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

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

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

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The Public Health Agency of Canada says that a motion comes as the country remains in the midst of an outbreak that dates back to October of last year. It's believed to have started in New Brunswick and has since spread to most other provinces affecting infecting more than 5,000. and people in total. Canada can re-establish its elimination status once the current strain is interrupted for at least 12 months. Now to another health issue and a warning being issued today by the Canadian medical community. It has to do with the upcoming flu season, which we're being told has the potential to be longer and more deadly than usual. Lauren Pelley explains.

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 H3 and 2 is predominating. Dr. Jesse Papenberg spoke to us from the Montreal Children's Hospital. He's among those bracing for a tough flu season in Canada, too. 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. U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Rudy Giuliani. A Justice Department official is saying the former mayor of New York is among a number of 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. A CBC investigation is revealing the details of a secret neo-Nazi conference held this summer in Vancouver.

Among those in attendance were mixed martial arts coaches, trainers, and gym owners, who are believed to be on the front line when it comes to the recruitment of white nationalists. Eric Cito reports. You as a white person, they want you to be alone and isolated. 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 Sito, CBC News, Toronto. For more on the Neo-Nazi Conference, the full CBC Visual Investigation Report is on our website. Just three weeks into a five-year prison sentence, and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released. The release today comes as Sarkozy prepares an appeal. Earlier this year, he was found guilty of criminal conspiracy,

for a campaign funding scheme he used to finance his 2007 election campaign. Under the terms of the release, Sarkozy must stay in France and can't speak with anyone connected to the case. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website. We're at cvcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.