The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/13 at 15:00 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 prime minister mark carney has unveiled six new major projects to be fast-tracked for approval they include mines in new brunswick quebec and ontario a liquid natural gas project and a new electricity transmission line in bc and a hydroelectric project in nunavut's capital echeluit each of the projects that we're referring to the major projects office today is transformational But the bigger point is that their impacts will be amplified by being part of bigger national strategies to boost Canada's competitiveness,

including to realize our country's full potential as an energy superpower. Ottawa says the projects represent $56 billion in new investment. They say they'll support 68,000 jobs and will build Canada's economic strength for generations. Quebec is offering some concessions to doctors, hoping to get their support for a controversial bill. Some physicians are so upset they're considering leaving the province after the Lago government unilaterally passed a new law. It links doctors pay to performance targets. Today, the health ministers said the province will not implement one part of Bill 2, which

would allow inspectors to visit workplaces to make sure the law is being followed. He says the goal is to restart dialogue with doctors' groups. AIDS beginning to trickle into northern Gaza after Israel reopened another border crossing there. Aid groups have called for unimpeded access to Gaza since a ceasefire was brokered last month. The world's leading hunger monitor says the territories north remains heavily affected by famine. Tom Perry reports. The first images of trucks loaded with aid arriving via the Zikkim crossing in northern Gaza. After Israel announced this week, it would reopen the entrance for the first time in two months.

Truck driver Abdul Karim Abdudakha says roughly 80 trucks were loaded up for the territory on this first day of operations. Until now, aid that was allowed into Gaza came in through two crossings in the south. Humanitarian groups and the UN had been pleading with Israel to open more crossings to permit more food, fuel, and medicine into the territory. Even with this third gateway now unlocked, the needs in Gaza are still great. Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. A new U.S. study suggests that ultra-processed food is tied to an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer. That means shelf-stable and preserved goods like mass-produced bread, breakfast cereal, and

instant soup. Nearly 30,000 women participated in this study. It found that those who ate the most ultra-processed foods had a higher risk of developing a polypip linked to colorectal cancer. Scientists say the findings link food to rising rates of cancer in U.S. young adults in 20s, 30s, and 40s. And police in Hamilton, Ontario, arrested a man who took a city bus for a joy ride. And although police say this stunt was dangerous, they admit the fake driver did a pretty good job behind the wheel.

Philip Lee Shanick has more. Police say the bus was left idling at a downtown Hamilton bus terminal. The driver had exited the bus for their scheduled break. When they returned, the bus was gone. Trevor McKenna of the Hamilton Police Services says, 10 passengers were aboard, so officers followed at a safe distance. Because we didn't want to spook them. We didn't want to activate our roof lights. We didn't want to make this a tragedy. We wanted to just stop the vehicle safely and get everyone

off. McKenna said the man was seen stopping for passengers and even collected fares. He would come across a bus stop and he would open the doors and let people on and off. McKenna says after about 15 minutes, police arrested a 36-year-old unhoused man and recovered the bus. Not a ding on the bus. So it's funny. but at the same time it's serious. We're thankful that nothing serious happened, but the potential was there. Police charge the unidentified man with theft

and driving while prohibited. Philip Lee Schenock, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can also listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Kate McIlfrey. Thank you.