The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/30 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/30 at 07:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world this hour i'm pat philpot we start off in washington where unless there's a last minute breakthrough in the standoff between republicans and democrats it appears the u.s is on its way to a government shutdown at midnight tonight steppe futterman has more democrats and republicans are already pointing the finger at each other vice president j d vans is blaming the democrats I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing. Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer says it's the Republicans' fault. It's up to the Republicans whether they want to shut down or not. Schumer met with Donald Trump yesterday at the White House to see if they could reach a compromise. He left with very little hope.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffrey says his side is willing to compromise. We've made clear that we are willing to find a bipartisan path forward, but it has to meet the needs of the American people. key sticking point appears to be health care funding. Democrats want to roll back some of the Trump cuts to health care programs. A shutdown would halt a number of things. National parks would be closed. Food inspections would be stopped. Essential services, though, including the military, would continue to operate. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among world leaders backing Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza. The U.S. President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both endorsed the proposal after Monday's

three-hour White House meeting. But on the ground, it's being met with skepticism among some Palestinians in Gaza. The deal only serves the U.S. and Israel, says this man. We are the victims here, he says. No one is standing with us. Amos was not part of the talks and is so far not replied to the proposal. Hundreds of thousands of workers in more than 30 African nations are in limbo as key trade deal with the United States expires today. For 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or Agoa, has allowed for duty-free exports to the U.S.

African leaders have been lobbying Washington intensely recently, but it appears the Trump administration has no plan to extend the pact. Here at home, Calgary-based Imperial Oil says it will eliminate 20% of its workforce, by the end of 2027. That could mean hundreds of job losses. Richard Mason is with the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, and he calls this a significant restructuring. My read of the press release is that those are head office-type functions

where perhaps they were doing the function in Calgary, like accounting, for example, that will now be centralized someplace like Houston. And so once this is done, I wouldn't expect more cuts like that. Mason says it's likely Imperial's parent company, Exxon, has developed new technology and is planning to eliminate human staff by using AI in areas such as geology and engineering. Well, as Canadians observe the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, one residential school survivor in Saskatchewan is reclaiming her culture through dance. The CBC's Louise Big Eagle has her story. Starless Starblankin has been wanting to do.

dance powwow since she was five years old. For the 55-year-old grandmother, that was taken away when she went to the Koppel Indian Residential School at the age of seven. As she got older, she was working on healing, so she may one day dance in the powwow circle. But all that changed in 2023 when she had to have surgery. My spine developed a curvature. My left knee absorbed the brunt of these injuries. It needed to be completely replaced. With her, son, she found the strength to walk again. Star Blanket decided it was time to be the traditional dancer she wanted to be. I think it's very much a big part of the healing journey. Earlier this month, the residential school survivor danced traditional for the first time

at the Treaty 4 Celebration Powwow and For Copepal. And I reclaim that. Louise Big Eagle, CBC News, Star Blanket, Cree Nation. And that's your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Pep Philpott. Today is