The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/25 at 20:00 EDT

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Go to Building Better Schools.ca. A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilvry canada's postal workers are on strike it's in response to planned reforms at canada post including a move to end home delivery picket lines began spontaneously in atlantic canada this afternoon jim gallant is a negotiator with cupb what i see on those pictures is is members of the union reacting to a minister of procurement that has made a drastic mistake, and we expect Canadians will get behind us. Canadian Union of Postal workers argues Canada Post's financial situation is not as dire as

as is being represented. But Minister of Government Transformation, Joel Lightbound, said the corporation is currently losing $10 million a day. He also said a moratorium on closing rural post offices will be lifted. Lifting this moratorium will allow Canada Post to right-size its network to adapt to today's demographics, but I want to be clear. Canada Post has an obligation to serve all Canadians in every community in Canada, and that will not change. For its part, Canada Post says it welcomes these changes. The former head of the FBI, James Comey, has been indicted. He's been charged with false statements and obstruction of justice. Comey clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump following the 2016 FBI investigation into Trump's relationship with Russia. U.S. Attorney General

Pam Bondi posted a statement tonight, saying the indictment reflects the Department of Justice's commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable. The RCMP is calling it one of the largest dark web drug busts in Canadian history. Seven people in the Toronto area have been arrested in connection with a criminal network that allegedly shipped drug-filled packages across the country. Nama Wine Garden reports. We have cocaine.

We got LSD. Cyber security expert Ratesh Kotak is scrolling through the dark web, a hidden, encrypted part of the internet. With drugs like cocaine, he can add to his cart. Today, there's one less vendor selling those there. The RCMP announcing they took down roadrunner, calling it one of Canada's largest drug networks on the dark web. It really is like whack-a-mole.

You're taking one down, two are popping up. The RCMP says the network was responsible for shipping around 400 packages weekly across Canada. Police seizing 75 kilograms of narcotics and 10,000 tablets during the bust. The takedown involved multiple agencies, some as far as Germany, ending with seven people in their 30s and 40s from all over the GTA under arrest. The RCMP says these takedowns can provide information that helps further investigations into other online criminal vendors. Nama Wine Garden, CBC News, Toronto. The RCMP also announced today that a Canadian fugitive is in custody overseas. Rabi Al Khalil escaped from a B.C. prison in 2022 while on trial for murder, and he's been on Canada's most wanted list ever since. Nira Baines has more.

After three years on the run, police confirmed Robbie Al Khalil is in custody in Qatar, picked up by authorities using a different name. The 38-year-old had been tagged by an Interpol red notice. Corporal Sarbjit Sanga speaks for the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. We now have an official confirmation from Qatar official who has been very supportive, working. along with us to confirm this, fingerprints and photographs of Mr. Al-Kalil to share with us. About two weeks ago, investigators announced charges against three men who allegedly helped Al-Kalil escape from a pretrial center in Port Quitlam in July of 2022. Only two were in custody at the time, but since then they have arrested a third man, John Potvan. Al-Kalil's daring escape from prison

involved two men posing as contractors. They drove a white Oconnelline van and helped Al-Qalekyllis. Khalil break out of the pre-trial center where he was awaiting a murder trial. Mirabayne's CBC News, Surrey. And Israel will reopen the major crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank tomorrow. On Friday, a truck driver bringing aid from Jordan to Gaza killed two Israeli soldiers at this gateway. It serves as the main thoroughfare for Palestinians in the West Bank and a major pathway for aid to Gaza. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.

Thank you.