The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: November 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 00:00 EST

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always over-delivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil hurland after months of calling it a democratic hoax u.s president donald trump has signed a bipartisan bill into law making the geoffrey epstein files public but it still is in clear what will see the light of day and what will stay secret katie simpson reports from washington the u.s department of justice will be forced to act given days to release non-classified documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation. Attorney General Pam Bondi suggesting that DOJ is willing to comply. We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims.

Victim names and personal details are among the materials that are supposed to be redacted or withheld. Lawmakers say they'll be watching the DOJ's actions closely. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal says he's concerned, authorities will not follow through. There is no credibility in this Justice Department. With so much public pressure on the Trump administration to act, some survivors say that support gives them comfort as they wait for answers. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

A former Canadian Olympian is now one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. US 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 Ossaly 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. Also among the Canadians who were arrested, Alistair Chapman, a 33-year-old former junior hockey player in Calgary. He's accused of providing a photo to one of his co-accused that led to a witness being located and killed

before he could testify against wedding. Alberta plans to allow doctors who work in the private health care system to also work in private clinics. Premier Danielle Smith is promising the so-called dual practice model will decrease surgery wait times. In a video posted online, she stressed no Albertan will need to pay out of pocket to see their family doctor or receive a medically necessary care. Everything your Alberta health insurance covers today remains covered. The only difference is you will likely get that public surgery more quickly than you do now. The Alberta Medical Association says the government

needs to speak with doctors and patients before making this kind of change. Smith says her government will begin consultations with doctors on how the new model will be implemented. NASA released new images Wednesday of a massive comet that's flying through our solar system. It's called 3-Ey Atlas, and it's more than one kilometer wide. It contains an unusual mix of metals with a strange trajectory that had it fly by three planets in perfect alignment. One Harvard astronomer speculated it might be an alien spaceship. On Wednesday, NASA publicly dismissed that theory. Amit Shatria is one of the top bosses at the American Space Agency.

To start with, I'd like to address the rumors right at the beginning. I think it's important that we talk about that. This object is a comet. It looks and behaves like a comet, and all evidence points to it being a comet. The images released show a bright glowing object in the sky with a typical comet tail. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.