The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: November 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 14:00 EST

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Join us. Because kids these days, we need you more than ever. Donate at GeoFoundation.com. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Ontario's won its case to expand online gambling within the province and allow players outside of Canada. Gambling agencies in almost all other provinces oppose the move.

They warn it could open the door to more illegal online gambling across the country. Michelle Song reports. Liquidity is an important part of the gambling business. because it increases the pot. Don Bourgeois is a lawyer focused on the gaming sector. He says the Ontario Court of Appeals decision to allow international players to gamble with Ontarians will allow for a higher stakes game

with more liquidity or money, making games like poker more enticing for players like Drew Gupta. I think it'll be great for the game and for players because the more players you're playing against, the more you're learning, the better you're getting. But unlike Ontario, which licenses third-party sites for gambling. Other jurisdictions only have provincial lottery agencies running these schemes. And those companies in seven provinces worry this decision from the court could result in more

illegal online gambling. They say some Ontario-regulated sites are already luring players from their provinces. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. U.S. Democrats have released emails suggesting President Donald Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes than he previously claimed. The private. correspondence was published today by the House Oversight Committee. In one email, the convicted sex offenders says the president spent significant time with one of Epstein's alleged victims. Another email suggests Trump, quote, knew about the girls. Representative Jasmine Crockett is among the Democrats who released the emails. If you know that you didn't do anything, then why is it that

you would be twisting members of your own party's arms trying to get them not to release it? This would be exonerating. If you know that you are free and clear, then why not say, you know what, release the files? Trump has long denied all wrongdoing involving Epstein. The White House press secretary accuses Democrats of selectively leaking emails to create a false narrative. Canada's imposing new sanctions on Russia. Those who enable Russia's war will face consequences under Canadian law.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand made the announcement at a G7 meeting in Niagara on the lake Ontario. The new sanctions target Russia's energy sector and individuals behind its drone program. And for the first time, Canada is also sanctioning entities that supply Russia's cyber warfare infrastructure. Short-term rental company, Sonder is declaring bankruptcy, leaving thousands with canceled bookings, some of them mid-stay. The boutique hotel and apartment management company was founded in Montreal. It folded after hotel giant Marriott canceled its partnership with the company. Sarah Leavitt reports. I don't understand how that could happen.

Mike Gaines was staying at a Sonder apartment in Philadelphia when suddenly he got notice he had to leave. I could fire all the staff one day and tell everybody to move out by the morning. It's crazy. An abrupt end to a stay. The company founded in Montreal offered short-term apartment and hotel-like stays. In 2024, it teamed up to offer its services through Marriott. But that deal folded with the hotel companies.

saying it was due to Saunders' financial problems. Bonnie Strass was also at the rental in Philadelphia. I think it's inconceivable that any corporate entity would treat human beings that way. Sonder, now based out of San Francisco, said in a statement the integration with Marriott was to blame with rising costs and delays getting their system to work. It plans on filing for bankruptcy. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. And Canadian travelers continue to.

to steer clear of trips to the U.S. Statistics Canada says Canadian visits to the U.S. by car were down by more than 30% last month compared to October 2024. The number of trips by air were down by about 24%. It's a slump that is taking a toll on U.S. tourism spending. It's down by $5.7 billion U.S. compared to last year. And that is The World This Hour.

I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.