The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: November 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. bro.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. We begin in 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.

Among those attending the meeting is U.S. Secretary. of state, Marco Rubio, plus the foreign ministers from India and Ukraine. We will start the day with a discussion with Ukrainian foreign minister, Andres Sibyha, to reaffirm our collective support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's aggression. We will then be joined by all of our partners for discussions on critical minerals, energy security, and economic resilience. But those talks are not expected to bring. a resolution to the trade war between Canada and the U.S.

The number of Canadians traveling to the U.S. has plummeted since February. A new report shows the United States is paying the price. Sophia Harris has more. I have no intention of going down there. Snowbird Rina Hans of Toronto owns a condo in Florida. Even so, she's packing her bags instead for Costa Rica. Hans started boycotting travel to the U.S. after President Donald Trump sparked a trade war

and started referring to Canada as the 51st state. Yeah, why would I want to give money into a country whose president has stated that they want to annex my country? Many Canadians feel the same way, driving a steep decline in the number of Canadian visitors to the U.S. ever since Trump took office in late January. Now, a new U.S. Travel Association report has tallied the cost. It forecasts a more than 3% decline in international tourism spending for 2025,

A close to $6 billion loss compared to the previous year. The main culprit says the association, fewer Canadian visitors. The U.S. Travel Association predicts a rebound in international tourism next year. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. The British health minister is denying speculation that he's eyeing the prime minister's job. West Reading says any talk of a challenge against Prime Minister Kier Starrmer is not true. Starmer and his Labor Party are facing low poll numbers and there's buzz about a potential leadership fight.

Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Feng Wang. The storm left a path of devastation in the Philippines, displacing more than a million people from their homes. As Yasmin Rania reports, Canadians are quickly mobilizing to help. It's delicious. At her Filipino cafe in Ottawa, Michelle Sartatakis serves up more than dessert.

Tips and proceeds from her shop are going towards supporting those devastated by Typhoon Fung Wang. Right now, they need water, they need food. Feng Wang is the biggest storm to hit the Philippines so far this year, sweeping away homes and knocking up power to entire provinces. Across Canada, home to nearly one million people of Filipino descent, many are mobilizing. The Filipino Catholic community is incredible. Neil McCarthy, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto, says funds are pouring in and being sent to partners in the Philippines. We're very, very resilient.

Back at her cafe, Michelle Sartatakis, who lived through a typhoon in the Philippines in 2012, says her community's strength can help them get through these latest disasters. Yasmin Renea, CBC News, Vancouver. While many Canadians saw a spectacular show in the sky last night, the northern lights were visible across a wide part of North America, thanks to a series of solar storms. The sun launched three flares.

Two of them have already reached Earth. The third is expected today around noon eastern time. Sean Dahl is a space weather forecaster with the U.S. government. He says there's always a chance these types of flares could lead to power outages. These can impact the electric power grid of our country, the bulk electric system. We notify even well in advance today to the power grid of North America about this pending activity. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.