The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 07:00 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 later today we're expecting to hear the federal government's plans for the future of canada post joel lightbound the minister responsible for canada post will be rolling out a series of measures to address the financial challenges faced by the crown corporation for its part the union representing the canada post workers is saying it hasn't received any advance notice. CupW is in a labor dispute with Canada Post. In fact, last month, the union's 55,000 members voted down.

What Canada Post said was its final contract offer. After two days this week at the UN in New York, Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today for London. He's heading overseas in search of foreign investment, much like his previous foreign troops that over a very short period of time are now starting to add up. Livia Stavanovitch has more. 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 Action 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. Carney already has meetings lined up with the Prime Ministers of Australia, Iceland, Spain, and Denmark.

Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa. Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, will address the United States. nations later this morning. It's a virtual speech because U.S. President Donald Trump has barred a boss from traveling to the United States. And the address comes at a critical moment for the Palestinian statehood. That's Japanese Prime Minister Shiguro Ashiba saying Palestinian recognition is inevitable. He addressed the Global Assembly yesterday and condemns actions by the Israeli government warning that they threatened prospect of a two-state solution. Now, to Paris, where former French president

Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy. A Sarkozy and his wife entering a Paris court earlier today, the court has found that leading up to his successful 2007 presidential bid, Sarkozy allegedly accepted millions of euros in financing from the late Libyan dictator Momar Gaddafi. Sarkozy has yet to be sentenced, but the prosecution wants at least a seven-year prison term. Airports across Western Denmark were temporarily shut down overnight after drones were once again spotted in their airspace. Dominic Bolita says the details. Captured on camera, a possible drone is spotted in the vicinity of Denmark's Olborg Airport. It eventually

disappears, but not before the airport was forced to close for several hours. A hundred miles away, another drone was cited near Denmark's second largest airport, Bélun. It too was forced to close. Drones were also spotted near three other airports, including the Scroodz Troop Air Base, home to some of Denmark's F-16 fighter jets. It's the second such security incident in the Nordic country this week. At a press conference this morning, the Danish authorities confirmed the drones were launched locally,

the work of a professional actor intending to spread fear. Although the authorities say there is no evidence to link the drones to Russia, Denmark is now reaching out to both NATO and the EU. Dominic Vlysis for CBC News, Bristol, England. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you. Thank you.