The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/14 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: November 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/14 at 13:00 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. Starting today, speed cameras are no longer allowed in Ontario. The Ford government calls the cameras a cash grab for municipalities and insists there are better ways to slow down traffic and keep people safe.

Mandy Shamm reports. We should keep them. There is no question about it. Speed cameras work, says Mohamed Sami. The Toronto resident says replacing them with police officers means the price tag on public safety just got much higher. The Ford government insists better measures are coming, more than $200 million worth of raised crosswalks, road signage, and police patrols. We do need things like speed bumps and wider sidewalks.

Maddie Simea Tiki is director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto. He says the money earmarked by Premier Doug Ford is important, but it isn't nearly enough. If the speed cameras are coming out and with that the revenue, then it's going to fall on taxpayers now to pay for all of these solutions. Toronto's mayor is calling on the province to cover the full cost of crossing guards and cops. She says without speed cameras, Canada's biggest city is at a loss on how to fund these programs. Mandy Sham, CBC News, Toronto. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against making changes to drunk driving tests.

The cases involved two new Brunswick men convicted of drunk driving. They question who could administer the breathalyzer tests and the quality of the evidence they produce. The Top Court dismissed both appeals in an 8-1 split vote. A recount has been ordered in a Newfoundland electoral district. Its outcome could strip the ruling progressive conservatives of their majority government. Mark Quinn explains.

Of Newfoundland's 40 districts, the Progressive Conservative Party won a one-seat majority of 21. Following the October 14th election, the Liberals applied for a recount of three districts. Their lawyers said there were inconsistencies in how ballots were counted or rejected during the election. Justice Alphonse's Fowar said he's not convinced that a recount was justified in two districts, but he did order a recount in the District of Topsel Paradise. Lawyer Megan Reynolds represented the liberal candidates.

The evidentiary threshold was met in that case, so we are pleased to see that there's going to be a recount. The Topsyl Paradise recount will begin in Supreme Court on Tuesday. it's expected to take at least two days. If the result is overturned, the progressive conservative government will lose its majority. But because an independent MHA was elected speaker, they'll still have enough votes to pass legislation. Mark Quinn, CBC News, St. John's.

President Donald Trump is telling the Department of Justice to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties with several prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton. This request comes after Congressional Democrats released new documents in the Epstein case. They raised more questions about Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender. Trump was mentioned by name in several of the new Epstein emails, but he insists the allegations are a hoax manufactured by the Democrats.

And Russia has carried out another widespread bombardment of Ukraine, killing at least six people. The Capitol Keeve took the brunt of this assault, and a Cunningham reports. The soundtrack to Keeves Knight, air raid sirens, Ukraine's air defences, and then explosions. The skyline of Ukraine's capital lit up with an orange glow. President Vladimir Zelensky posting on social media says this was a heinous and wicked attack against his country. Ukraine's military says it counted 430 incoming drones and 18 missiles. By daylight, the damage is clearly visible. 11 apartment blocks reportedly took direct hits.

This is a change in tactics by Russia who recently concentrated on the east of Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure there. Russia consistently denies targeting residential areas, but the cleanup in Keeve today paints a different picture. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.