The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Mike Miles. It was a field trip, a group of grade four and five students, or their parents will never forget. They were confronted by a grizzly in the remote BC community of Bella Cula, 420 kilometers northwest of Vancouver. 11 people are hurt, four of them seriously. Janella Hamilton has details. The bear attack was called and saying that multiple people had been injured. RCMP Corporal Madonna Saunderson says the attack happened Thursday afternoon on a trail near Bellacula.

Four were taken to hospital by air due to poor weather in the area. Two, in critical condition, two others seriously hurt. There was reported that there were students. The mother of a child in the elementary school class told the Canadian press, teachers fought off the attacking animal. She says the children are in grades four. four and five, and her son is traumatized by the attack, adding that three children were among those with injuries. The chief of the New Hulk First Nation says the community is devastated for

the individuals and families impacted. Meanwhile, the Alcassalta School says it will be closed Friday due to the bare incident and will be providing supports for those who need them. Janella Hamilton, CBC News, Vancouver. The United Arab Emirates is announcing an up to $70 billion. investment in Canada. The Middle Eastern country said this morning that money would go towards projects in the energy and artificial intelligence industries. That came at the end of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to the UAE. Karina Roman has more from Abu Dhabi. On the surface, Canada and the UAE can appear as different as snow and sand, yet we're deeply, deeply aligned. Prime Minister Mark Carney

says both countries are trading nations, both energy superpowers. I'm pleased that agreement valued over a billion dollars. It's in the process of being finalized. We'll expand critical minerals processing capacity in Canada. But the growing relationship is not without controversy. The UAE faces allegations, ones it denies, of backing a paramilitary group responsible for mass violence in Sudan. Carney says Sudan came up in his meeting with the UAE president on Thursday. We did discuss the situation in Sudan. We did discuss the importance of the quad process, which is the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Egypt, and the role that they need to play in establishing a ceasefire and peace.

The next stop for Carney is the G20 in South Africa. Karina Roman, CBC News, Abu Dhabi. Shoppers are heading into their first holiday season since the trade war with the United States began. And this year, the added push to buy Canadian-made goods is weighing heavily on the consumer conscience. But as Alison McCormack reports, the cost of living might just make price the top of the top of money. top contributing factor. I would be looking to buy Canadian products. At a Fredericton Mall, shopper, Craig Buchanan, says he'll be on the lookout for locally made gifts

this holiday season, but it won't be his top priority. The Retail Council of Canada recently conducted a survey of more than 2,500 Canadians. 86% of respondents said buying Canadian is important to them this Christmas, but the Atlantic Director Jim Cormier says price matters more than anything. And he says rising costs have turned a lot. lot of people into strategic shoppers. A lot of our respondents to the survey said that they plan on doing a lot of research, waiting for sales. The retail survey also found everyone is pulling back a bit this year. Cormier says spending typically goes up each year, but this

holiday, Canadians are planning to spend the same amount. That works out to a national average of about $975. Allison McCormick's CBC News, Fredericton. An earthquake has struck Bangladesh, magnitude 5.5. So far, at least six people are reported dead in the capital DACA, dozens more injured. The shaking sent residents running out of swaying buildings and into the streets. That is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.