The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: November 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 00:00 EST

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the member for edmonton riverbend matt jenneroo says he's resigning his seat all ahead of a crucial budget vote marina von stagelberg with this update for days rumors had swirled that conservative MP matt jenneru was considering crossing the floor to the liberals Now he's announced he's resigning altogether, leaving the House of Commons. In a statement, the MP for Edmonton Riverbend says he informed the conservatives he would be quitting. He says he has, quote, great admiration for MPs on both sides of the aisle. Genroo did not provide specific reasons for resigning, but did ask people not to contact his family. On social media, Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev thanked Jenneru for his decade. of service and says the MP will be stepping down in the spring.

His departure comes just two days after fellow conservative MP, Chris Dantramal, crossed the floor to join the Liberals. It all comes ahead of a crucial budget vote later this month. Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News, Ottawa. And that budget has cleared its first confidence vote. The table will now compile the results of the vote. Yes, Poo, 139th, Sont-Nove. I declare the sub-amendment defeated.

The Liberals, Block Quebecois and NDP voted down a conservative sub-adement Thursday evening. Had it passed, it would have forced a new election. The vote doesn't necessarily mean every block or NDPNP will vote, will rather support the budget itself. That vote expected later this month. Tensions are running high outside an ostrich farm near Edgewood, B.C. Gunshots were heard after sundown, following a... hours of vocal protest.

Walk away, because your maker is watching you right now. It's not worth the paycheck. Demonstrators shouted at crews from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency wearing hazmat suits, rounding up the birds in what appears to be preparation for the call. Last December, an outbreak of avian flu prompted the CFIA to order the birds put down, but the farm's owners went to court to challenge the order. Thursday, the Supreme Court said it would not hear the appeal, bringing the legal process to an end. The fate of the ostriches became a hotly debated topic online, even attracting

attention from some Trump administration health officials. The Supreme Court of Canada also agreed to hear a case on Saskatchewan's controversial school pronouns law. The legislation prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without consent from a parent. Alexander Silberman reports. Premier Scott Moe's government included the notwithstanding clause when passing the legislation, allowing it to override certain charter rights for five years. The province argues parents should be involved in their children's important decisions at school. The LGBT group challenging it says the law causes irreparable harm to gender diverse youth. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allowed the challenge to go forward, saying while the Supreme Court cannot strike down the law,

it can declare whether it violates charter rights. Canada's highest court will hear the case alongside a challenge of a Quebec law on religious symbols that also used the notwithstanding clause. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. A new study found microplastics in the tailmeat of lobsters cut off Nova Scotia, but a researcher at Memo Royal University says it's too early to draw any conclusions

about the potential impact on human health. Carl Jopst studies the effects of microplastics on humans. I think it's important to study the matter, but I'm not sure I'd be ready to conclude that consuming lobster would represent a significant source of exposure. Jopst says his team's work on mice has found that elevated exposure to microplastics can cause adverse effects during mouse pregnancy. That is, The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.