The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/30 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/30 at 17:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. bro.ca. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Angie Seth. King Charles has stripped Prince Andrew of his royal title. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor. The decision comes amid increased scrutiny of Andrew's ties to convicted sex offender. Jeffrey Epstein. Anna Cunningham has more.

The king will have considered all advice, but this is radical action by the monarch without historical precedent. Prince Andrew's links to the convicted sex offender Geoffrey Epstein and repeated allegations published in a posthumous biography by Virginia Dufre have caused mounting reputational damage to the royal family. It is peak humiliation for the king's brother, born a prince, who will now be known simply as Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. The palace says this has been deemed necessary,

adding that Andrew continues to deny the allegations against him. He has agreed to move out of his Royal Lodge home in Windsor. His daughters will remain princesses and any future accommodation for Andrew will be privately funded by the King. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. The Canadian Armed Forces formally apologised today for the service's history of racism and discrimination. Chief of Defence Staff General Jenny Crayon teared up as she delivered an emotional speech,

apologising to every Armed Forces member past and present, who's experienced discrimination. On behalf of the Canadian Armed Forces, I offer my most sincere and deepest apologies. And I acknowledge we failed you. Canadiol renewed the forces' commitment to address biases at every level of the military service, and that will include ensuring an awareness of systemic racism

in recruitment and training. Nunavut's leaders are calling on the federal government to include four Inuit-led projects in its national infrastructure priorities. Paul Ernghout is the vice president of Nunavut-Tunkevik Incorporated. He says the projects are essential to both Nunavut's future and Canada's Arctic sovereignty and security. Together with the government of Nunavut, Inuit have laid out four shovel-ready projects

that will give Canada the Arctic presence it talks about. These are not just abstract projects. They are lifelines. The four projects include a safe harbor, clean power in Icaloit, a hydrofiber link that will connect Nunavut to southern Canada, and a year-round road and port. Thousands of high school students across Alberta walked out of class today in support of their teachers. They joined protests against Daniel Smith's governments back-to-work legislation and the use of the notwithstanding clause. Aaron Collins has more. Just one day after returning to class, thousands of Alberta students are.

out of school again, protesting the law that forced their teachers back to work. It is my final year in high school. So it is essential that we fight back now. Calgary and Aria Mishra is one of the founders of students for teachers, the group that organized dozens of walkouts across the province, pushing for caps on class sizes and more help for students with complex needs. Students understand this directly affects us, and education is a priority to us all. Grade 11 student Mari Webb walked out of her high school in Lethbridge, upset with the government's handling of the teacher's strike. It'll show the public and other parents, maybe people who don't even have kids, how important teachers' rights are to us.

The province used the notwithstanding clause to prevent teachers from challenging the constitutionality of its back-to-work law. Erin Collins, CBC News, Calgary. Palestinian militants have handed the Red Cross two more coffins containing the remains of dead hostages from the Gaza. a strip. So far, 15 bodies have been returned. 13 still need to be found. In exchange, Israel had freed hundreds of Palestinians who were being detained. And French police have arrested five more suspects in this month daring Louvre Jule Heist. This is in addition to the arrests of two other suspects earlier. The stolen jewels have not yet been found. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Angie Seth.

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