The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/12 at 21:00 EST

Kids these days, people say we have so much more. Smartphones, video games, treats, and busy schedules. But more isn't always better. Because kids these days, we also have more health challenges than ever before. More mental health issues. More need for life-saving surgeries. And more complex needs. Chio has a plan to transform pediatric care for kids like me.

Join us. Because kids these days, we need you more than ever. Donate at GeoFoundation.com. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Breaking news, the U.S. House of Representatives have voted in favor of ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history. The political mess has lasted 43 days and left millions of Americans unable to afford food and derailed travel. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign around 9.45 p.m.

That will begin to resolve mass chaos across the U.S. that created the crisis. Hundreds of thousands of government workers are now set to head back to work in the coming days. According to Donald Trump, there were just casual acquaintances, but it is getting harder for the U.S. President to explain his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. New emails allege Trump was aware of Epstein sex crimes. Katie Simpson reports. This is truly a manufactured hoax by the Democrat Party. On the attack, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defending the president,

as his name is again. to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump referenced several times within 23,000 pages of documents provided by Epstein's estate to a congressional committee. These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong. Democrats highlighted what they saw as damning exchanges, including an apparent email Epstein wrote about Trump to journalist Michael Wolfe saying, of course he knew about the girls, as he asked Galane to stop. Another allegedly written by Epstein to his co-conspirator Galane Maxwell says the dog that hasn't barked is Trump and that Trump spent hours at Epstein's house with a victim, later identified as Virginia Joufrey, who died by suicide earlier this year. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

Pierre Poliev is staying firm despite losing two MPs last week. After one floor crossing and one resignation, the conservative leader is pushing back on criticism of the way he's leading the party and how that could be to blame. for its recent struggles. Olivia Stavanovich reports. Have you maybe reflected on your leadership style moving forward? No, my way's plan is to continue to lead to be the only leader in the country that's fighting for an affordable Canada. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev makes no apologies for his leadership.

Instead, he used the words of the MP who crossed the floor to defend it. And I will just quote Mr. Dantramon when he speaks about Mark Carney. Polyev read four times from an anti-liberal statement Chris Dantramal made just two months before the Nova Scotia MP left the conservative benches for the liberal. In 2019, the cost of living has skyrocketed. In an interview with CBC News, Don Tramon said he crossed the floor last week because of Polyev's leadership. The party will vote on whether they still support Polyev's style when he faces a leadership review in January. Olivia Estabanovich, CBC News, Ottawa. Ontario's Court of Appeals ruled that legal online gaming and sports betting would remain lawful,

even if users outside of Canada were permitted to participate. The decision opens the door to an expansion of online gambling in the province despite concerns from other Canadian jurisdictions. Israel's President Isaac Herzog is calling for decisive action to stop violence by settlers in the Occupy West Bank. On Tuesday, dozens of mass Israeli settlers hurled stones and said, hired homes and dairy trucks in a new surge of violence in the occupied West Bank. Manager Munched Al-Genady says his workers had to take shelter during the midday attack. We instructed our employees to take shelter and look after their safety.

Our employees locked themselves inside of our premises and then the settlers started attacking the premises from the outside throwing stones on the windows and then started burning our trucks. Four Palestinians were injured, Herzog said the violence crosses the red line, adding in a social media post that all state authorities must act decisively to eradicate the phenomenon. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. We update every hour seven days a week or for news anytime, visit our website, cbcnews.a. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.