The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/10 at 18:00 EST

Okay, I'll confess I totally jumped on the Blue Jays bandwagon last minute, but even I was gutted when they lost game seven of the World Series. And here on Commotion, look, we process our feelings together. This week, I talk with Blue Jays fans about the heartbreak of the World Series loss, but we also get into why the fans want to see this team, this very specific group of people, stick together because, look, we're all now gutting for Blue Jays 2026. Find this episode and a whole lot more on Commotion with me, Alameen Abdul-Bahmood, on YouTube, or wherever you. you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skanderas. The Pan-American Health Organization

has stripped Canada of its measles-free designation. The country has surpassed a full year of community transmission that began in New Brunswick. Jennifer Yoon has the details. For about 30 years, Canada has been able to stop measles from running rampant in our communities. In the past year, the defenses have been breached. thousands of cases across the country.

That's why Canada is losing its official measles elimination status. This bruises our reputation. Measles is burning through under-vaccinated pockets of the country. Infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Isaac Bogosh, says there's a myriad of reasons why, like mistrust in the vaccine and disinformation online. And this is a sign that Canada needs to double down on efforts to reduce barriers to vaccination and get accurate information out about vaccines to the public. It's a giant wake-up call.

that we have gaps in our public health infrastructure and that we need to fill those gaps and we need to do so urgently. Canada will have to submit a corrective plan to the Pan American Health Organization on how it aims to regain its measles elimination status. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. Prime Minister Mark Carney says new infrastructure projects will mean big business for Canadian workers. Carney spoke today in Fredericton. Last week's federal budget promised $70 billion in funding for

infrastructure. And Carney says as much as possible of that money will go to Canadian suppliers. And in those cases, when domestic suppliers aren't available, purchasers, purchases will be required to include Canadian content or to be sourced from trusted partners. And those cases will be the exception, not the norm. Carney says ministerial approval will be required for buying outside of Canada. He says for businesses to be considered Canadian, they will need a presence in the country and will also need to have Canadian supply chains. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be approaching its end. Several Democratic senators broke ranks last night to vote for a deal to reopen the government. But as Katie Nicholson reports, the chaos from the 41-day

shutdown continues. I know we probably have quite a few nervous flyers today. A Delta Airlines pilot tries to soothe passenger nerves. I want to emphasize this aircraft does not move a single inch unless both my co-captain Michael and myself are absolutely certain and safe to do so. Tens of thousands of flights have been scrubbed or delayed amid air traffic staffing issues as controllers go without pay. The Senate now has enough votes to end the shutdown, but it's uncertain when the Senate and the House might actually vote on the deal. Many Democrats are angry with the eight senators who supported it. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. It doesn't change the core problem here, which is we need to decide.

address the Republican health care crisis. As the uncertainty continues, the U.S. President posted on social media, telling air traffic controllers to get back to work or risk being, quote, substantially docked. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Rudy Giuliani. Trump's former personal lawyer is among a number of people accused of plotting to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump's move is largely symbolic. Presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes,

and all of the recipients were only charged by state-level prosecutors. A blast near one of India's most popular landmarks has killed at least eight people. At least 19 others have been injured. It happened at the Red Fort in the nation's capital, Delhi. India's Interior Minister says authorities are exploring all possibilities in their investigations. investigation. The cause is still unknown. Canadian-born author David Soloy has won the Booker Prize. The 51-year-old is this year's recipient of the literary award for his sixth novel, Flesh. Soloy was born in Montreal, but grew up

in Lebanon and the UK. The last Canadian to win the Booker Prize was Margaret Atwood for her novel The Testaments in 2019. And that is The World This Hour for CBC News. I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Thank you.