The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: November 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/18 at 23:00 EST

Are your pipes ready for a deep freeze? You can take action to help protect your home from extreme weather. Discover prevention tips that can help you be climate ready at keep it intact.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. We begin in Washington. The bill is passed and without objection, the motion to read. consider is laid on the table. The U.S. House of Representatives voting to force the U.S. Justice

Department to release documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The measure has been pre-approved by senators before it even came to their chamber. All that's left now is the U.S. President's signature. Documents that have already been made public mention a slate of high-profile figures, including Donald Trump. He's long denied any wrongdoing. Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to the United Arab Emirates. His aim is to convince the Gulf State to invest in Canada, especially his list of major projects. Karena Roman reports from Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the President of the United Arab Emirates. The hope is both countries sign a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement to outline

rules of engagement to spur more investment between them. The Gulf State is home to some of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, and Carney's growing list of major projects needs capital, which is why he's also set to meet the heads of some of those funds. But his visit has drawn some criticism from human rights advocates. They accuse the UAE of financially supporting a paramilitary group committing atrocities in Sudan. The UAE denies the allegations. After the Middle East, Carney is headed to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he's expected to meet with a variety of world leaders in his continued push to diversify Canada's trade partners and become less reliant on the U.S.

Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Well, the King and Queen of Sweden have begun their three-day state visit to Canada. King Carl Gustav and Queen Sylvia were welcomed by Chief Justice Richard Wagner on the grounds of Rideau Hall. He's filling in for the Governor General Mary Simon while she recovers from an illness. It's the Swedish Royals' first visit to Canada since 2006. They met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and they were gas of honor at a state dinner tonight.

Carney says the two countries are signing a strategic partnership that extends from defense to trade, the environment, and beyond. The Royals were joined by top ministers and aerospace executives from the Swedish defense contractor Saab. The company is courting the Canadian government to supply jobs and fighter jets over some American F-35s. Members of Nunavut's legislature have chosen a new Premier. John Main will now lead the territory over the next four years. Juanita Taylor reports.

John Maine breathed a huge sigh of relief when his name was announced as Nunavut's next premier. Congratulations, Mr. Maine. He was up against another well-known politician, David Akerouk, for the top job. selected by his fellow MLAs who voted by secret ballot. The three-time AgVet North Wales-MLA is bilingual in English and Inuktitut. Although not a vinuit descent, he was raised in AgVet and learned the language. Premier Elect Maine has held ministerial positions in the Assembly in health, suicide prevention, and energy. He also represented AgVet in the Fifth Legislative Assembly when his life in politics began.

Maine graduated from Mount Allison University in 2002, with a degree in economics and has worked as a journalist at CBC North and in business for an Inuit organization. The territory speaker and eight-member cabinet was also selected Tuesday. Juanita Taylor CBC News, Yellowknife. The pace of new home construction fell by 17% in October compared with the month before. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says

it's mostly due to a sharp decline in Ontario and British Columbia. However, it was offset by an... increase in housing starts in markets such as Montreal, Calgary, and Edmonton. Montreal, for example, posted a 104% increase in new home builds. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.