The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 04:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Mike Miles. Canadian postal workers are back on strike this morning. Their union, saying it's appalled by Ottawa's cuts, cutting proposals, which could mean an end to home delivery. Nicole Sagan has more. We can fight this on the street. Canadian Union of Postal Workers negotiator Jim Galant,

announcing the union is going on a nationwide strike. This comes after the federal government opened the door for Canada Post to end door-to-door mail service and move to communal mailboxes. Government Transformation Minister Joelle Lightbound announced this and other cost-saving measures on Thursday. We can't go on with Canada Post losing $10 million a day. With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion this year, the federal government says moving everyone to a communal mail system would save $400 million annually. The modernization plan also includes closing some rural post offices and lengthening delivery timelines.

In a statement, Canada Post Management said it welcomes the federal government's proposed changes. The company now has 45 days to examine the recommendations and present a plan. Nicholas Sagan, CBC News, Halifax. Prime Minister Mark Carney is starting his second official visit to the United Kingdom. He's in London for two days of meetings with business and global leaders. As Lovius Tfenovic reports, it's a chance for... Carney to lay the groundwork for future economic insecurity deals. Crime Minister Mark Carney arrived in London in the early hours Friday.

Carney is in the United Kingdom for the next two days to meet with European investors and attend the Global Progress Action Summit, a gathering of left-of-center and centrist leaders where Carney will hold a series of bilateral meetings focused on opening new market for Canada and security coordination. Carney will hold his first official in-person discussions with the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Spain, and Australia. He'll also reconnect with UK Prime Minister Kier Starrmer for their fourth in-person meeting since Carney took office last March.

Olivia Estevanovich, CBC News, London. Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of making a false statement and obstruction of justice. U.S. President Donald Trump has been publicly pushing his attorney general to launch a prosecution. That's alarmed many, including former Justice Department attorney, Stacey Young. The president said the quiet part out loud. He directed DOJ to pursue his enemies, and that's antithetical to the rule of law. Trump calls the Comey indictment justice for America.

Comey says he's innocent. He'll reportedly turn himself in this morning. A new CBC investigation has found Ontario has paid over $200 million to send hundreds of patients to the U.S. for medical procedures. Our data analysis found the single biggest expense of this out-of-country care program was specialized care treatment called proton radiation therapy

and Canada is now the only G7 country who does not offer it. The CBC's Valerie Wollett has this story. How can this be happening, right? Alberta's Marksurfaced thought his teenage son had a concussion after a hockey game. But instead, 16-year-old Luke was diagnosed with a brain tumor and a treatment best suited for him isn't offered in Canada. Luke will have to spend six weeks in a Florida hospital to get proton radiation therapy, partly paid for by taxpayers.

The financial aspect is one thing, but the emotional that adds a whole bunch of stress. It's a Canada-wide issue. In Ontario, CBC found proton radiation therapy has been the single biggest expense under the out-of-country medical care program since 2022, costing taxpayers $2.4 million. Last year alone, both Ontario and Alberta have made announcements saying they are looking into building Canada's first proton beam therapy facility. Valeri Wallet, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your Worldless Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.