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

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

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

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Go to Building Better Schools.ca. A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings we're expecting the federal government to roll out its plans today for the future of canada post public works minister joel lightbound is releasing a series of measures to address the financial challenges facing the crown corporation jennis mcgregor reports Canada Post is facing an existential crisis, or at least that was the conclusion reached by veteran mediator William Kaplan. After a strike and a lockout left Canadians without postal services in the run-up to the critical holiday delivery season last year, the Labor Minister appointed Kaplan to lead a commission to examine the Crown Corporation's future and figure out why the two sides were so far apart in collective bargaining.

His report concluded that Canada Post is effectively bankrupt, with no immediate prospects for improvement. Canadians send fewer and fewer letters. Competition from parcel delivery services is surging. Last January, the government floated Canada Post for a billion-dollar lifeline loan. But they still haven't concluded a new collective agreement with postal workers. The federal government is under huge financial pressures. Leading up to what we expect will be a fall budget full of austerity measures. something's got to give in this new plan today.

Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. After two days this week at the U.N. in New York City, Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today for London. Carney will be meeting with British Prime Minister Kier Starrmer and other European leaders, as well as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Carney's office says the meetings will deal with foreign investment and other initiatives that follow the ongoing Trump tariff campaign. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses

the UN General Assembly later this morning. And it's a speech that comes at a critical time for Palestinian statehood. That is Japanese Prime Minister, Shiguro Ashiba, saying Palestinian recognition is inevitable. He addressed the Global Assembly yesterday and condemned the recent actions of the Israeli government, warning that they threaten the prospect of a two-state solution. Abbas's speech today will be via video link. The Trump administration has refused to grant him a visa to enter the United States. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy. Following the verdict, that's Sarkozy telling reporters that he is innocent and will, quote, sleep in prison, but with his head held high. The court

has found that leading up to his successful 2007 presidential bid, Sarkozy illegally accepted millions of euros in financing from the late Libyan dictator Omar Gaddafi. Sarko Z says he will be appealing. Airports across Western Denmark were temporarily shut down overnight after drones were once again spotted in their airspace. Dominic Bolaita 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

Bilun. 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 Vicer 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 Volitus for CBC News, Bristol, England. And that is the world this hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.