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

Episode Date: November 15, 2025

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

Listen to this paid content by Beneva, now on CBC Listen. There are many factors that need to be considered in business. Experience and information can help you make informed decisions. Join host Catherine Duranso and her guests as they deep dive into the world of insurance and financial products. From claim prevention, consumer psychology, and organizational health, each episode gives you real-life examples and practical advice. Tune in to Beneva's brand new Ask the Experts podcast to learn more. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Mike Miles. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev is condemning the Carney government's proposed budget,

and he says analysis by the interim parliamentary budget officer confirms his opinion. Today's parliamentary budget officer's report demonstrates that Mark Carney's costly credit card budget will mean higher grocery and housing bills and higher taxes. Canadians cannot afford the cost of Kearney. Jason Jakes, the interim parliamentary budget officer, says there's only a 10% chance the government will stay within its deficit targets. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called them a cash grab, while mayors across the province have argued they make streets safer.

Now that a controversial ban on speed cameras is in place, the conversation is coming back to costs. Philip Lee Schenock explains. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says municipal speed cameras are a cash grab. They're no longer allowed. He says instead the province is kicking in $210 million for municipalities to install speed bumps, roundabouts, and better signage to slow drivers down. Toronto mayor Olivia Chow says it won't be nearly enough. She and mayors of more than 20 municipalities urged Ford to keep the speed cameras.

We felt that speed cameras were very effective in dealing. with reckless drivers, dangerous drivers. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says the cameras reduced speeding by almost 50% in school zones. But he says all is not lost. We purchase the cameras and purchased the infrastructure to support it. We're going to continue to use the cameras. Brown says he's working with the province on a plan to use the cameras as an investigative tool for police to prevent and solve crimes.

Philadelphia-Shanock, CBC News, Toronto. The U.S. Justice Department is carrying out Donald Trump's order to investigate ties between several prominent Democrats and Jeffrey Epstein. This comes days after Democrats released thousands of new Epstein-related documents, raising more questions about Trump's connection to the convicted sex offender. But he insists the allegations are a hoax manufactured by the Democrats. In Gaza, some things are returning to how they were before the war. One of them, Hamas, taking back control of the territory, in violation, of the ceasefire agreement. Tom Perry has more. Bombs and rockets once rained down on Gaza, now the rain itself is making life miserable for

some Palestinians. People sheltering in ragged tents in Gaza City today, mopping up after a downpour drenched and flooded their threadbare makeshift homes. Look at the water, how we're drowning from the rain, says Abu Ahmed Almatwak, commercial goods and humanitarian aid have been arriving in Gaza since last month's ceasefire deal, all of it unfolding under the watchful eyes of Hamas, whose fighters still roam Gaza streets. The group so far refusing to comply with a key part of Donald Trump's peace plan that it lay down its weapons. The Reuters News Agency reports Hamas is continuing to tighten its grip on Gaza. The group has fought battles with armed clans and executed individuals it accuses of colluding

with Israel. Tom Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. A lost toy bunny lovingly named Bunf is looking to make its way home from Lake Louise, Alberta. Until its owner claims MUNF, Parks Canada's staff is showing up the sites of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Workers for the federal agency are using social media and Bunf to educate tourists. Blake Correa is internet content in new media officer with the Lake Louise, Yoho, and Kootenay Field Unit. He says the posts have received hundreds of comments. Canada is working to send Bumpf out on field days with staff across the mountain national parks and posting on social media to share the amazing work our teams do

while providing some recurring visibility to Bumpf in hopes to get them home. Correa at Correa says Bunkf was left on a Parks Canada shuttle in Lake Louise this summer. Parks Canada staff has taken with Buntf at Moraine Lake with 500 million-year-old fossils in Yoho and on the glaciers on the Icefields Parkway. That is your World This Hour for CBC News. I'm Mike Miles.