The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: November 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 15:00 EST

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It was initially ordered last December during an avian flu outbreak. The farm's owners fought the order in court for nearly a year until the legal battle ended suddenly yesterday. Yasmin Renea has the details. The CFIA says after consulting with experts, it concluded the most appropriate and humane way of killing the birds was to use professional marksmen. Shots could be heard echoing last night from inside an enclosure made of straw bales. The ostriches were killed over concerns they could be carrying and spreading avian flu. The CFIA says the operation respected all relevant provincial and federal animal welfare standards and rules.

It says it was designed to provide safety to CFIA staff, contractors and the public. brings an end to a nearly year-long legal battle that went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada in a case that garnered international support and attention. The CFIA says the farm area is still being quarantined as it begins the disposal stage of the operation. Yasmin Ganea, CBC News, Edgewood, B.C. The liberal government has survived another confidence vote in Parliament.

A short time ago, MPs voted overwhelmingly against a block Quebequa amendment to the federal budget. It called for the budget to be rejected on the basis that it is, quote, harmful to Quebec. Yesterday, MPs defeated a similar budget motion from the conservatives. This doesn't mean that the budget itself has passed with that vote expected later this month. The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for a Quebec man accused of sexual assault. The victim said she could not remember most of what happened, but the top court ruled that she can still provide evidence about consent. Olivia Stefanovic explains.

On the question of giving consent, Canadian law says it must be voluntary and someone must have the mental capacity to do so. Otherwise, the sexual activity might constitute sexual assault. That's the issue at the center of a new top court decision. The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for Frederick Rue, a Quebec man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he previously dated. She says she has no clear memory of what happened. and believes she may have been drugged.

The majority of the high court says the trial judge that acquitted Rue focused too much on the woman's lack of memory and ignored other signs that she may have been incapable of consenting. The majority says judges must look at the full picture when deciding whether someone has the capacity to consent, including a person's evidence about their physical and mental state before, during and after sexual activity. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa.

Canada's unemployment rate dropped from 6.9% to 6.9%, pardon me, from 7.1 in September. Statistics Canada says the economy added more than 67,000 new jobs last month. These numbers are better than most economists expected. It's the second month in a row we've seen an increase in hiring across the country. And more than 3,000 flights across the U.S. are canceled or delayed today because of unprecedented strain on air traffic controllers. For several weeks now, they've been working without pay due to that ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration says flight reductions will start at 4% and reach 10% by the end of next week. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that number is somewhat arbitrary, but the goal is to keep airspace safe.

It is not a science. It is a art that we're trying to deploy to keep people safe in the airspace. And we're trying to be, we're trying to prevent the pressure that we now see for, building in the system. The government shutdown is now into its 38th day. That's the longest in U.S. history. Democrats are holding out on voting for a funding bill until they receive concessions on health care for Republicans. That is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.