The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 10:00 EDT

Hey, guys, I heard there's a party going on right here. Jason, Jason, there's a trade war, cost of living crisis, a tough federal budget coming. This isn't time to celebrate. But guys, it might be time for a House party, our weekly chat about Canadian politics. We are back for a short period now that Parliament's returned. I'm Catherine Cullen. I'm Daniel Cibaud. And I'm Jason Markasoff.

Join us political nerds on Wednesdays in the House feed wherever you get your podcasts. Party with nerds. Sounds amazing. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Speaking this hour via video link from Ramallah, Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas is addressing the UN General Assembly. It's a boss renewing calls for an independent Palestinian state. And he says Hamas can have no role in government.

governing Gaza in the future and must hand over its weapons. The speech is one of the most anticipated of the current sitting of the Assembly, and it comes three days after several Western nations, including Canada, recognized the state of Palestine. Abbas is appearing remotely because the Trump administration has refused to grant him a visa to enter the United States. After two days this week at the UN, Prime Minister Mark Carney is leaving today for London. He's headed overseas in search of foreign investment, much like his previous foreign trips that over a very short period of time are starting to add up.

Olivia Stavanovic reports. 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.

Kearney 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 Minister's of Australia, Iceland, Spain, and Denmark. Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa.

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 currently facing the Crown Corporation. As for the union representing Canada Post workers, it says it has not been briefed on today's announcement. Cup W is in a labor dispute with Canada Post. Last month, the union's 55,000 members voted down what Canada Post says was its final contract offer. The Parliamentary Budget Office is predicting the federal deficit will top $68 billion this year.

That would be up from $51 billion last year. The PBO says weaker than expected economic growth is a major factor, along with other trade-related measures that are impacting both revenues and expenses. The estimate comes ahead of the Carney government's fall budget, which will be tabled November the 4th. A study published in the Lancet Medical Journal is warning that due to aging populations, cancer cases and cancer deaths around the world

will increase dramatically over the next 25 years. And as Jennifer Yoon reports, researchers and doctors are saying health care systems need to start preparing. 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, Stuart says. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.