The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/19 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: November 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/19 at 06:00 EST

Is your home ready for the next big snowstorm? 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. On his way to this weekend's G20 Summit in South Africa, Africa, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making what could be a controversial stop in the United Arab Emirates.

Karina Roman reports. Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the United Arab Emirates president this week, with hopes the two countries will sign a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement. 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. But the UAE faces allegations, ones it denies, that it's financially supporting a paramilitary group, committing atrocities in Sudan. And human rights experts argue any deal should come with a condition that the UAE stop backing the violence in Sudan. Yona Diamond is Senior Legal Counsel at the Raul-Wallenberg Center for Human Rights.

How will he go down in history? Will he be remembered as someone who puts profits over the protection of a population facing destruction? After the UAE, Carney heads to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he will continue his bid to diversify Canada's trading partners. Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Before leaving for the UAE, the Prime Minister was at the head table last night at a state dinner for the King and Queen of Sweden. Canada and Sweden play on the same team. That is King Carl Gustav, the guest of honor. He and the Queen are on a three-day very-day vision. visit to Canada. The state dinner was held at Rideau House with Canada's Chief Justice

Richard Wagner filling in for Governor General Mary Simon, who is recovering from a respiratory illness. Nunavut has a new premier. John Main was selected yesterday by his fellow MLAs following last month's territory elections. T.J. Deere reports. Congratulations, Mr. Maine. It's a new era for Nunavut. The seventh premier of the territory will be John Maine. He was chosen by his fellow MLAs in Nunavut's consensus system. In a short emotional speech, entirely

in Inuktitut, Maine thanked his fellow MLAs who voted for him and said he would work very hard. The first Kalunat, or non-Inuk, to serve as premier, Maine has been an MLA in the Nunavut legislature since 2017. He will now serve at the head of the territory's seventh government,

and it's one that faces a lot of issues. A lack of housing, a suicide crisis, a high cost of living, just to name few. There's no shortage of issues that need addressing in terms of which ones are going to be at the top of the list. That's a group exercise that we will be going through. Also chosen on Tuesday were the eight members of Maine's cabinet as well as the Speaker of the House. They'll be sworn in on Thursday after a short sitting to confirm their positions. T.J. Theer, CBC News, A Kalui. A new round of warnings are being issued about the long-term health risks

associated with ultra-processed ready-made food. Jennifer Ewan has more. At the Parkdale Community Food Bank in Toronto, Executive Director Kitty Rahman Costa wants to make sure her clients have access to whole food, even though many have no choice but to reach for ultra-processed options. They're not just more convenient.

They're the only option for people depending on their circumstance. In Canada, more than half the foods we buy are ultra-process, say researchers, meaning they have additives, high amounts of sugars, flavors, or emulsifiers. Experts around the world are warning. In a series of studies published by The Lancet, the rise in ultra-processed foods poses a major public health threat.

John Claude Mubarak is one of the co-authors and the professor at the University of Montreal. We have a great opportunity to address the chronic diseases that we're facing in this country by changing the food system. He says Canada could learn from other countries, like Brazil, which has a free school lunch program focused on whole foods and limiting ultra-processed foods.

Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.