The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/15 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: November 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/15 at 16:00 EST

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indigenous items held in its museums several objects are heading back to canada it's part of an agreement announced today between the vatican and the canadian conference of catholic bishops megan williams reports the sleek and uvia louis kayak used for whale and beluga hunts and five dozen or so other cultural items will soon be heading home. The statements by the Vatican and Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Pope Leo has given the objects to the bishop, who, quote, are committed to ensuring they are properly safeguarded, respected, and preserved. The statement made no explicit reference to the items being returned to their indigenous communities of origin, but those involved in the negotiations say it's understood the bishops will oversee the handoff to indigenous communities.

historic day. Canadian ambassador to the Holy See, Joyce Napier, says the agreement was the result of urging the Canadian government to return the objects. Because it was important to our indigenous communities. The kayak and other objects were sent to Rome in 1925 for a world exhibition organized by Pope Pius the 11th. Megan Williams, CBC News, Rome. In a major reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling back tariffs on dozens of imported food products. More than 200 items like coffee, bananas, and beef will be exempt. This coming as he faces criticism over steep food prices in the country. For the most part, the foods, when we cut back a little bit of those tariffs,

we'll get the price down. But they're not competitive in this country, 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. The Trump administration had previously dismissed concerns that its tariff led to any cost of living increases, but the issue is looming larger since the Republicans lost out in recent elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City. On top of its electricity and its heat, Ukraine says Russia has been intensifying its attacks

on the country's rail systems, causing over a billion dollars in damage so far. Dominic Volitis has the story. Ukrainian officials say Russian attacks on the country's railway system have increased threefold since the summer. In all, around 800 attacks have been recorded since the beginning of this year, causing more than a billion dollars of damage. Ukraine's rail network is essential for travel, exports, military logistics and deliveries of foreign aid. But Keefe says Russian forces are increasingly targeting trains and their drivers too, using high-precision Shahid drones to hit individual locomotives. Their slow speeds and predictable,

routes, making them easy targets. Ukraine is now installing its trains with counter-drone systems and training railway staff in air defence. And although tracks and infrastructure can be repaired relatively quickly, the authorities say the loss of locomotives poses a longer-term challenge. Dominic Valyzes for CBC News, Bristol, England. At least one person is dead after two planes collided in mid-air in southern Ontario. One plane landed safely but the other crashed into a forest in Glengarry Township.

Both planes were registered to Cornwall Aviation, a flight training school. Transportation Safety Board investigators are on their way. And Ottawa has announced more than $5 million in new funding for the Northern Super League. That's the new Canadian women's professional soccer league. League co-founder Diana Matheson says Canada's fast becoming one of the best countries in the world for professional women's sports. And you can see it with ourselves with the people. TWAHL with WNBA, Canada. It's new, but growing quickly.

The fastest growing area of his sport. And I am telling you, come back to me by 2030, this is going to be a billion-dollar industry in Canada. Today, Vancouver and Toronto are battling it out at BMO Field in Toronto for the Northern Super League Championship. The score currently sits at 1 to 0 for Toronto, and you can watch that game on our website or on CBC television. That's the world this hour.

I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.