The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 06:00 EST

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From the Globe of Mail, listen to Machines Like Us, wherever you get your podcasts. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings we go first to the upcoming flu season and a warning being issued from the canadian medical community we're being told that from every indication it has the potential to be particularly long and deadly lauren pelly reports The Southern Hemisphere often gives a preview for what Canada can expect. And this year, it's grim. Australia hit more than 400,000 lab-confirmed flu infections, up from the previous all-time high of 365,000 just last year. Scientists are also watching an evolving form of influenza that's quickly spilling north.

And that's what we're seeing right now from an early season in the UK, an early season in Japan, where H-3 and 2 is predominating. Dr. Jesse Pappenberg spoke to us from the Montreal Children's Hospital. He's among those bracing for a tough flu season in Canada, too. The latest federal figures out Friday show influenza infections are on the rise. 2% of tests are now coming back positive, and they show a mix of strains, including H3N2. They're known for causing more serious illness, and older adults are most at risk. Lauren Pelley, CBC News, Toronto.

There's a breakthrough to report from the government shutdown. down in Washington. The Senate has approved a new funding bill that could be the first step toward ending the now 40-day stalemate. Katie Simpson has the details. The yeas 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 finally 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. Prime Minister Mark Carney is launching his bi-Canadian policy today in New Brunswick. It's designed to ensure that all federal spending supports Canadian jobs and Canadian industries first. The policy applies to government contractors working on defense and construction projects, and its initial focus will be on Canadian steel. and Canadian softwood lumber. For the first time, the faces and the names of Japanese-Canadian veterans who served in the First and Second World War

are being displayed ahead of this year's Remembrance Day throughout the streets of Vancouver. Ashley Burke has a story. These were young men who gave their whole lives, and no one remembers them. Debbie Jang spent more than a decade digging through wartime records and tracking down descendants of heroes she says never got the recognition they deserved. I feel like I'm bringing back to life that person and their names would otherwise never be known.

She says almost 200 Japanese Canadians fought in the First World War for Canada. But despite their service during the Second World War, veterans like private Atoji Kamachi were among the 22,000 Japanese Canadians, the government forced out of their homes, placed in internment camps and sold off their belongings. Canada deemed them a threat

after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Now Kamachi's image is on a large banner on the street in Vancouver with 20 other Japanese-Canadian veterans. Their faces sending a powerful message, their stories still need to be told. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. And for news anytime, go to our website.

We're at cbcnews.ca.ca. ABC News. I'm Joe Cummings.