The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 11:00 EST

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 11:00 EST

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Join us. Because kids these days, we need you more than ever. Donate at GeoFoundation.com. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings prime minister mark carney will be in terrace bc today rolling out his government's next list of so-called nation building projects cbc news has confirmed it will include bcc's north coast transmission line running from prince george to terrace and for more now on why that line expansion is so important. Here's Janice McGregor.

This upgrade to BC's grid is necessary to fuel all the strategic resource development planned for northern BC, the mining of critical minerals, and specifically the new liquefied natural gas plant expansions, pipelines, and marine terminals to ship that resource to new global markets. While it's a cleaner fuel resulting in fewer carbon emissions than the dirtier alternatives like coal, it's still a fossil fuel. And seeing any new fossil fuel development prioritized by the federal government's major projects office, well, that's a disappointment to environmentalists like Richard Brooks with Stand Earth. And it makes me a question, what happened to Mark Carney's climate credentials? Well, the Nishka First Nation is a partner in the

Cilism's LNG project. Other BC First Nations elders and leaders are more aligned with climate activists. And they do oppose ramping up LNG generally and the specific new pipeline projects that would move through their territory. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Among the other projects expected to get the fast track today, a nickel mine in Ontario, a critical minerals mine in New Brunswick and a hydroelectric project in Nunavut. The Public Health Agency of Canada says more than $20 million worth of pharmaceutical products were spoiled this year while in storage. Health Canada is blaming a temperature deviation. It's not clear what's been lost, but it's believed to be vaccines and medical supplies needed for the country's response to natural disasters, diseases, and chemical threats.

Health Canada is insisting the losses won't compromise its capacity to respond to any public health emergency. Victoria has become the first state in Australia to sign a special indigenous treaty into law. Rubenberg is with the state's First People's Assembly. To my mind, we sat there as equals to sign that document, that is fundamentally about what this process has been about, about recognizing our equal status to be able to sit at that table. We will get from this, not just better outcomes for First Peoples, better outcomes for Victoria, better outcomes for Australia. Berg calls it a major step toward reconciliation. The treaty establishes a permanent First Nations representative to provide advice to the state government, and it creates an accountability body that will ensure the government. upholds its commitments. Australia has roughly one million indigenous citizens, and they track well

below most national averages when it comes to socio-economic standards. Iran is in the midst of one of the longest droughts in the country's recent history, and it means that by the end of the month, the 10 million people living in the capital Tehran may be forced to leave the city. Anna Cunningham has more. This is Iran's six-year-of-drought. The capital depends entirely on fire. dams. They are running dry. Iran's president, Massoud Peseskian, has warned of rationing. And if there is no rain by November 22nd, he says, they must evacuate Tehran. It's drying up. It's almost dead. Looking at satellite images of Iran from Toronto, Iranian Ave Madani is alarmed. He is the director

of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and House. management is real. A problem like this was not created overnight. The stakes are high for Iran's clerical rulers. Previous water shortages have sparked violent protests. In a country where the economy is under pressure from international sanctions linked to its disputed nuclear program, rain is desperately needed. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News? I'm Joe Cummings.