The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 12:00 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 first two prime minister mark carney who is in terrace bc rolling out his government's next list of so-called nation building projects the cbc news has confirmed it will include a major power line expansion for the northern half of the province the government says it will be crucial for future development plans across the region.

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. Now to the COP 30 climate summit in Brazil, where Canadian Environment Minister Julie de Bruzen is insisting today that Canada remains committed to the ongoing fight against climate change.

Susan Ormiston has more. She announced $392 million for international. development projects. Now, this is part of Canada's commitment to an annual fund to be paid out to developing countries who are suffering the most from the effects of climate change. The pledges are due to be renewed in 2026, but the minister couldn't tell us what Canada will offer or when. According to some people that we've spoken to here, there are some questions about Canada's leadership and commitment to climate change. Catherine Nabreo is the director of the International Climate Politics Hub. For sure, we've seen.

a significant weakening in Canada's approach to tackling climate change. We've heard that it's unlikely Canada will actually be able to deliver on its 2030 climate pollution reduction target. She says that Canada's climate plan for the next five years submitted to this UN process is less robust than in the past. Minister DeBruson refutes that. CBC News, Valen, Brazil. CBC's visual investigations team has learned Canadian-made weapons are being used by a Sudanese paramilitary group responsible for the massacre of civilians.

Ethel Musa has the details. I was shocked. McGill Professor Khalid Medani says the use of Canadian-made weapons in his home country of Sudan is not only troubling, it's illegal. Not only does it violate the Export Imports Permits at the Canadian legislation, but also the international law. Photos analyzed by CBC's visual investigations team. show members of the rapid support forces paramilitary, or RSF,

holding rifles with the logo of Sterling Cross Defense Systems, a company based in British Columbia. Sterling Cross says its policies align with that of Global Affairs Canada. It's not clear how their rifles got into Sudan. But Imadine Badi, with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, says some experts point to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE, according to multiple reports, has been facing allegations of supplying the RSF.

Ithelmusa, CBC News, Toronto. The full story on how we track these weapons is on our website, cbcnews.ca. 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 exactly 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. Police in Hamilton, Ontario, say a man took a city bus for a joy ride earlier this week. Constable Trevor McKenna says the man's actions, no doubt, were dangerous,

but he actually did a pretty good job. He did, yeah, so we were surprised. He actually didn't follow the scheduled route, but he was making the scheduled stop. So he would come across a bus stop and he would open the doors and let people on and off. as funny as that sounds. At one point, man even turned away a passenger with an expired pass. Police caught up with him after about 15 minutes, and the suspect of no fixed address is facing numerous charges.

And that is the world this hour. For news any time, go to our website. We're at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.