The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 05:00 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 we're watching for some key economic data this morning the economy is weakened considerably the unemployment rate is climbing and confidence is plummeted but is the economy slipping into an actual recession we'll get a better sense when gdp numbers are released this morning at 830 eastern time peter armstrong tees it up just about everywhere you go you can see the impact of the U.S. trade war. Just this week, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklam offered this succinct description in a speech in Saskatoon. Tariffs have weakened our exports and GDP growth. They've slowed the job market and they've added costs. But there are some glimmers

of hope emerging. Since June, economic activity has started to show some signs of life. Manufacturing sales, wholesale trade. We're all up over the summer. Even Canada's housing market is seeing sales pick up again. You could say that we've dodged a recession so far. That's CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld. He says July and August probably saw some games, which would make it unlikely that the economy sees two back-to-back quarters of negative growth, the technical definition of a recession. He says there are plenty of risks ahead, though, in either way, even if this isn't a technical recession, it sure feels like one for many Canadian workers. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto.

Canada's postal workers are on strike. It's in response to planned reforms at Canada Post, including a move to end home delivery and shut down some post offices. Pickets began Thursday afternoon. Jim Galant is a negotiator with Cup W. What I see on those pictures 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. The Canadian Union of postal workers argues,

Canada Post's financial situation is not as dire as being represented. Procurement Minister, Joel Lightbound, says the corporation is 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. Canada Post says it welcomes the proposed changes, but of course not the walkout. Former FBI director James Comey is expected to turn himself into authorities this morning after being indicted on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction, rather, of justice.

US President Donald Trump's been long irritated over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and he's been pressuring for prosecutions. Trump's celebrating the indictment, calling it justice for America. As for Comey. My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I'm innocent. So let's have a trial and keep the faith. A grand jury decided against a third charge related to another statement Comey made to Congress, this one, about 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The case of missing Nova Scotia children, Jack and Lily Sullivan, has become all-consuming for true crime followers on social

media. A slew of true crime shows on YouTube have been discussing the mysterious disappearance and they're not always fact-based. RCPs say these types of shows can and have led to real leads for police. Sergeant Chris Marshall says some of the 800 tips police have been following up on were a direct result of the true crime shows covering the case. But Marshall says there are pitfalls. But when we start to get to the point where some misinformation and mistrue started to get shared on social media or on other platforms, and then that information comes to the police, we now have to put investigators on that information, which is taking people away from potentially chasing down actual real leads that are actually, you know, based in fact.

Police announced last week they'd be bringing in dogs trained to detect the smell of human remains in the search for Lily and Jack, but they maintain they don't have definitive information to suggest the children are dead. That is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.