The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: November 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 08:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We go first to the G7 Foreign Minister Summit underway in southern Ontario. And among other highlights today, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is meeting on the sideline with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rafi Bujican reports. Hi, everybody. At the so-called family photo for the G7 foreign affairs ministers, Anita Anand stands shoulder to shoulder with their American counterpart Marco Rubio. It's wonderful to see you all here. But there is much where there are two countries don't see eye to eye. Talks to end the months-long trade war halted since October, following the White House's anger over an Ontario TV ad that featured part of a speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs. Yes, the trade talks are going to permeate. the entire bilateral relationship, but it's very important to compartmentalize.

Carrie Buck says Anand and Rubio are likely to just avoid tariff talk. The former Canadian ambassador to NATO now teaches international affairs at the University of Ottawa. There's a lot of work to be done. They'll be discussing the geopolitical issues of the day, Gaza, Russia invasion of Ukraine. On the Middle East, Anand says Canada's priority is to see aid continue to flow. Rafi Buccan, on CBC News, Niagara, the leak. The Ukrainian government is investigating the country's justice minister.

It comes after seven people have been taken into custody accused of an alleged kickback scheme worth more than $100 million. It involves senior energy officials. German Galeshko was the energy minister before moving to justice. He says he is prepared to actively clear his name. Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney officially unveiling his government's second round of nation building projects, CBC News has some. some advanced details and what we can expect to see on tomorrow's list.

Janice McGregor reports. Three of the projects that sources have confirmed to CBC Radio Canada prioritize critical minerals, including an expansion of the Nouveau-Mond, graphite mine that's north of Montreal. The Crawford Nickel Project, North of Timmons, has also made this shortlist, as well as the Sisson Mine. This is an open-pit tungsten project that's northwest of Fredericton. An Inuit clean energy developer, the Nunavut-Nukak-Soutit Corporation, is also heading for the fast track following a $6 million federal investment earlier this year to revive a proposal to build a hydroelectric plant, to replace the diesel-generated power that the city of Akaluit currently relies on.

And the Prime Minister is heading to Prince Rupert to join proponents of the Silissom's liquefied natural gas facility. That's a project that would build a new natural gas pipeline leading to a marine terminal on pierce island off BC's northwest coast. Janice McGregor. CBC News, Ottawa. Protesters and police have clashed at one of the venues at this year's COP 30 climate summit underway in Brazil. Susan Armistin has the details. Brazil's leadership at these climate talks had encouraged groups to demonstrate and promised a voice for indigenous peoples, unlike the last three years of talks in Egypt, Dubai, and Azerbaijan, where spontaneous protests were forbidden.

A group of indigenous people and others, some wearing their headdresses, burst through a security screening area. A cordon of security staff struggled to hold them back, straining against the crush. At least two security staff were injured. Outside one of the protesters said, we want our territories free, but the business of oil exploration, mineral exploration, and logging continues. One observer from the Global Youth Coalition said some indigenous communities were frustrated, watching Belén build up infrastructure in the city in preparation

for these talks, while money is desperately needed for education and health services. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Belen. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.