The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 07:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fagg. It was a field trip, a group of grade four and five students, and their parents will never forget. They were confronted by a grizzly in the remote BC community of Bella Cula, 420 kilometers northwest of Vancouver.

Eleven people were hurt, four of them seriously. Janella Hamilton has the details. The bear attack was called in saying that multiple people had been injured. RCMP Corporal Madonna Saunderson says the attack happened Thursday afternoon on a trail near Belakula. Four were taken to hospital by air due to poor weather in the area. Two, in critical condition, two others seriously hurt. It 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 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 El Casalta 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. Ukrainian officials say they're ready to work with the U.S. on its latest peace proposal,

but President Volomir Zelensky is choosing his words carefully, and making it clear there are some things this country simply will not agree to. Crystal Gamansing has more from London. There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation as Russian. Christine Hayovshin, Ukraine's Deputy UN Ambassador was clear in laying out Ukraine's red lines. She told the UN Security Council Ukraine's territorial and political sovereignty is not up for negotiation.

Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to solve defense. While the U.S. and Ukraine acknowledged the new deal on the table, exactly what's being proposed has not been officially made public. Mike Walz is the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. We have proposed generous terms

for Russia, including sanctions release, We have asked Russia to halt its attacks. Other than ending the war, it's unclear what demands are being placed on Russia. In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volomir Zelensky said no sharp statements would be made. Crystal Gamanscing, CBC News, London. More than 40 people are dead after days of torrential rain in Vietnam. Rescuers wade through chest-high water. to pull people to safety. Over the past three days, more than 1,500 millimeters of rain has fallen

with more forecasts for today. Half a million homes and businesses are without power. More than 50,000 homes have been submerged by the deluge. Vietnam has been facing extreme weather in recent months, including two deadly typhoons. For the second time this week, armed gunmen in Nigeria have abducted several schoolchildren. It happened at a Catholic school in the central part of the Police say the gunmen stormed the compound early this morning. Officials are not saying how many are kidnapped, but local media reports that it's more than 50. Last Monday, 25 girls were abducted from a high school in a nearby state. It's not clear at this point who has carried out the attacks.

Global Democratic leaders are gathering in Halifax today as the 17th annual Halifax International Security Forum gets underway. The three-day international conference hosted by Canada's, defense minister David McGinty will focus entirely on the future of democracy and global security. The scale of the meeting is significant. Delegations include U.S. senators, Canada's chief of defense staff, and defense ministers from Sweden, Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, and Colombia. The conference has expected to feature several high-level off-the-record discussions. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.