The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/23 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/23 at 15:00 EDT

Did you know that it was once illegal to shop on Sundays? That's true for when I was born. I remember this, and I'm not that old. I'm not, okay? Leave me alone. Anyway, I'm Phelan Johnson, and I host See You in Court, a new podcast about the cases that changed Canada and the ordinary people who drove that change. From the drugstore owner who defied the Lord's Day, to the migma man who defended his treaty right to fish, to the gay teacher who got fired and fought back. Find and follow, see you in court, wherever you get your. your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skanderas. Donald Trump is lashing out at the United Nations, calling the world body ineffective in the face

of mounting global issues. Anisei Dari has more on the U.S. president's combative address. A question yelled to Donald Trump as he entered the United Nations in New York. The answer? Perhaps in his speech. What is the purpose? of the United Nations. Addressing the General Assembly with critical words.

All they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up. Among his criticisms acclaim the UN funds a, quote, assault on countries' borders by supporting migrants. And a pushback on climate change agreements. The entire globalist concept of asking successful industrialized nations to inflict pain on themselves must be rejected completely. Speaking before the president, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres showed a different point of view. International cooperation is not naivety. It is hard-headed pragmatism. But he also said the principles of the United Nations are under siege. And he said Ari, CBC News, Washington.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Canada and Ukraine are leading a push to get Russia to return hundreds of Ukrainian children. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are urging nations to put pressure on Moscow. And this year will introduce a resolution condemning the abduction and deportation of children. Forcibly, taking children from one nation and trying to re-educate them for the benefit of another is an obvious crime. An initial list of 339 Ukrainian children has been submitted to Russia, the coalition asks for their immediate and unconditional return. TikTok is pledging to strengthen its measures to keep children under the age of 13 off the platform. That's after a Canadian investigation by multiple provinces and federal privacy officials

found hundreds of thousands of kids access the video sharing app annually. The findings argue the measures currently in place are inadequate. It also found TikTok has been collecting and using their personal data without meaningful consent. The company says it'll improve its age verification methods and better explain to users how data is collected. The Liberal government is starting its long-awaited gun buyback program next month for individual gun owners. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandesangery says Ottawa will first launch a pilot on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. The rollout nationwide is scheduled for this fall.

Anandisangery has been criticized since a recording leaked of him saying police lack resources to enforce a buyback. He now says he has every confidence law enforcement will be able to do their jobs. Jimmy Kimmel returns to television tonight. The late-night host is back after parent company Disney decided to end his suspension. Kimmel's return to TV will get some help from Canada's own, Sarah McLaughlin. But as Ali SheaSan reports, some U.S. markets will still get a blackout of the show. Jimmy Kimmel Live will air tonight, but it won't be as widely available as it usually is. because while parent corporation Disney is bringing him back,

two companies that own ABC affiliates will still preempt the show. That means about a quarter of ABC stations will see local news instead. Blackout today doesn't have the impact it did maybe 20 years ago. Stephen Batagliozo with the LA Times says if people want to watch a show, they'll find it somewhere. You'll see it all over the place once it's broadcast. Bataglioso says the network's actions, though, will have a chilling effect on comedians and their TV shows. The public airwaves.

The government controls that, licenses it. They can make their impact felt, and they are. Few details have been released about tonight's show, but Sarah McLaughlin will be the musical guest. She's been a vocal advocate for Kimmel, going as far as canceling her performance at the Disney premiere of her documentary, Lilith Fair, this week. Ali Chiesin, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. And