The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: November 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 07:00 EST

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We'd love to talk. Business. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Pat Philpott. With eight Democrats siding with Republicans, the U.S. Senate has voted to end the government shutdown. The bill extends funding for the federal government until January 30th, but it ignores the key Democrat demand of extending health care subsidies.

Richie Torres as a Democrat in the House. The purpose was to get a substantive result. the extension of the health care tax credits for 24 million Americans, this so-called deal does not guarantee the extension of the health care tax credits. In fact, it guarantees that Republicans will vote against the extension, which is the exact opposite of what Democrats were fighting for. Some Democrats are angry at those who broke party ranks to strike the deal with Democrats, saying Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has lost control of the caucus.

He's now facing calls to resign. The bill now heads to the House, which could hold. hold its vote as early as tomorrow. Thailand is suspending the implementation of the ceasefire with neighboring Cambodia. The announcement comes after four Thai soldiers were injured yesterday by a landmine near the Cambodian border. The agreement over the disputed border was forged just two weeks ago when U.S. President Donald Trump presided over the signing. In July, border clashes killed close to 40 people and displaced 300,000 others.

India's Prime Minister says those who carried out Monday's deadly blast in Delhi will not be spared. In his first public remarks since the explosion, Narendra Modi is describing the incident as a conspiracy. Officials have not confirmed who or what caused the explosion, but they are investigating under an anti-terrorism law. At least eight people were killed and 20 other. injured when a car blew up near the landmark red fort. Canada will open up a new diplomatic office this week in Greenland. The opening of the consulate comes at a time with both allies are eager to deepen ties in the face of the United States relations with the United States remaining turbulent.

Emma Godmere has more. This is unprecedented in terms of expanding our Arctic footprint. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Onond will arrive in Greenland's capital, of Nuke this week to establish a permanent diplomatic presence in the self-ruling Danish territory. Canada joins a small list of countries with consulates there, including Iceland and the U.S., whose president Donald Trump has talked about acquiring the territory. The main message is that we will continue to advance Arctic cooperation in whatever way possible. And that cooperation could focus heavily on defense, according to one expert.

It's important that we develop a comprehensive security package with Greenland fully part of that. Alex D.L. is a senior fellow with the McDonald-Loree Institute. If you don't have a centralized strategy that looks very, very hard, what advantages Canada has, what we can bring to the table, that requires strategic thinking and strategic leadership. DL says Canada's real challenge now is to not let this opportunity go to waste. Emma Godmere, CBC News, Ottawa. While the Second World War ended 80 years ago,

the trauma is still real for those who fought. The CBC's Ashley Burke spoke with a veteran who is using his paintbrush to deal with his past. When Roland Lalonde paints, he's able to turn the whore he's seen into beauty. At 102, he's the last surviving Second World War veteran from his regiment and spends hours a day painting works of art

from landscapes to wartime memories. When I paint, I don't think of nothing else but painting. And when I use my brush, I'm the boss. Northern Italy and in box, we're friends. He served with the world. Royal 22nd Regiment, fighting the Germans in Italy in 1944. His regiment went on to help liberate the Netherlands before the end of the war.

He says there's only one way to describe what Canadian soldiers went through for their country. Hell is hell. Don't know if you're going to live that day. He's painted hundreds of canvases and is now working on number 331. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. this hour.