The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/15 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: November 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/15 at 22:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles cop 30 the u.n climate conference in brazil has reached its midpoint government officials from around the world are negotiating a new agreement but as our climate correspondent susan ormiston tells us it's not clear what that deal will look like there isn't one big communique expected as in past years what's called climate finance is a very big issue especially for smaller countries like the Maldives who are very vulnerable to sea level rise. Here's Tibby and Ibrahim with the Alliance of Small Island States. That means that we have to redirect funds from our domestic budget,

things that could have been spent, money that could have been spent on education, on social services that now have to go to seawalls to freshwater solutions. So this cop is wrangling with that, also with a pledge made two years ago, on how to transition away from oil and gas. But that is a very thorny diplomatic tangle, and it's not clear what, if anything, will be agreed to here. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Belen, Brazil. Protesters rallied in Tel Aviv to back demands for an official inquiry

into what led up to the October 7th attacks by Hamas. Demonstrators charge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is refusing to be held responsible for security failures, some even accusing Netanyahu of wanting to hand-pick members of any commission of inquiry. This government who has been in power on October 7th and in the years leading to October 7 is preventing any attempt to form such a committee. They don't want to be held accountable, and we are here to say we are not having it. Freed hostages were also at the rally.

They called on protesters to keep up the pressure, to ensure the remains of the three hostages still held by Hamas are returned home. In Montreal, the city's transit authority and the union representing bus and metro drivers have reached a tentative agreement. That means a two-day strike plan for this weekend won't happen. But as Shui Li tells us, that's not the only labor problem the transit system is facing. The union says it came to an agreement in principle with the Montreal Public Transit Agency at around 7 p.m. after seven days of intensive negotiations, the union for

bus and metro drivers had planned a strike this weekend, which would have meant no service at all for two days, just like during its first strike, November 1st. The Labor Tribunal had ruled both times that the work stoppage would not affect public health or safety. Now, the next step is for the STM's board of directors and the union's members to ratify the new labor contract. Neither party will comment before the details are presented at their respective meetings. The union had been asking for better schedules and the end of unpaid work. The STM says the agreement in principle respects the established financial framework. It also says mediation with the union representing maintenance workers continues.

That union had already gone on strike in June and again in September. Shue Yili, CBC News, Montreal. The leader of the party, Quebec, wants Quebec to have its own currency if it becomes an independent country. Paul Saint-Pierre Plymandon made the remark at a news conference kicking off the PQ Council today. Saint-Pierre Plemand-on insists he will hold a referendum in his first term if he's able to form a government next October. The party's been riding high in the polls for two years. The mayor of Burnaby, B.C., Mike Hurley, is formerly apologizing to people of

Chinese descent for the municipality's decades of historic discrimination. Please accept our appreciation for the contributions of your parents and grandparents made to our community and their efforts for change. Our actions made life harder for them. and for all community members of Chinese descent. For that, we are deeply sorry. From 1892 to 1947, Burnaby had policies and practices that kept Chinese Canadians from living, working, and owning businesses in the city. Mayor Hurley says his apology is part of Burnaby's commitment to inclusivity.

That is the world this hour. For news any time, check up on a website, cbcnews.ca. I'm Mike Miles.