The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 12:00 EDT

Did you know that it was once illegal to shop on Sundays? That's true for when I was born. I remember this, and I'm not that old. I'm not, okay? Leave me alone. Anyway, I'm Phelan Johnson, and I host See You in Court, a new podcast about the cases that changed Canada and the ordinary people who drove that change. From the drugstore owner who defied the Lord's Day, to the migma man who defended his treaty right to fish, to the gay teacher who got fired and fought back. Find and follow, see you in court, wherever you get your. your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

As of today, Alberta's 51,000 elementary and high school teachers are on strike. The teachers have been without a contract now for more than a year, and talks between the union and the province are out of standstill. Jason Schilling is the president of the Teachers Association. Right now, our schools are stretched too thin. It's beyond the breaking point. Classrooms are overcrowded. Students with complex needs don't have the supports they need.

Teachers are being asked to do more with less. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith says the government has asked the union to call off the strike, saying the job action is, quote, a lose, lose, lose situation for teachers, students, and parents. A report obtained by CBC News is revealed. that Canadian surveillance technology was used in two American military strikes last month on a suspected Venezuelan drug boats. The strikes killed at least 14 people. Eric Sito has the details. You've probably seen the images. U.S. military surveying Venezuelan boats from the air before they're blown up. A new report says Canadian surveillance technology

was part of those strikes on September 2nd and September 15. Kelsey Gallagher of the NGO Project Plowshares. It was very clear that the footage was coming from a Canadian sensor, right? So this sensor is produced by a company based in Waterdown in Hamilton called L3 Harris West Cam. Gallagher says those strikes were recorded through special cameras and sensors made in Canada. CBC also did its own visual analysis. Although the videos were obscured, digital markers in those viewers' videos closely matched previously released L3 Harris West Cam footage. The company, L3 Harris, says it doesn't comment on military

operations. Global Affairs Canada said it's aware of the U.S. operation and is monitoring the situation. Eric Cito, CBC News, Toronto. The Carney government is ending the tradition of presenting an annual spring budget. From here on in, budgets will be tabled in the fall. Here is Finance Minister Francobe Philippe Champagne. What we're trying to do is to provide more transparency see more clarity for Canadians. So when you're going to look at the budget, you're going to open the page and you're going to be able to see, okay, where is the government of Canada investing by money? The federal government hasn't released a budget since April of 2024 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The first budget from Prime Minister Mark Carney will be tabled

on November 4th. A police investigation is underway after a newborn baby was left last night on the doorstep of a home in Longay, Quebec. Lauren McCallum has a story. Langerie police spokesperson Melanie Mersil says someone approached the home on Bourgeois Street at around 11 o'clock last night rang the doorbell and fled. When someone opened the door, they found a newborn baby boy. The baby was in blankets and they contact the 911 rapidly. Mersil says the newborn was premature, about 34 weeks. She says police officers treated the baby and called paramedics right away.

The envelope called cord was still on the baby. the officer has to cut it. The little boy is still in hospital, but Mertes says he is doing well. She says officers will question people in the area in the hopes of finding the child's parents. Mersiz says it's still not clear if the person who abandoned the baby knew the people who live in the home. Lauren McCallum, CBC News, Montreal.

A legendary Canadian rock band is reuniting next summer. for those who... Getty Lee and Alex Leifson are getting rushed back together for a reunion tour that opens in Los Angeles in June. The only Canadian date so far are two shows booked for Toronto in August. It's the band's first tour since 2015 and since the death of their drummer Neil Purt in 2020. And that is the world this hour.

For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.