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

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

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

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Please play responsibly. Charitable gaming, community good. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar late night talk show host jimmy kimmel returns to tv tonight this comes after show was suspended for comments he made in the wake of charlie kirk's killing as lindsay duncombe reports kimmel isn't back on screens everywhere disney said it reinstated the show after thoughtful conversations with the star but that doesn't mean everyone can see it two groups sinclair and next star which control about a quarter of ABC affiliates in the U.S. will continue to preempt the show.

And the Trump-appointed FCC chair has threatened consequences for networks. I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC. It's under that pressure that Kimmel takes the stage tonight. One of his guests, Canadian superstar Sarah McLaughlin, who canceled a performance at the premiere of her Lilith Fair documentary airing on Disney Plus in support of free speech.

Lindsay Duncombe, CBC News, Vancouver. 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 federal and provincial privacy officials that found hundreds of thousands of children access the video sharing app annually. find he's accused TikTok of using their personal data without meaningful consent. The company says it will improve its age verification methods and better explain to users how data is collected. Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage boy.

15-year-old Naran Razé was killed after a brief interaction with officers near Montreal. Grieving family members are demanding answers and asking why police were so quick to use deadly force. Sarah Levitt reports. It happens Sunday after New York. in a residential neighborhood in Langeuil. Police received a 911 call from a resident about a group of masked and possibly armed people. It all happened so quickly, says Johnny Ithesone,

who saw police arrive from his kitchen window nearby. He says two officers exited their vehicle and immediately yelled twice at a group of people leaving the scene. An officer quickly pulled out his gun shooting Nuran, he says. We received from the public. seven video of the event. Brigitte Bishop is the head of Quebec's police watchdog agency, the BEI, which is investigating the shooting.

In a rare press conference, Bishop said police recovered an officer's firearm from the scene, as well as ski masks and a baseball bat. Now investigators will look into whether the use of force was justified. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. For decades, it was one of Canada's most famous aquariums and a leading tourist attraction. But Niagara Falls-based marine land didn't open this year. Its 30 beluga whales are still living inside its once-famed walls. CBC News has learned a Chinese theme park is thinking about purchasing them.

But as Katie Nicholson explains, the federal government will have to grant permission first. Now, a federal government source with knowledge of the file confirmed that marine land has applied to the government for permission to export its remaining 30 beluga whales. This afternoon, federal fisheries and oceans minister, Joanne Thompson acknowledged the request. It's on my desk. I will make the decision shortly. The animal must be healthy. You cannot send off a sick animal that could either die root or spread disease. UBC marine biologist Andrew Trites says that involves blood work, among other assessments.

If the permits are denied, releasing the whales into the wild, also not an option, according to Trites. They get rejected by other animals. and they're really looking at a life of starvation, loneliness. Marineland didn't respond to numerous requests for comment. The theme park's future, like that of its whales, uncertain. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Niagara Falls, Ontario. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.