The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: November 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 09:00 EST

You may have heard of the sex cult nexium and the famous actress who went to prison for her involvement, Alison Mack. But she's never told her side of the story, until now. People assume that I'm like this pervert. My name is Natalie Robamed, and in my new podcast, I talked to Alison to try to understand how she went from TV actor to cult member and what she thinks of it all now. How do you feel about having been involved in bringing sexual trauma at other people? I mean, I don't even know how to answer that question. Alison, after Nexium from CBC's Uncover, is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour.

I'm Joe Cummings. First to Ottawa, where the minority liberals are still standing, after surviving last night's confidence vote on the Kearney budget. Marina von Stalkerberg reports. Carney has passed this first big test, but now he'll have to execute on his budget promises, including major spending on infrastructure, housing, and the military. But it was four MPs who did not vote at all that tipped the scales. That included two new Democrats. The NDP maintains it does not agree with Carney's plan.

But BCMP Gore-Johns says he decided to abstain after speaking with leaders in his riding. We're being the adult in the room, listening to our country. constituents who said right now is not the time to have an election. Nunavut New Democrat Lori Idlout also did not vote. The budget includes $1 billion for Arctic infrastructure and a university in Nunavut. There were things for my writing and that's why I had to abstain. The other two abstentions came from the conservatives. Shannon Stubbs, who the party says is off on medical leave and Matt Jenneroo, who announced earlier this month he was quitting this spring. Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News.

Ottawa. Still with the liberal budget, among other things, it highlights a plan that will see Transport Canada surrender most of its aviation wing to the Defense Department. But it turns out that plan is shrouded in secrecy. Murray Brewster has more. Let's be frank. The reason this is happening is to increase the percentage of gross domestic product that Canada spends on defense. Arctic defense expert Michael Byers about why Transport Canada's aviation fleet is being folded into national defense. How do you fulfill those essential civilian functions that the Coast Guard and Transport Canada fulfill?

Since it was tabled in the budget, CBC News has asked both Transport Canada and the Finance Department about the implications. They've refused to explain, saying information will be released in due course. Transport Canada has 52 aircraft with a strictly civilian function. The merger of Transport Canada's aviation wing with D&D is likely to be even more complicated.

especially given that the department recently accepted delivery of an Israeli-made drone for Arctic surveillance, a capability the Air Force won't have for a few years. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. The UN Security Council has voted in favor of Donald Trump's plan for the rebuilding of Gaza. But while the U.S. President's proposal has made it through the Security Council, not everyone is embracing it.

Tom Perry reports. Both Russia and China have pointed out there remain big questions around Trump's plan for a board of peace with him as chair to oversee a transitional government in Gaza and around Trump's proposal for an international stabilization force to work with Palestinian police to provide security in the territory. Hamas, which still controls Gaza, is supposed to disarm under the peace plan and play no role in any future government. The group has rejected the UN resolution and its calls for an international force to patrol the territory. Israel, meanwhile, has raised concerns about the resolution's mention of a potential pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.

With Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeating his government's position, it stands firmly against any plan to establish a Palestinian state. Tom Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. It's one of the country's most prestigious literary honors, and it was handed out last night. The winner of the 2025 Giller Prize is, That is Suvankham Tamawanza. That is Suvankham Thamawanza, winning this year's Giller Prize for her novel Pick a Color. She is now a two-time winner with her first Giller victory coming back in 2020. The only other writers with two Gillers to their credit are S.E. Adusion, M.G. Vasanji, and Alice Monroe.

And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.