The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: November 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. bro.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev is losing another member of his caucus. Alberta MP Matt Chenero has announced he's stepping down. It comes the same week in Nova Scotia, Conservative MP, crossed the floor to join the governing liberals. Tom Perry reports.

I just wish them all the best. From conservative MPs like John Brassard warm wishes for a colleague who's calling it quits. M.P. Matt Jenneru says he's stepping down to focus on his family, though his name had been mentioned as someone who might be interested in crossing the floor after Nova Scotia MP Chris Dantramont this week jumped from the Conservatives to the Liberals. Conservative MP Pat Kelly insists the talk around Jenneru was just that. Talk. It's disappointing to hear some of the silly rumors. But to Liberal MP Mark Gerritson, one conservative jumping ship, and another one leaving should send a message.

The Conservative Party of Canada no longer has room for progressive views. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev posted a message on social media, thanking Jenneru for his service, adding he expected him to stay on as an MP until spring. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. There's air traffic trouble on both sides of the border. A shortage of controllers delayed flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport Thursday the second day in a row. The problem is even worse.

in the U.S. Several airlines have cut back flights because the government shutdown has also led to a shortage of air traffic controllers. That's affecting dozens of airports stateside and potentially hundreds of flights. Anybody flying today should check with their airline. Eight groups warn not enough supplies are reaching those in need in Gaza. The ceasefire was to result in a surge of supplies flooding this drip with 600 trucks per day, but groups say fewer than expected are entering. Despite ongoing calls to open all crossing points, Israel is only inspecting and allowing trucks to use two entries. Crystal Comancing reports from Jerusalem. Palestinians call out to grab the attention of soup kitchen workers in Han Yunus while holding out their empty pots.

The hope was that the ceasefire would have put a stop to scenes like this. The situation there remains absolutely horrific. Roland Friedrich is with UNRWA. Israel banned the agency from operating. within its territory and the areas under its control. Abir Atifa is the senior spokesperson for the World Food Program. WFP needs all crossings to be open. 600 trucks were to be allowed in daily as a part of the peace deal.

Itifa says currently only a third or a quarter of the expected supplies are entering Gaza. Kogat, the Israeli Aid Co-Guardation group, says hundreds of trucks are entering Gaza daily but did not provide CBC with specific numbers. Crystal Gamanssing, CBC News, Jerusalem. A new study found microplastics in the tailmeats of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia. But a researcher at Memorial University says it's too early to draw any conclusions

about the potential impact on human health. Carl Jobst 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. the consuming lobster, which represent a significant source of exposure. Jobst says his team's work on mice has found that elevated exposure to microplastics can cause adverse effects during mouse pregnancy. Elon Musk's bid to become a trillionaire got a boost Thursday.

Shareholders of his car company, Tesla, approved a plan to give him that much worth in stock. But they're not just handing it over. He has to hit specific performance targets over the next decade and multiply the value of the company. The would-be trillion-dollar man didn't waste any time talking up new vehicles. We've got the first car that is specifically built for unsupervised full self-driving, to be a robo-taxies, called a cyber cab. It doesn't even have pedals or a steering wheel. It could be a rough road to that payday as Tesla's been struggling with shrinking sales and market share. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.

Thank you.