The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: November 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 22:00 EST

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I'm Neil Hurland. Remembrance Day ceremonies were held across Canada today, a chance to pay respects to the men and women who fought for this country. Marina von Stackleberg has more on this year's significance. Thousands stand in silence as wreaths are laid at the Snow Covered War Memorial. This year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War. Veterans Affairs estimates less than 3,700 Canadian veterans from that war are still alive. When you ask him questions, he's got all kinds of stories.

Lynn Silvest's dad, Lucian, is one of them. The 101-year-old served in Belgium and the Netherlands. While his daughters bundled up to watch the Ottawa ceremony, he laid his own wreath at his Winnipeg retirement home. But as he aged, it was more difficult for him to get out, so he hasn't been in quite a few years. This year also marks 25 years since the entombment of the unknown soldier. The remains exhumed from a grave near Vimy Ridge and laid to rest here. Every year, thousands leave their poppies on the tomb, a symbol of gratitude for having made the ultimate sacrifice.

Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Some veterans are worried they'll be in line for fewer benefits under the latest federal budget. It proposes a new calculation formula based solely on the Consumer Price Index. It would apply to Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans, as well as serving and retired Mounties. CBC News spoke with Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight after the ceremony in Ottawa.

She was asked if the new formula means less money for the veterans. With the, we will continue to deliver the services and benefits that veterans are eligible for, and they will continue to receive in a reflection of the, a proportion of the rates with the new calf rates. When pressed to elaborate, McNight said each veteran has unique experiences

so it will depend on each individual circumstance. Now to Niagara on the Lake Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is hosting her G7 counterparts. Hi everybody. It's wonderful to see you all here and it's even more wonderful to welcome my G7 ministerial colleagues

to Canada for the G7 Foreign Affairs Ministers Ministerial. Among those attending the meeting in southern Ontario, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Ahead of the gathering, Anon said Rubio has not mentioned to her Donald Trump's desire to make Canada the 51st state. The next 24 hours will be absolutely jam-packed.

Tonight, we will hold a G7 foreign ministers working dinner with global peace and stability at the top of our agenda. That includes discussions about the rebuilding of Gaza and the war in Ukraine. Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Feng Wong, evacuating communities and canceling flights. The storm first left a path of devastation in the Philippines where it killed at least 25 people. Yasmin Rania reports. Super Typhoon Feng Wang is the biggest storm to hit the Philippines so far this year. Seeing your place get, like, destroyed, your memory is just literally getting washed away.

Ali Gonzalo is watching the devastation all the way from Winnipeg. He left the Philippines in 2016 and is worried about his friends and family forced to evacuate their homes. Gonzalo is one of the nearly one million people of Filipino descent living in Canada, and across the country, many are now mobilizing. The Filipino Catholic community is incredible. Neil McCarthy, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto, says donations have been pouring in and being sent to Catholic partners in the Philippines. They're on the ground. They can assess what's needed.

Feng Wong ripped through the Philippines just days after Typhoon Kalmagi struck the country, dumping a month worth of rain in a single day and killing more than 200 people. Yasmin Ganea, CBC News, Vancouver. And that is your world this hour. News. I'm Neil Hurland.