The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/08 at 23:00 EST

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and a digital business library full of on-demand resources. Benefit together with Chambers Plan. Learn more at hellochambers.ca. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Mike Miles. The actor who plays Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys is facing sexual assault charges. Mike Smith was charged earlier this month in connection with a 2017 incident in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Andrew S. S. Bumbles, Mike Smith is one of the most recognizable stars of the trailer park boys. The series has a worldwide audience and has become one of Nova Scotia's most well-known global exports.

The charges against Smith were laid early last month. Court documents didn't list specifics about the alleged incident, but he's been ordered not to contact the alleged victim or visit their home, work, or school. Their identity is protected by a publication ban, and the allegations have not yet been tested in court. In 2016, Smith was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after an alleged incident at a hotel in Hollywood. The charges were later dropped after Smith and the alleged victim denied the allegations.

Smith is due to appear in court on Monday in Halifax. Andrew Samson, CBC News, Halifax. A Nova Scotia woman has won a racial targeting case and awarded $20,000 in compensation. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission ruled that an employee of Canadian Tire Store exhibited racial profiling based on the complainant's mixed black and indigenous ancestry. The complainant told the tribunal she felt humiliated and embarrassed when a store employee stopped her and asked for a receipt. In Northeast BC, the number of measles cases is continuing to climb

with new numbers showing the virus spreading in workplaces and public spaces in Fort St. John. Matt Prepost has details. The BC Center for Disease Control reports 29 new confirmed and probable measles infections in Northeast BC. Nine of them are currently active. Since an outbreak began in May, the Northeast has recorded around 275 total cases. Most clustered in and around Fort St. John. Exposures in the last two weeks have happened at the hospital, banks, restaurants, grocery stores, and in the city's airport industrial area. Health officials say the

virus is spreading quickly through unvaccinated families and believe the true number of infections is likely higher than reported. While vaccination rates in the peace increased over the summer, they slowed down as the school year began. People are still being urged to get their measles shots. As officials predict, the city will continue seeing five or more new infections a day for the foreseeable future. Matt pre-prost. CBC News. 14 John. The Philippines are seeing their first impact from Super Typhoon Feng Wong. Those huge waves whipped up by high winds, 185 kilometers an hour, with gusts up to 2.15. Officials have ordered those who haven't evacuated yet to flee to safety.

The approaching storm also taking out power lines. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency. He's anticipating more widespread damage, with the storm, expect. to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. The country's gone just gone through Typhoon Kalmaggi, which killed more than 200 people. Demonstrators in Tel Aviv gathered for their weekly rally to demand Israel ensure the release of hostages held by Hamas, but there was a second protest, this won against changes to the country's governing structure. Many of them say under Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel is shifting away from

liberal democracy and closer to right-wing theocracy. democracy is kind of a shaky situation. We have a government that try to change our democracy to dictatorship and we're here to protest. We're here to demonstrate against it. Netanyahu heads a coalition that includes several hardliners. As for governance in 2003, his government attempted to water down the power of the courts. That plan got overshadowed by the October 7th attack by Hamas, but the legislation aimed at controlling Israel's news media is moving forward in the Knesset. Canadians traveling to Europe are facing new border measures as a group of 29 nations ramp up security.

As of now, they'll have to register for short stays, and starting next year, they'll need to obtain electronic travel authorization in advance. The rules will apply to people requiring visas and those who don't. The system uses various means, including electronicisks, to collect facial images and fingerprints to verify identities. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.