The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/09 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/09 at 22:00 EST

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I'm Neil Hurland. The U.S. Senate is voting tonight on a plan that could end the U.S. government shutdown after 39 days. If approved, the budget deal would go to the U.S. House of Representatives for another vote. The Republican Party has a majority in the U.S. House. The shutdown impacted everything from food aid to veterans programs and air travel. More than 2,000 flights in the U.S. were canceled today as some unpaid air traffic controllers failed to show up for work. In his first interview, since he defected from the federal conservatives,

Nova Scotia MP Chris Dantraman says he wasn't comfortable with the party's leadership. Dantrema, who crossed the floor last week, spoke with the CBC's Catherine Cullen. You know, people aren't happy with the leadership style, not just of the leader, but of the leadership team that's there. quite honestly, a lot of times I felt it was part of a frat house rather than a serious political party. What do you mean by that? Well, I mean, it was about who was friends with who, you know, who could be the most negative, who could be the most cutting. Don Tramont says there are three or four more conservatives who are also considering a switch to the liberals.

Conservative leader Pierre Palliev is heading back in a statement, accusing Don Tramon of willfully deceiving his voters, his friends, and his colleagues. In Alberta, some United Conservative MLAs are facing recall campaigns. Regular citizens are gathering signatures in a bit to oust their elected officials. As Sam Samson reports, the trigger was Premier Daniel Smith's recent use of the not-withstanding clause of the Constitution. Are we here to sign the petition? These petitions come after the provincial government used the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work. Two have been approved, while several others are underwent. undergoing review, all targeting MLAs who voted in favor of the move.

Political strategist, Peter Chalig, says recall is meant to address bad behavior, not to unseat politicians you disagree with. Ultimately, I think it undermines the credibility of the recall system that we have. If enough signatures are gathered, there could be a local referendum, then by election. But political scientist, Jared Wesley, says things might not get that far. The Premier has a choice to make. Does she want to wait for those petitions to be successful and force her hand into calling a bunch to buy elections, or would she rather just call a general election, which she's been rumored to

want to do anyway. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's heard some groups are breaking fundraising rules, which she says would make their petitions invalid. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. Typhoon Feng Wong made landfall in the Philippines today, slamming the shore with winds of nearly 200 kilometers per hour and torrential rain. And it's the second typhoon to hit the country in less than a week. Michelle Song reports.

People in the Philippines are bracing to see the scale of devastation of typhoon Feng Wong. Nearly one million people were forced to flee. I'm anxious and scared, says one woman. We don't know how strong the typhoon will impact us. The Philippines is one of Asia's most flood-prone countries. Earlier this year, it was swept up by mass anti-corruption protests. As politicians, and construction companies were accused of pocketing money for flood control projects that never materialized.

This is starting to test our level of experience. Butch Meeley is the president of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation. This is our fourth major typhoon in a row. We've had two earthquakes. This has all happened in the last six to seven weeks. Officials say up to 30 million people could be exposed to hazards from the typhoon. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on fraud and other charges.

Emmanuel Classe and Luis Ortiz of the Cleveland Guardians are accused of taking bribes, giving sports betters advance notice of what types of pitch they throw and intentionally throwing balls instead of strikes to ensure gamblers win particular bets. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.