The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/19 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: November 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/19 at 16:00 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 On Cover, is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey.

Doctors in Alberta could soon be allowed to work in both public and private health care at the same time. The province says its proposed dual practice model will decrease wait times and increase the number of surgeries being performed every year. Julia Wong has more. Waiting for a needed surgery is a painful and often frustrating experience. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government has a plan to fix that. In a video posted to social media, the province says it will introduce legislation so surgeons can perform knee, hip, and other elective surgeries in both the public system and the private one. Smith says to qualify, doctors must agree to a minimum number or ratio of publicly funded surgeries each year. She adds the initiative could allow a doctor to perform hundreds of additional surgeries annually for patients who can pay for them.

That means everyone on the public wait list moves up in the queue so that they also get their publicly insured surgery done quicker than they otherwise would. Smith insists no one will be forced to pay out of pocket. A spokesperson for the federal health minister says Health Canada officials are working with Alberta officials to understand the implications of the proposed changes. Julia Wong, CBC News and Minton. A former Canadian Olympian is now one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. U.S. authorities are offering $15 million for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding. Canadian police say they've also arrested several people involved in wedding's alleged drug empire. Katie Nicholson reports.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced new charges against the former Olympic snowboarder. Witness tampering and intimidation, murder, money laundering, and drug trafficking. Ryan Wedding, alleged drug Kingpin, accused of murdering a federal witness sent to testify in a case against him. U.S. authorities also increased the reward for information leading to Wedding's arrest, from $10 to $15 million. FBI director, Cash Patel. Make no mistake about it. Ryan Wedding is a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar. Seven Canadians were arrested Tuesday.

One of them is a Toronto-based lawyer, accused U.S. Attorney Bill Assangell. Saley said of counseling the murder. His lawyer advised them to kill this witness. His lawyer told him if you kill this witness, the case would be dismissed. One more Canadian is being sought. Officials say all of the Canadians will be extradited and tried in California. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. The Ontario legislature just passed a new bill giving the province more power over school boards.

The education minister can now more easily sideline elected school board trustees and replace them with appointed supervisors. The government insists this is necessary to get school boards back on track when they become dysfunctional. Critics say the bill's anti-democratic and does little to address real challenges in classrooms. A 17-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in Hamilton, Ontario. Police arrested him in connection with the shooting death of a 26-year-old woman last summer. Belinda Sarkodi, a refugee from Ghana, was waiting for a bus when she was hit by a stray bullet and killed. Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen.

Steps away from an art crawl where had thousands of people were gathering that afternoon to enjoy the great culture and the great things that we have in the beautiful city of Hamilton. And a young punk thinks it's okay and thinks they're entitled enough to show up on a scooter and take the life of a 26-year-old young girl, Belinda, from Ghana. A second person was also hit but survived the attack. The suspect can't be named under the U.S.

Youth Criminal Justice Act. And the Quebec Liberal Party is looking into allegations that members were offered cash for their votes during the party's leadership race. I have nothing to hide. I'm fully transparent. Party leader Pablo Rodriguez ordered an investigation into text messages suggesting party members were paid to vote for him. The allegations were first reported by the Journal de Montreal.

Rodriguez says he had no knowledge of the scheme. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.