The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 04:00 EDT

Too many students are packed into overcrowded classrooms in Ontario schools, and it's hurting their ability to learn. But instead of helping our kids, the Ford government is playing politics, taking over school boards and silencing local voices. It shouldn't be this way. Tell the Ford government to get serious about tackling overcrowded classrooms because smaller classes would make a big difference for our kids.

Go to Building Better Schools.ca. A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. Prime Minister Mark Carney is leaving for Britain today. He'll spend the next two days in London meeting with world leaders to attract investment to Canada. As Olivia Stefanovic reports, the Prime Minister is under pressure to deliver results. Mark Carney has been to the United Kingdom now twice with this upcoming trip.

It's not unusual. for new prime ministers to make frequent international trips. But former conservative cabinet minister Peter McKay says the globe-trotting can come with risks. The conservatives are already seizing on the prime minister's travels, criticizing Mark Carney for coming home empty-handed, while the trade war continues with the U.S. Prime Minister is in Mexico today for a photo op and fake agreement. Carney will now spend the next two days in London,

meeting with business and world leaders at the Global Progress Act, Summit. His goal is to open new markets for Canada, but most of his time is expected to be spent laying the groundwork for future agreements. Karni already has meetings lined up with the Prime Ministers of Australia, Iceland, Spain and Denmark. Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce today that he'll get rid of speed cameras in the province. The automated machines catch speeders and then generate a fine to the vehicle owner. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she's disappointed. Speed kills. Trontonians, especially those most vulnerable, like children, need to be safe.

And we know speed camera works. The plan to scrap speed cameras in Ontario was first reported by the Toronto Star. Quebec is eliminating the use of gender-neutral language and official government communication, saying it's a question of upholding proper French grammar. Sarah Leavitt has more. I don't want to exclude anybody. Quebec's Minister for the French language, Jean-François-Roberge, says a change in how the government communicates is not a question of discrimination, but to maintain proper French. In the language, certain words like nouns are gendered.

In the past decade or so, some non-binary people have adopted the word EL as an identifier instead of Elle for her or ill for him. But Robert says government communication needs to be streamlined, and writing gender-neutral French is no easy task. Every word as a gender in French, la table is feminine. But some say comparing a table to a person's gender identity is not only disrespectful, but dangerous. Victoria Legault is the executive director of an organization that helps trans people in Quebec. He's sending the message that these people are just not valid. The government says it's not excluding the possibility. of extending the same language rules to schools.

Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. A new study from a top medical journal warns that cancer cases and deaths will balloon by 2050 around the world, including here in Canada. As Jennifer Yunn reports, researchers and doctors say health care systems need to start preparing now to avoid preventable cancer deaths. I think we're already feeling a bit of strain. Cancer specialist Dr. Keith Stewart has started to wonder, do we have enough chairs for people to come in to receive their chemotherapy, beds for those

receiving treatments like car T cell therapy? That strain may be getting worse in coming years. According to a new study published in the Lancet Medical Journal by 2050, cancer rates and deaths are expected to balloon by the millions around the world. And while Canada is doing well compared to other countries, an Asian population will mean more people getting diagnosed with cancer, and more people dying with cancer across Canada. Stewart, the director of Toronto's Princess Margaret Cancer Program, says authorities should start preparing now. I mean, we need to do better with our efficiency, getting people out of the hostel and doing that efficiently. Preparations like that could mean fewer Canadians die, Stewart says.

Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.