The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: November 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 01:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. The liberal's federal budget has passed. Yeas poor, 170-168-163. The minority-carney government has survived a confidence vote in what has been a critical moment for the prime minister.

Green party leader, Elizabeth May, voted yes, and four MPs abstained to conservative and two new Democrats. NDP interim leader, Don Davies, says the budget does not address the needs of Canadians, but it was clear the country did not need an election right now. And so, we have decided to put the interests of our country first to vote against the budget, but to help prevent an election. Canada is facing instability and overlapping crises. In these challenging times, we must put our country's well-being,

First, but partisan interests. Davy says the NDP received no concessions from the government in return for the abstentions that seal the deal. In the end, 170 MPs voted for the government's budget and 168 against. The federal NDP will hold its first official leadership debate on Thursday in Montreal. Five candidates will have 90 minutes, mainly in French, to share their vision on who would be best to be the party's next leader. According to the NDP, each candidate has met the requirements to remain in the race. in Ontario. This was a crime against places of peace and remembrance.

Halt and regional police say they have arrested two people in connection to more than 300 thefts from cemeteries in the greater Toronto area. A man and woman faced dozens of charges for stealing items from mausoleums dating back to September. Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie says eight locations were targeted and most of the thefts took place in broad daylight. The accused went to significant lengths to deceive property managers.

our investigation revealed that in some cases they posed as grieving family members in order to tour the premises before committing these crimes. Investigators say many of the stolen items have already been melted down or sold. The UN Security Council is voted in favor of Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza. The resolution includes the establishment of a Board of Peace led by the U.S. president and also an international stabilization force. U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz says the force, will play an important role. The International Stabilization Force will stabilize the security

environment, support the demilitarization of Gaza, dismantle terrorist infrastructure, decommissioned weapons, and maintain the safety of Palestinian civilians. The resolution also says if the Palestinian authority is reformed, the conditions may finally be in place for a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood. The possibility of a Palestinian statehood has also drawn objections from Israel. Hamas has rejected the proposal. Donald Trump now said, files in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation should be released. A U-turn that comes after months of pushing for documents connected to his former friend and sex offender to stay sealed.

Katie Simpson reports. The whole thing is a hoax. U.S. President Donald Trump faced journalists for the first time since he changed his mind about releasing more files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, confirming he wants House Republicans to vote in favor of a bill to compel his government to release all documents, connected to the late sex offender and that he would sign it into law if it also passes the Senate. This is a significant climb down for Trump, who had spent months trying to kill support for this bill,

a change that was likely influenced by shifting attitudes as dozens of Republicans are expected to vote yes when it comes to the floor, according to political analyst Rod Brownstein. It's been all saying that as a politician, it's better to lead a parade than get run over by a parade, and I think that's what we have here. Trump's critics say his new position is an awkward contradiction. Since he is the president, he has the power to make the documents public. There doesn't need to be a congressional vote. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. And that is the world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.