The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: November 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/07 at 17:00 EST

I'm Nala Ayyed, host of Ideas, and I'm inviting you to a birthday party, ours, because Ideas is turning 60. So we're having a celebration at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on the evening of November 11th. Tickets are free, but you must register. Just visit cbc.ca.ca slash ideas. Ideas at 60. That's November 11th at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. See you there. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey the canadian food inspection agency says it has completed the cull of about 300 ostriches at a bc farm it was initially ordered last december during an avian flu outbreak the owners went to court to try and stop it but that legal fight ended yesterday with the supreme court decision yesmean renea has more

It's really unfortunate they had to be killed, but I do believe the right thing had been done. Brian Ewing lives near Universal Ostrich Farms in the BC Interior. He says his tiny community was divided over the ostrich's fate. There'll be some animosity, and it's bound to hang on with a few people. The CFIA says it consulted with experts and concluded the most humane method was to have professional marksmen shoot and kill the ostriches. The birds were killed because of concern. they could be infected with and spreading avian flu. The call brings an end to a nearly year-long battle

that went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada in a case that garnered international support and attention. In a social media post, Farm co-owner Karen Esperson says there are no words to describe how she feels, vowing to hold the CFIA accountable. Yasmin Ganea, CBC News, Edgewood, BC. Canada's unemployment rate dropped to 6.5.

from 7.1 in September. Statistics Canada says the economy added more than 67,000 new jobs last month. Those numbers are better than most economists expected. It is the second month in a row we've seen an increase in hiring across the country. The Supreme Court of Canada is ordering a new trial for a Quebec man accused of sexual assault. The victim said she couldn't remember most of what had happened, but the top court ruled she can still provide evidence about consent. 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 Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa.

The liberal government has survived another confidence vote in Parliament. Today, MPs voted overwhelmingly against a block Quebecois 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 to come later this month. 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 the ongoing U.S. 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 prevent the pressure that we now see building in the system. The government shutdown is now into its 38th day. That is the longest in U.S. history. Democrats are holding out on voting for a funding bill until they receive concessions on health care from Republicans. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate Min. Gilfrey.