The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/28 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/28 at 01:00 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 mike miles mark carney is coming home sunday the prime minister's been on a weekend trip to the u k discussing trade and security with allies but not coming home with any new deals while the conservatives say he has nothing to show for his travels abroad carney disagrees olivia stepanovitch reports the prime minister held a series of bilateral talks with global leaders over the last two days, along with some of the world's largest energy and infrastructure firms. The first step is to go and crystallize these relationships, but I think what everybody will be waiting for is more news on what is being offered.

Anne Fitzgerald is a professor of political science at Wilfred Laurier University. She says Carney has limited time to show results for his travels. I think people are waiting to hear what is being offered to these new partners that will bring tangible benefits. The Conservatives are asking that question too. While Carney is signaling, future trade and security agreements are forthcoming. I'm more certain than ever that there are endless possibilities for Canada. Olivia Estevenovich, CBC News, London. The head of the Canadian Business Group is already thinking about how the postal strike could impact the busy Christmas season. Dan Kelly is president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. He says,

the federal government should consider legislating the workers back to work, describing their union, Cup W, as militant. They operate on another planet than reality. So I have to admit, I'm not super optimistic that we're going to have any kind of resumption of delivery before the holidays, and that impact is going to be giant. For its part, the union says the government is attacking the postal service and says plans to cut services and close post offices hurt both workers and customers.

In another strike, negotiations between the union representing BC's government workers and the province are set to resume Monday. The BC General Employees Union says the government has reached out with a possible new offer,

but Union President Paul Finch says picket lines will stay for now. There will be no stand-down of any picket lines in the meantime. We were clear with government from that from the very beginning that we would not be standing down picket lines if we came back to the table.

you know, that's one of the reasons why we were hoping to meet earlier. B-C-G-EU workers have been on strike since September 2nd. Germany says it's going even further to defend itself from the threat of drones, including legislation to allow its armed forces to shoot them down. Russia has been blamed for a number of recent drone incursions in the NATO countries, leading to European defense ministers agreeing on the need for a so-called drone wall. Dominic Volaitis has more.

Germany is the latest country to announce measures to defend itself from the threat of drones. With several sightings currently being investigated, the country's interior minister, Alexander Dobrint, said the threat was now high. We note a permanent hybrid threat, he says. Everyone's heard in the past few days has been an increased use of drones over parts of Germany.

Our neighbouring countries are also reporting an increase. Germany says it will now look at a number of measures, including revising the law to allow its armed forces to shoot down drones. Officials across Europe have been on high alert this week after drone incursions in Denmark shut down several military and civilian airports. And earlier this month, around 20 drones entered Polish airspace, prompting NATO jets to shoot down some of them. On Friday, several countries on NATO's eastern flank agreed to move forward with the plans for a drone wall, which would include advanced detection, tracking and interception capabilities. Dominic Volitus for CBC News, Bristol, England.

A new storm is brewing in the Atlantic. Right now, it's called Tropical Depression 9, but overnight it's forecast to build, becoming tropical storm in Melda, developing in the coming days into a hurricane heading to the coast of South Carolina. Neighboring North Carolina is already declaring a state of emergency. That is your world this hour. For news anytime, visit our website, cbcnews.ca.com.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.