The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 00:00 EST

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from CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. A major breakthrough in Washington tonight. There's now a path to reopen the U.S. government. The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of a funding bill. It still has to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans have a majority. The CBC's Katie Simpson has more from Washington. The yays are 60 and the nays are 40. A procedural vote on the Senate floor kicked off the major breakthrough so many Americans had been hoping for. A bipartisan agreement was reached. A series of compromises to reopen and continue funding the U.S. government. Mr. President, again, I am optimistic that after almost six weeks of this shutdown, we will finally be able to end it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledging it could take a few days for the process to be finalized, eventually bringing to an end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Strain on the American public was clear. Federal workers were not being paid. Food assistance programs were in limbo, and thousands of flights were canceled or delayed because of staffing shortages and safety concerns.

The deal does not include an extension of health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year. The same subsidies Democrats had demanded be extended in exchange for the votes needed to fund the government. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. The BBC's Director General Tim Davy and its head of news have both resigned. It follows accusations the British broadcaster misleadingly edited his speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The speech appeared to show Trump was advocating violence in the run-up to the January 6th riots of 2021.

In his first interview, since he defected from the federal conservatives, Nova Scotia MP Chris Dantremant says he wasn't comfortable with the party's leadership. Don Tremont, 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 Tremant says there are three or four more conservatives who are,

also considering a switch to the liberals. Conservative leader Pierre Palliab is hitting back in a statement, accusing Dantrema of willfully deceiving his voters, his friends, and his colleagues. Don Tramon's decision to cross the floor means the liberals are just two seats away from a majority government. In Alberta, some United Conservative politicians 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?

Yeah. 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 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 of by-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.

Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on fraud and other charges. Emmanuel Claucet and Luis Ortiz of the Cleveland Guardians are accused of taking bribes, giving sports betters advance notice of what type of pitch they'd 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.