The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 17:00 EST

Hey, I'm Sarah Marshall, and there's one story from the past that I've been circling around for years now. This eight-part series traces the hidden history of the satanic panic in North America. We'll connect the dots from Victoria, BC, to the backroads of Kentucky. Satan was having a moment, the sensationalist heartthrob of our time. The Devil You Know, available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Canada has lost its status as a measles-free country. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the demotion comes because 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. Dr. Lenora Saxinger is an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alberta. She says ideology undermining the science on vaccines has become a bigger problem since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that it is something that I think we have to take super seriously because, you know, at the end of the day, at the moment, it looks like we're heading back to the early 1900s in terms of the childhood preventable diseases. And it's something that can be prevented. More than 5,000 people have been infected in this measles outbreak. Canada will now

have to submit its plan to eliminate measles to the Pan American Health Organization. Prime Minister Mark Carney is getting to work selling his budget to Canadians. In New Brunswick, he spoke about prioritizing buying Canadian for large infrastructure projects. Kate McKenna has a details. We're going to build. But it's not just about what we build, it's also how we build. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to become its own best customer. Speaking at a modular home business, he says the government's buy Canadian strategy will involve new rules

to make sure Canadian companies are used to build new infrastructure. Ensuring that as much as possible of that $70 billion we're planning to invest in the roads, bridges and community centers on which Canadians rely, comes from Canadian-made suppliers. Kearney hasn't said how this will work. And some critics warn it could drive up costs depending on what the government does next. All of this is partially in response to Donald Trump's trade war

and the tariffs on steel and aluminum that hurt Canadian industry. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. A dead humpback whale has been found near Lascetti Island between Vancouver and mainland BC. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirms the adult whale was found on Friday. It was known as polyphemous and was first spotted in 2004. It was known to migrate between Hawaii and BC. It's unclear what led to the whale's death, but the DFO calls it an unfortunate incident that it continues to investigate. The U.S. Senate is advancing a funding bill poised to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

For weeks, Democrats held out on lending their support, demanding concessions from Republicans on health care. Last night, several Democrats sided with Senate Republicans in exchange for a future vote on extending health subsidies. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says this does not signal the end of the Democrats' fight. We will sit down with any Republicans, any time, any place, anywhere in order to find a bipartisan path forward, but we're not down with their my way or the highway approach to governance. That's failed the American people. The vote still has several hurdles to pass. Senate will first debate the funding bill before the House returns and adopts the deal.

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion in India's capital. It happened at one of Delhi's most recognizable monuments, which receives thousands of tourists. every day. Salima Shivji has the details. The blast hit just before 7 in the evening in a crowded area, near one of Delhi's most famous landmarks, the historic red fort. A slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light and then the vehicle exploded, says Delhi's police commissioner Satish Golcha. At least six cars nearby also burst into flames as ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene.

I've never heard such a loud explosion in my life, this local. shopkeeper says, I was knocked down three times. Local media outlets are reporting that many of the casualties died before making it to hospital. Several others are seriously injured. What led to the car exploding is still being investigated, police say, but it's already put the country scarred by bombings blamed on militant groups in the mid-2000s once again on edge. Delhi, Mumbai, and two states neighboring the capital are all on high alert. Salima Shivjee, CBC News, Deradun, India. And that's The World This Hour. I'm Stephanie Skandaris.