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

Episode Date: November 15, 2025

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

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. After more than a century, the Vatican says it will return cultural items belonging to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to Canada. It comes after two years of negotiations led by indigenous groups. Now, the Holy See is pledging to give the items to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops so they can be returned. A historic day.

Joyce Napier is with the Canadian ambassador to the Holy See. see, which is the central governing body of the Catholic Church. She says Ottawa has also been pushing for this agreement for years. That this is something that was important to the government because it was important to our indigenous communities. The items will be flown back to Canada on December 6th and sent to the Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, where their condition will be assessed. The museum will work with indigenous leaders to determine where they should ultimately be

returned. From coffee to tropical fruit, U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling back tariffs on more than 200 food imports. The goal is to lower prices and soothe U.S. consumer frustration. This decision doesn't affect Canadian goods. Tricia Kindleman has details. The exemptions impact goods from Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, and El Salvador, many of which have seen double-digit year-over-year price increases. It covers more than 200 items ranging from oranges to cocoa.

President Donald Trump says their goods not produced in America. For the most part, the foods will we cut back a little bit on those airs, like tomatoes and bananas and things. We don't make them in this country. So there's no protection of our industries or our food products. Consumers have remained frustrated over high grocery prices, which economists say is in part fueled by import duties. and prices could rise further next year as companies start passing on the full cost of tariffs.

These exemptions won praise from many industry groups, while others expressed disappointment their products were excluded. Trisha Kindleman, CBC News, Toronto. Donald Trump's also turning on one of his staunchest mega allies, Marjorie Taylor Green. The Georgia Congresswoman has been pushing for the release of the Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says she's gone far left and is calling on report. Republicans to unseat her in next year's midterms. I think that her constituents aren't going to be happy. Already, I have people calling me.

They want to challenge her to a race in her district in Georgia. And, you know, that's too bad. She's lost a wonderful conservative reputation. Taylor Green says Trump is trying to scare other Republicans into voting against the release of the Epstein files. Montreal's bus and subway system is running normally this weekend. A system-wide strike was narrowly. avoided last night after the transit agency reached a tentative agreement with the operator's union. And the first ever Northern Super League championship game will be played today

at BMO Field in Toronto. It will cap off a historic inaugural season for the new Canadian Women's Soccer League. Greg Ross has a preview. Both AFC Toronto and the Vancouver Rise will try to make history today vying to become the first ever NSL champs. AFC Toronto forward Kaylee Hunter says it's a special game to be a part of. It's one for the history books and something that soccer fans across Canada are going to remember forever. So I think we're just very honored to be a part of that. Toronto finished 12 points ahead of Vancouver in the regular season standings. But Vancouver was better in the head-to-head matchup between the two teams,

having beaten Toronto three times. Hunter says her team won't be taking anything for granted in the final. Vancouver's a good team and it's going to be a good game, but I think we have what it takes to lift the trophy at the end. AFC Toronto is unbeaten in the last nine matches that they've played. They also get to play in their home city at Bimo Field. And while it may not be their regular stadium, they have played two other matches there this season, including their first game in front of nearly 15,000 fans.

Greg Ross, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the world this hour. For News Anytime, head to our website, CBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery. Thank you.