The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/16 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: November 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/16 at 01:00 EST

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Join us. Because kids these days, we need you more than ever. Donate at GeoFoundation.com. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles the bc conservatives are calling for extortion to be classified as a terrorism offense it comes after the bc law society warned that some lawyers are now receiving threats amelia john has more i have never ever heard anything like this before steve cooner is the bc conservative mLA for richmond queensborough and the official opposition critic for the attorney general He's calling on the provincial government to pressure Ottawa for more resources

after a number of lawyers reported extortion threats. Lawyers might start thinking, look, they don't want to be around this extortion crisis. Cooner says upgrading extortion as a terrorism offense would give prosecutors more tools to address the crisis. In a statement, the Ministry of the Attorney General says it is working tirelessly with all levels of government and is pleased Ottawa recently acted on criminal code reform proposals to help police and prosecutors respond more effectively two extortion threats. Amelia John, CBC News, Vancouver. Alberta Health Services says there'll be no obstetrics care

for the next six weeks in a northeastern area of the province. The Cold Lake area is trying to recruit a new OBGYN to serve patients, but in the meantime, new and expecting patients will have to make due. Lexi Freehill explains. Cold Lake Mayor Bob Matice says it's not the first time obstetrical services have been paused. I don't want to say we're used to it, but we've heard this before. Mary Obstfeld is a nurse practitioner in the area.

She says trouble with doctor recruitment and retention means the specialized expertise of an OBGYN might be difficult to replace. Who knows how long it'll be before we get that coverage again? Dr. Cameron Sclar is the president of the obstetrics and gynecology section of the Alberta Medical Association. He says the centralization of this care to cities like Edmonton is on the rise. Sadly, you know, it's just typically part for the course. I think that you're going to see more and more of this.

Alberta Health Services say doctor coverage has been secured beginning in January. Lexi Freehill, CBC News, Lloydminster. At least one person is dead after two planes collided in midair near Cornwall, Ontario. One plane landed safely, but the other crashed into a forest. Both aircraft were registered to a flight training school. The Transportation Safety Board's investigating. 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 is refusing to be held responsible for security failures. Some even accusing Netanyahu of wanting to handpick the 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're not having it. Freed hostages were also at the rally. They called on protesters to keep up pressure to ensure the remains of three hostages still held by Hamas are returned home.

The leader of the party Quebecois wants Quebec to have its own currency if it becomes an independent country. Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon made the remark at a news conference kicking off the PQ Council Saturday. San Pierre Plamondon insists he'll hold a referendum in his first. term if he's able to conform 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 officially 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 CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.