The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: November 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 00:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Mike Miles. The Liberals passed their second big test in the House of Commons when a Block Kippecois motion to reject their budget was itself rejected. But the conservatives are still grappling with the loss of two MPs ahead of the big budget vote. Tom Perry has more. Mr. Doherty.

Conservative MPs cited with the government to vote down a Block Quebecois motion to reject the new budget. Neither Prime Minister Mark Carney nor opposition leader Pierre Polyev were in the House, both were in Toronto speaking to business groups. For Polyev, it's been a rough week. One of his MPs crossed the floor to join the Liberals, another announced he was stepping down, though Conservative House leader Andrew Shear insists this is all just the liberals trying to take people's minds off their budget. We're not going to let liberal sources put out rumors to distract from a terrible budget that Canadians are giving a giant thumbs down to.

Shear, who once welcomed a liberal floor crosser when he was conservative leader, now accuses the liberals of using what he calls undemocratic means to secure a majority. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. The Israeli military says it has received the remains of another Gaza hostage. The bodies of 23 captives have now been returned. As part of the deal, Hamas pledged to turn over the remains of 28 hostages in exchange for the remains of 360 militants. Meanwhile, inside Gaza, humanitarian agencies say very little aid is making its way in,

nearly four weeks after the ceasefire began. 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 happened, but the top court ruled she can still provide evidence about consent. Olivia Stefanovic has more. 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 two 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. Alberta is feeling the need for increased speed. As Scott Stevenson reports, the province is surveying drivers to see if they're in favor of 120-kilometer-an-hour speed limits on some divided highways. Transportation Minister Devon Driesian wants to hear from Alberton's about a proposed 10-kilometer-per-hour speed increase for sections of some major highways. He says they are among several routes that can handle faster-moving traffic. Well, speed obviously does increase your risk when you are driving, but that's why we

want to set the speed limit for what the roads are actually designed for. Staff Sergeant Daryl Dickinson with the RCMP traffic section agrees with Drecian about the additional risk. Anytime speed is increased on any highway, there is always an increase in traffic collisions. And the severity of the collisions increases proportionately to the speeds. Despite that, Driesian says it will save travel time, especially for those regularly using the highways. But Dickinson doesn't think it will make much of a difference. Following the survey, the government plans to conduct a mini trial to assess the, the impacts of the increase. Scott Stevenson, CBC News, Edmonton.

James Watson, who co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA, has died. Chicago-born Watson was just 24 when he made the discovery, together with Francis Crick in 1953. That finding helped spearhead a revolution in medicine, crime fighting, genealogy, and ethics. Watson was 97 years old. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.