The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: November 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/20 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. Lawyers representing Canadian veterans say an amendment in a new new federal bill is an attempt to cover up a decade-long mistake. It's a mistake that led to veterans overpaying for long-term care, and the amendment could help the government avoid

responsibility. Kate McKenna reports. It's about miscalculating long-term care contributions. Lawyer Malcolm Ruby says the federal government is trying to dodge responsibility for an expensive mistake. He is co-counsel in a proposed class action, alleging veterans overpaid for long-term care for decades. Veterans' long-term care is subsidized. The law says they're only expected to pay an amount equivalent to the cost of room and board in the least expensive province or territory.

But Ruby says the government excluded the territories which cost less. That resulted in overcharges. A CBC News investigation first revealed this discrepancy. At the time, then, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government was looking into it. A year later, buried in a 600-page bill, the Kearney government proposed an amendment

to exclude territories from the calculation retroactively. Ruby says this could eliminate the federal obligation to reimburse veterans who overpaid. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe-Champeng dismissed a question on why the government is doing this, but says the budget includes additional money to help veterans. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Abu Dhabi discussing long-term trade with the United Arab Emirates. And officials with both countries are suggesting that a perhaps, a launch of a long-term launch free trade discussion is in the works.

Any such agreement would set out rules on private sector deals to encourage larger investments. Senior U.S. military officials are in Ukraine today. Amid ongoing reports, the White House and the Kremlin have drafted a peace proposal. And the reports are suggesting that Ukraine would be asked to make some painful concessions. Crystal Gamansing has more. There has been no official confirmation from the U.S. Ukraine-Oprison. or Russia that a new peace proposal has been drafted. There are media reports citing unnamed sources,

claiming the U.S. and Russia crafted a framework of a deal that, among other things, requires Ukraine to concede territory in the east and limit the size of its military. This makes no sense. I put very little credibility into these reports. William Taylor is a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. He says the war can be ended if Europe hands over frozen Russian assets. to Ukraine, and the U.S. ramps up pressure through sanctions and support for long-range

strikes deep inside Russia. Those are, I think, very important to convince Putin he cannot win. He's going to have to stop the war. European leaders meeting in Brussels will be discussing next steps to support Ukraine. Many, including the French foreign minister, Jean-Nuel Barreau, says peace cannot mean capitulation. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. The now defunct Huntsons Bay Company has auctioned off some of its most valuable pieces of artwork. In total, 27 items won on the auction block yesterday, including an oil painting by Winston Churchill.

Michelle's song has more. Congratulations to your bidder, Marie Helen. The oil painting of the City of Marrakesh by Winston Churchill topped the bidding at an auction for some of the Hudson's Bay Company's most valuable artwork. All 27 paintings sold above their estimated prices. The now dissolved company starts. started selling these pieces to help pay off its nearly $1 billion debt. But one high-profile item is awaiting a court's decision on Friday. The Royal Charter is the document that founded the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670,

allowing HBC the power to act as both a business and a colonial government. Cody Grote is a history professor at Western University. So this one document essentially said indigenous sovereignty or indigenous rights to the land don't exist. Two Canadian billionaire families are proposing a job. joint bid of $18 million for the document, and they say they will donate it to multiple Canadian museums and put in place a national consultation process, including indigenous communities. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the world this hour.