers' salaries haven't kept up with the cost of living. The price of everything is going up, so should our salaries. Maintenance workers want a 25% increase in pay over five years. But Catherine Rue-Grello, the Transit Authority's Director of Public Affairs, says that's something they can't afford. We would have to cut back 10% of the bus service in order to pay the monetary demand,

and we're not willing to cut back on service. The transit strikes are scheduled to last until October 5th. Natalia Vikesl, CBC News, Montreal. Changes are coming to the Canadian Football League, and CFL Commissioner Stuart Johnston promises they will be big. We announced a significant step towards achieving our vision for the future of the CFL with innovative landmark changes beginning next season through a phased approach. This will mark a major evolution of our game.

That evolution involves moving the location of the goalposts to the back of the the end zones, currently they're at the front. The league is also reducing the length of the field to 100 yards, currently it's 110. And the size of the end zones will be standardized, league wide. The league says the changes will make for a more entertaining game. They'll begin next season and be fully in place in 2027. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Thank you.