The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/23 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/23 at 01:00 EDT

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Go to Building Better Schools.ca. A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. At the UN General Assembly in New York, world leaders, including Canada's, say now is the time. More countries are recognizing the state of Palestine. The sharp turn and foreign policy is being met with fierce opposition from Israel. Evan Dyer reports.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said today that Canada's recognition of Palestine is also a recognition of Israel's intentions towards the Palestinian people. We have to push on this now. because the possibility of self-determination for the Palestinian peoples is being a race. Netanyahu told Israelis that he would take concrete steps to respond to the wave of recognitions when he returns to Israel from New York. This General Assembly is a grim one for Israeli diplomacy with two UN Security Council members and several other nations,

adding to a trend of recognition that began last year with Ireland, Spain, and Norway. Israel's UN ambassador, Danny Danon, has refused to participate in the two. State Summit, as has the U.S. Many leaders will speak about the future when Hamas will not be part of Gaza, but I will ask them, who is going to do that? Who is going to actually

make sure that Hamas is not part of Gaza? Evan Dyer, CBC News, New York. Top U.S. health officials are no longer recommending pregnant women use Tylenol to relieve pain. Donald Trump's administration insists with little evidence the drug may be linked to autism. Christine

Birak reports. I just recommend strongly that you don't use Tylenol, unless it's absolutely necessary. U.S. President Donald Trump saying pregnant women should stop taking the medication. It's really not based on evidence. Dr. Graham Smith speaks for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. He says the Canadian recommendation on using Tylenol during pregnancy has not changed. For fever or pain, it's safe to use the recommended dose for the shortest period of time. Pregnant women shouldn't feel guilty about using. using the medication.

Researchers say reviews linking Tylenol to autism were based on older studies. This is the difference between association and causation. Brian Lee co-authored a study published in JAMA, analyzing 2.5 million Swedish children. The findings showed no strong evidence linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, pointing instead to factors like infections which can cause fevers along with genetics. Christine Birak, CBC News, Toronto. A member of Ontario Provincial Parliament has been kicked out of the progressive conservative caucus. It happened after Chris Scott was arrested on assault, an assault with

a weapon charges. The 35-year-represented Sue St. Marie and served as parliamentary assistant to energy and mines minister Stephen Leche. Toronto police say they won't provide details of the case to protect the privacy of the victim or victims. Copenhagen Airport is reopened after drone sightings. Authorities say that there were between two or three large drones reported to be flying in the area around the airport. However, Danish police have not been able to to confirm the type or the number of drones that were seen in the area on Monday. Operations resumed around midnight local time after flights were suspended for almost four hours. In Montreal, it was a tough start to the week for public transit users as maintenance workers walked off the job in the city.

They're now starting a series of strikes over the next two weeks, and that's forcing a reduction in service. Natalia Fike's cell 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 Rougrello, 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 Vaxel, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.