The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 21:00 EST

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It's a day to honor the military contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Indigenous Veterans Day. Their history of service includes every major conflict and in times of peace, from before Canada was even a country, up to the present day. Michelle Song reports. We want to honor them and give them something and let them know. We appreciate them. Dozens of veterans, active service members. members and their families gathered in front of Toronto City Hall. They lined up each with a handful

of tobacco to throw into a sacred fire to honor soldiers who died in battle. Thousands of First Nations Métis and Inuit men and women served in the military from the war of 1812 to the two World Wars and in Afghanistan. This is his country, our country to begin with. Grandmother Liz's father volunteered to serve in the Korean War at just 17 years old, all in hopes to escape the Nova Scotia residential school he attended. So he found it safer to fight in the Korean War than to go to school where they dealt with horrific conditions in the school. Even though her father fought for Canada, she says when he returned,

he continued to face discrimination. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. Edmonton Police Constable Renzo Geronimo is facing criminal charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement, and breach of trust. A police watchdog agency investigated after a woman reported that in 2023, the officer followed her home after an interaction

and she felt she had no choice but to let him in. The woman's lawyer, James Rayworth, says it's a relief for his client to finally see something done, but it took too long. Two years of wondering whether people are going to believe her, two years of wondering whether or not she's going to see this officer again, two years of just not knowing and dealing with this unresolved has been a tremendous burden for her. She suffered significant psychological harm because of it. The complainant has since filed

a lawsuit against the officer. The allegations in her statement of claim have not been proven in court. Geronimo's first court appearance in the criminal case is set for December 10th. Nova Scotia judge has approved one of the largest class action settlements in the province's history. He ruled Nova Scotia should pay $32 million to as many as 2,600 people with disabilities, its compensation for being wrongly denied social assistance benefits. The Philippines is bracing for a sous per typhoon, expected to bring life-threatening storm surges up to five meters tall and powerful destructive winds. Typhoon Feng Wong is expected to hit the eastern coast late Sunday night or early Monday morning. A big battle is underway in the CFL, with a few.

the BC Lions taking on the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the Western Final. Right now, BC's up 2114 in the fourth quarter. The winner will face the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup. The Owls defeated the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1916 in today's eastern final. The excitement comes against the backdrop of a league that's been struggling for years to stay afloat financially. Sports journalist Ed Climans in Hamilton, he says the league plans to change the rules to try and secure its future. So next year there'll be some minor modifications. the following year, there'll be some major modifications where the actual dimensions of the field will change, where they put the uprights will change. It will actually be more in sync with football playing in the United States, which has a lot of people upset up here, including Nathan Rourke, the star Canadian quarterback for the BC Lions. A lot of other people think this is bang on. This is exactly where they need to go because the National Football League is so popular here. So no matter what new leagues come in, the NFL, it's going to do really well in Canada. It's proven. It's

on an upward trajectory. And the CFL has kind of, in some respects, ridden the coattails of the NFL. In other respects, they're kind of competing with them a little bit. If they can be a little bit more in sync with the NFL, the thinking goes young people who are really into the NFL will also get into the CFL. We'll see if that all pans out. Winnipeg hosts the 112th Grey Cup next Sunday.

That is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.