The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/04 at 11:00 EST

Episode Date: November 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/04 at 11:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. He was one of the most consequential American politicians of his generation. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84. Willie Lowry reports from Washington. Dick Cheney leaves a complicated language. legacy, but one that is perhaps unmatched in Washington. He's widely regarded as one of, if not the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history. He helped to steer the country in the aftermath

of the September 11th terror attacks, and he was a major proponent of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He defended his administration's decision to go into Iraq, despite no weapons of mass destruction ever being found. And the suggestion that's been made by some U.S. centers that the president of the United States or any member of this administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city. And in a surprising way, he was a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump. Cheney even endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president during last

year's election. Willie Lowry, CBC News, Washington. In Ottawa this afternoon, the liberal government tables its first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney. We will have to make some difficult choices, responsible choices. Federal government spending has grown massively over the last few years. That's not sustainable. That's Carney in a liberal ad hinting that spending cuts are on the way, that along with what the liberals are calling, generational investments in housing and infrastructure.

In recent weeks, the opposition conservatives, the bloc, and the NDP, have all been accusing the liberals of looking to trigger an election. The House vote on the budget is a confidence vote, which means if it doesn't get through, the liberal minority would fall and an election would follow. CBC Radio, incidentally, will have special coverage of today's budget rollout. It gets underway at 4 o'clock Eastern on CBC Radio 1 and on the CBC Listen app. Now to the Yukon election, and after nine years with the liberals in office, the territory is getting a new government and a new premier.

He is Curry Dixon, the leader. of the Yukon Party. Tonight, Yukonters chose to move on from the status quo. They chose a new path. They chose change. Yukoners chose a strong majority Yukon Party government. The Yukon Party majority will see them form government with 14 of the 21 seats in the legislative assembly.

The Yukon NDP becomes the official opposition. The incumbent liberals have been reduced to one seat. A number of elections are being held today across the United States. States, and one of the most closely watched is the race for mayor in New York City. It has a former state governor up against a self-proclaimed democratic socialist. Katie Nicholson has more. New York City mayoral frontrunner Zoron Mamdani on Monday. Our time has come, New York.

Our time is now. Mamdani's time in particular appears to have come. The last four months, a wild ride from political outsider to ascendant contender, driven by a grassroots campaign and promises to tackle affordability. And so, former New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, entered the race, contrasting himself with Mamdani's Democratic Socialism. Republican Curtis Slee-Wa campaigned largely on public safety and as a man of the people. Like the TV program, everybody loves Raymond, everybody loves Curtis.

This race is already. making history. More than 735,000 lined up for early in-person voting. More than four times the number in the 2021 election. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website or at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.