The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: November 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 01:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. U.S. President Donald Trump has just signed into law a bill to release the Epstein files. The documents could shed new light into the late sex offender and the case that has attracted speculation and conspiracy theory. The CBC's Katie Simpson has details from Washington. The clock is now ticking 30 days. The Department of Justice now legally is required to release documents related to the Epstein sex trafficking investigation to the public. Now, there are some significant exceptions here. It's super unclear exactly how much will be released. But here's

what's happened after the House and the Senate passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Overwhelmingly, just one lawmaker voting against it. It was rushed over to the president's desk. There was unusual silence from the White House about whether the president was going to follow through on his word and actually sign it, whether there was going to be some sort of ceremony, whether the victims were going to be welcomed into his office. How was this going to go? But it was actually a post on truth social, Donald Trump's social media website. He actually confirmed after hours of silence, he confirmed that yes, he has signed the bill. So now it becomes a law. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Well, he may have placed 24.

Fourth in the Olympics, but former Canadian snowboarder Ryan Wedding is in the top 10 of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, accused of ordering murders and trafficking cocaine. North America's top officials have also arrested several Canadians, allegedly connected to Wedding. Sarah Levitt has more. Ryan Wedding is a modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar. FBI director Cash Patel not holding back on the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding.

The United States Department of Justice announcing the arrest of 10 alleged associates of wedding, seven in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. You do not get to be a drug kingpin and evade the law. Among those arrested, Toronto area defense lawyer Deepak Paradkar. This all in connection with the murder of a key witness in a sprawling FBI case against wedding. Bill Assali, the first assistant U.S. attorney at the Central District of California, alleged it was lawyer Paradkar who told associates, His lawyer told him if you kill this witness, the case would be dismissed.

The State Department has also raised the reward for any information leading to weddings' arrest from $10 million U.S. dollars to $15 million. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. Alberta's fiscal watchdog has released a scathing report panning the failed privatization of the province's medical testing labs. Aaron Collins has more. The objectives were not achieved. Doug Wiley says Alberta's privatization of medical labs was, short-lived and costly. Alberta's Auditor General says the failed experiment cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars

while slowing down test times and adversely impacting patients. It would range from a potential inconvenience to something more concerning where individuals were really waiting and anticipating the result. While he adds, his investigation was hindered by Alberta Health Services and the government not providing all the documents he requested. The report on labs comes as Alberta begins another experiment with private medicine. Those who are able and want to can pay for the entire cost of their surgery or have it paid for... Premier Daniel Smith announced on social media that surgeons in Alberta will soon be able to charge a fee for some surgeries

and work in both the private and public systems. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. Israeli airstrikes hit targets in Gaza and Lebanon. The military says it's targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. the border in South Lebanon. Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to rearm since the two sides agreed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire last year. In Gaza, the health ministry says Israeli airstrikes have killed 25 people. The Israeli army says it was responding to militants opening fire on Israeli forces in

Han Yunus. No soldiers were injured in that incident. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.