The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/24 at 06:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings typhoon ragasa one of the most powerful storms of its kind in recent memory made landfall overnight in hong kong and is now making its way into southern china two million people are under evacuation orders this after the super typhoon claimed at least fifteen lives earlier this week in taiwan Laura Westbrook has the latest. The world's strongest storm this year lashed Hong Kong with torrential rain and brought hurricane force winds. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, schools suspended and many businesses closed as people hunkered down waiting for the storm to pass. Flood warnings continue in Taiwan.

Heavy rain triggered by Ragasa caused a barrier lake in the eastern county of Hualien to burst its banks, sending water surging into the town. Several people have died. Authorities expect that Regassa is going to impact tens of millions of people in mainland China. Emergency personnel are on standby and people have been told to stay home. Laura Westbrook for CBC News, Hong Kong. Gun owners and retailers in Alberta are voicing their concerns about the federal government's gun buyback program. 2,500 models are being classified as illegal.

But as Liam New Bigging reports, the Alberta government is threatening not to enforce the new federal initiative. 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 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 Amory and safety minister, Mr. Mike Alice said the province will not enforce the bans and direct local law authorities to other priorities. Liam Newbigin, CBC News, Edmonton. Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, making his return last night after a brief suspension. And as Jimmy and as Steve Futterman reports, U.S. President Donald Trump is now threatening to take legal action against the parent company that runs the Kimmel show, ABC. From Hollywood, it's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel returned to late night to a one-minute standing ovation. After the applause, this was

Kimmel's opening line. As I was saying before I was interrupting, I'm happy to be here tonight with you. There was plenty of humor, but the most moving moments came when Kimmel became emotional. His voice cracked when he said he never meant to make light of Charlie Kirk's death. You understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man. And there was even more emotion later when he talked about Kirk's wife, Erica, offering forgiveness to her husband's killer. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It touched me deeply. On a serious note, Kimmel talked about the freedom of speech and said comedians should not be targets. A government threat to silence a comedian the president doesn't like is anti-American.

Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. says its first flight around the moon under the new armadus program could take place as early as February of next year. Three American astronauts and one Canadian will spend 10 days testing systems and hardware for NASA's ultimate objective of returning to the moon in 2027. We'll also serve as a precursor to an eventual manned mission to Mars. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.