The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 05:00 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 show has now returned to the air kimmel addressed the controversy that sidelined his show and the intense debate around free speech in the united states he also acknowledged all the support that he received since his show was suspended i'm not sure who had a weirder 48 hours me or the CEO of tylonall it's uh it's been overwhelming me. I've heard from a lot of people over the last six days. I've heard from all the people in the world over the last six days. Everyone I have ever met has reached out 10 or 11 times. Weird characters from my past.

U.S. President Donald Trump is now threatening to sue ABC. Meantime, he is also offering words of encouragement to Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky. The two leaders sat down on Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Tom Perry reports on that part of Trump's He's a great man, and he's putting up one hell of a fight. Not all that long ago, Donald Trump was berating Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, warning the Ukrainian president he had no cards to play in his war with Russia. At the United Nations, a 180-degree turn, with Trump marveling at Ukraine's staying power on the battlefield. Frankly, Ukraine is doing a very good job of stopping this very large army.

Trump went further on social media, posting on truth social. He now believes Ukraine, with the help of NATO, is in a position to win back all its land seized by Russia, a country he now calls a paper tiger with a faltering economy. This is a remarkable about face for the U.S. president, though with Trump, that can always change. Tom Harry, CBC News, Ottawa. 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 accessed the video sharing app annually.

The findings 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. In Alberta, gun owners and retailers are not happy with Otto's plan to buy back more than 2,500 types of guns. On Tuesday, the federal government unveiled its plans for the delayed buyback program, As Liam New Picking reports, Alberta's government is now threatening to enforce the new federal law. More than 2,500 assault-style weapons have been banned since 2020. But now some owners will be able to sell those guns to the government before they become illegal to own.

A pilot is launching in Nova Scotia and a nationwide program is scheduled to come in the months ahead. For some Alberta business owners, the bans have already hurt bottom lines. Edmonton gun store owner Chris Guberski says dealing with just a lot of, retail buybacks is already a hassle. It was confusing enough for me to do it as a business so I think it's going to be even more confusing for

the public to do it. While Ottawa says the buybacks are voluntary there will be a hard deadline where owning these guns will become a crime. But the province is saying it'll look the other way. In a joint statement, Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Emery and safety

minister Mike Alice said the province will not enforce the bans and direct local law authorities to other priorities. Liam Newbigin, CBC News, Edmonton. NASA says its mission to send astronauts on a trip around the moon could happen as soon as February. We together have a front row seat to history. We're returning to the moon after over 50 years.

Lakeisha Hawkins is one of NASA's acting deputy associate administrators. She says the second Artemis mission was previously scheduled to launch no later than the end of April. The landing itself could take place as early as, 2027. And that is your world is sour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. We update every hour

70s a week, or for news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca.c.a. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.