The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 09:00 EST

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Make no mistake, we are at war. These are parts of speeches from the Exiles of the Golden Age Conference held this summer at a secret venue in Vancouver, organized and attended by a who's who of Canadian neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and fascists. CBC's visual investigations team looked into many of the more than 50 people who were there thanks to verified video gathered by the Canadian anti-hate network.

Evan Balgord, their executive director, says the conference shows white nationalism in Canada is growing. They have managed to sort of figure out a unified and coherent strategy, and they are successfully recruiting large numbers of people doing it. CBC News is also identifying several mixed martial arts gym owners, trainers and coaches who attended the event. Experts say this sport is increasingly becoming a gateway for white supremacist recruiting. We reached out to some of the conference attendees for comment,

but the exiles of the Golden Age Group told anyone who was there not to respond to our requests. Eric Seto, CBC News, Toronto. For more on the neo-Nazi conference, the full CBC visual investigation report is on our website. There's a breakthrough to report from the government shutdown in Washington. The Senate has approved a new funding bill that could be the first step toward ending the 40-day stalemate. Katie Simpson reports. 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. Ms. 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.

Still in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Rudy Giuliani. A Justice Department official says the former mayor of New York is among a number of reports. Republicans being pardoned amid allegations they attempted to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election. However, despite the allegations, those receiving pardons have never faced charges. Among those on the list, along with Giuliani, is former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Now 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 long and deadly. Lauren Pelley has more.

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 H3 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. And that is the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings.