The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/26 at 08:00 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 canada post workers are back on the picket lines this morning the union representing the country's 55,000 postal employees says it's in response to the reforms the federal government is proposing for the future of the crown corporation reforms that include among other things, an end to all home delivery. Janice McGregor reports.

These two sides are so far apart. It's not clear they can even see each other. And that doesn't bode well for bargaining and the good faith consideration of new offers a process that before workers walked out last night had been set to resume today. Negotiator Jim Galant said yesterday, the union feels the inquiry that led to these changes

was fixed in favor of what Canada Post's management wants. and that, yes, there have been a few bad years, but there is money to be made without cutting services and delivery standards. But Canada Post has been clear that there is no return to sound finances, maybe no future period for the Postal Service without a new approach that matches how Canadians actually use postal services in 2025.

Minister Joel Lightbound made it clear yesterday that the Federal Treasury cannot afford billion-dollar bailouts to cover the Crown Corporation's losses anymore. as Canada moves into a period of fiscal austerity with serious economic threats ahead. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London today, meeting with British Prime Minister Kier Starrmer. I want to salute your leadership in Ukraine, in the coalition of the Middle East, more broadly in this next phase of multilateralism.

This is the fourth time Carney and Starrmer have met since Carney took office in the spring. And along with the defense issues, Carney mentioned there, the two leaders are also discussing trade. While on this trip, Carney is also talking, has talks scheduled with leaders of Australia, Spain, and Iceland. Concern is mounting among NATO countries, including Canada, following a series of unidentified drones being spotted in NATO airspace in recent days. The latest over Denmark involved drone sightings near a military base. Murray Brewster has more. We will always react with calm determination. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta, defending allies not firing on the unknown drones that violated Danish airspace earlier this week.

Who was responsible for the drones has been a mystery, perhaps until now. A Russian Navy landing ship was spotted off Denmark, hiding in waters with its location transponder switched off. Attention was further heightened yesterday with reports that Hungarian NATO fighters intercepted five Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea near Latvian. Canada's Foreign Affairs Committee met over the issue, and Conservative MP Michael Chong noted how Russian bombers flew close to Alaska this week, but stayed out in international airspace, knowing the Americans would have no hesitation in shooting them down. Russia feels that NATO doesn't have the same deterrence posture. Following the incident in Poland, allies stepped up air defenses in Eastern Europe, but defense experts say it hasn't stopped Russia from playing chicken with NATO. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. It's possible former FBI director James Comey will make a court appearance today.

This is after being indicted on two charges related to testimony he gave to Congress in September of 2020. The charges are linked to an investigation into Russian election interference and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. U.S. President Donald Trump is calling me indictment, Justice for America, while Comey says he wants his day in court. 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. If convicted on the charges, Comey is facing five years in prison. The federal government says it's reviewing its decision to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The tariffs took effect last fall with the understanding that they would be reviewed within a year of

implementation. In what's believed to be a response to the tariffs, Beijing slaps steep levies on Canadian canola products. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.