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

Episode Date: November 15, 2025

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

Nexium may be one of the most infamous cults in modern times. The sex cult where women in a secret group had their leaders' initials branded into their skin. But when it fell apart, former members lined up to tell their stories. But there was one famous member we heard nothing from. Former TV star Alison Mack. Until now. This week on Crime Story, Allison after Nexium. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts.

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 the Canadian ambassador to the Holy See. Sea, 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 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. The decision doesn't affect any Canadian goods. Tricia Kindleman has more 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 of those serves, 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. Tricia Kindleman, CBC News, Toronto. An explosion in a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir has killed at least nine people. A cache of confiscated explosives went off, causing extensive damage. The local Director-General of Police says it was unintentional. The handling was being done with extreme caution, with utmost caution. However, an accidental explosion has taken place. It came days after a car bombing in New Delhi killed eight people.

Investigators called that explosion a terror attack. In Brazil today. Demonstrators sing during a climate action march. Thousands are calling for stronger indigenous land rights as COP 30 continues in host city Belém. Countries, including Canada, are meeting at the UN Climate Summit to discuss a deal, but indigenous groups in Brazil say they've been excluded. Finally, Canadian women's soccer is having its moment in the limelight. The Northern Super League First Championship game is underway in Toronto,

where AFC Toronto is currently leading the Vancouver rise 1-0. And as Mandy Sham tells us, Ottawa just announced more funding for the women's game. This is everything we believe in in Canada. Minister Evan Solomon heads federal economic development in southern Ontario. He says Canada is committing more than $5 million to support the future of the Northern Super League, money for upgrades to infrastructure, such as training facilities and mid-sized venues. Solomon says when women take the field, the returns go far beyond the stadium. This was not hard because this is betting on Canada.

This is building Canada. This is building a league. And building role models, he says. Soccer coach, Ashley Meehan, agrees. It's showing the youth of today that they could be doing this in the future. The league had a stellar showing in its first year and is looking to add a seventh team in 27. The historic season final, now passing the ball to a new generation that's ready to run with it. Mandy Sham, CBC News, Toronto.

You can watch that championship game on our website or on CBC television. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm talking about. Kate McGilvery.