The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/28 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/28 at 03:00 EDT

Too many students are packed into overcrowded classrooms in Ontario schools, and it's hurting their ability to learn. But instead of helping our kids, the Ford government is playing politics, taking over school boards and silencing local voices. It shouldn't be this way. Tell the Ford government to get serious about tackling overcrowded classrooms because smaller classes would make a big difference for our kids.

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 it has been a week since a six-year-old alberta boy went missing but search efforts have not slowed down this weekend over 200 searchers are combing the area south of the frozen nest pass where darius mcdougal was last seen the cbc bram reports the search continues for six-year-old darius mcdougal He was last seen a week ago walking with his family near Island Lake Provincial Park, south of Crowsnest Pass. After a week of scouring the rugged terrain, Gina Slaney with Alberta RCMP says the search has expanded. Our TSG officers are now on the ground doing a shoulder-to-shoulder search.

They're specialists in looking for these small pieces of evidence that may help us. Officials are asking the public to stay away from the area, but people with information are encouraged to visit the new information search. Center at the Crows Nest Sports Complex. If you think you know the area very well and you might know potential hiding places, this is an opportunity for you to go have a look at these maps and point out potential areas. RCPs say they have no plans to scale back the search, saying decisions are being made day to day. Stephanie Cram, CBC News, Edmonton. U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu ahead of that. Thousands of Israeli. rallies rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday night with a message. They included family of hostages as well as their supporters, all calling for a deal to end the almost two-year-long war with Hamas. Shahar Moore's a hero lost a family member in the October 7th attack. He's accusing Netanyahu of sabotaging every chance for an agreement. The whole world sees who he is, and the whole world, including President Trump, is determined to stop him from sabotaging again. We look you in the eye, Netanyahu. If you return without a deal, a hell you cannot even imagine awaits you here.

This week, Trump claimed a deal was close and that negotiations will continue until one is agreed. Ukraine capital Kiev is under what some are calling one of Russia's largest bombardments. That sound from one of just one of just one, just one, of the city's metro stations where residents are taking shelter. Most of Ukraine was under an air raid alert, and neighboring Poland closed its airspace to ward off any Russian incursions. An election plagued by claims of Russian interferences

underway in Moldova this morning. The sound of a polling station where voters are deciding whether the once Soviet Republic will eventually join the European Union or realign with Moscow. It became a candidate for the EU in 2020, While the country's prime minister is accusing Russia of shelling out millions of euros on disinformation, vote buying in cyber attacks, Moscow is dismissing the allegations. The game of cornhole, where players throw a bean bag into a board with the hole, is taking North America by storm. The first Canadian tournament is in Charlottetown this weekend.

It's hosted by the American Cornhole Organization. Jackie Sharkey reports. Cornhole has been played in plenty of bars and backyards, but never has. this level of competition come to PEI? Last year, I won 23 majors. That is Kim Jackson from Alabama. She went pro for 2025 after an incredible cornhole season last year. Frank Gears is the founder and president of the American Cornhole Organization,

and he happily takes credit for making the sport what it is. What we did was put rules and regulations behind this game and this sport. He found a furniture manufacturer to build a better board, one that's a standard size and shape. He even designed a better bean bag. Jackson considers herself an athlete. But it's also her life. I mean, my doubles partner is my husband,

and we actually met through Cornhole. They're ranked third in the league, and she's keen to keep or beat that ranking this year. Charlottetown may be their first Canadian stop, but it's just one of more than 40 on the North American tour. Jackie Sharkey, CBC News, Charlotte. And that is your world. hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.