The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 00:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar jimmy kimmel's late-night talk show is now back on the air if you're just joining us we are preempting your regularly scheduled encore episode of celebrity family feud to bring you this special report i'm happy to be here tonight with you next star in sinclair say they will continue to preempt the program citing what they call insensitive comments relating to the killing of right-wing activist charges Kirk. Kimmel's show was suspended from airing on television network ABC last week. Parent company Disney has reinstated the show amid widespread public pressure. An investigation has found that TikTok collected sensitive data from Canadian children using the app.

The report was led by federal and provincial privacy commissioners. Jennifer Lagrasa has the details. Popular social media platform TikTok is promising to crack down on underage users and vows to more clearly explain how it's using people's data. after an investigation by Canadian privacy watchdogs determined it wasn't doing enough to protect users. We found that TikTok must do more. At a news conference in Ottawa this afternoon,

Philippe Dufran, Canada's privacy commissioner, said the company has collected sensitive information on young users. He didn't say whether TikTok will delete this data, but added that the platform committed to improvements. It's always going to be some amount of compromise. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Though TikTok says it will better verify the age of users, Geist thinks this will be a challenge. We all know that many kids are going to be determined to get on some of these platforms.

Canadian privacy authorities say they will continue to closely monitor TikTok. Jennifer Lagrasa, CBC News, Toronto. A group of U.S. lawmakers has held meetings with Chinese government officials. It's the first trip by delegation from the House of Representatives to China in six years. They're hoping the meetings could lead to a thawing of tensions between the two countries. Lisa Xin has more. China's foreign minister Wang Yi telling members of the U.S. House of Representatives China's doors are always open to them.

A rare visit from the bipartisan delegation, the first since 2019, U.S. Congressman Adam Smith. The real hope is that we get to the point where China and the U.S. work together on global challenges. Tensions have mounted between Washington and Beijing in the last few years over tariffs. U.S. restrictions on semiconductor chips, the ownership of TikTok, but signs of rapprochement. Strengthening our cooperation is not only good for our two countries, but of great significance to the world, said Chinese Premier Li Chang. The trip comes on the heels of a call between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and sets up a meeting between the leaders in South Korea next month

and potentially a visit to China by Trump next year. The public safety minister has announced the next phase of the government's gun buyback program while facing a controversy of his own. Gary Anansangri is facing calls from the opposition to resign. This comes after leaked audio of a private conversation appears to show him doubting the program would work. Ashley Burke has the story. He was caught on tape. Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev calling for the public safety minister to go. Will the prime minister do the only thing that will secure our country and fire this incompetent minister?

Gary Ananda Sangaree, under fire, caught on tape suggesting to his tenant he shouldn't worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in one of these guns because police don't have the capacity to check homes. I just don't think this will police services have the resources to do this. The audio recorded without his knowledge and shared by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. On the tape, the public safety minister also appears to offer to compensate the tenant if he loses money turning a gun in, or bail him out if he's arrested. You're a minister. Why did you say that? I said these two issues, frankly, in bad humor, that that is being misinterpreted. The government plans to expand the buyback program across the country later this fall.

Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your role this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.