The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 15:00 EST

You may have heard of the sex cult nexium and the famous actress who went to prison for her involvement, Alison Mack. But she's never told her side of the story, until now. People assume that I'm like this pervert. My name is Natalie Robamed, and in my new podcast, I talked to Alison to try to understand how she went from TV actor to cult member and what she thinks of it all now. How do you feel about having been involved in bringing sexual trauma at other people? I mean, I don't even know how to answer that question. Alison, after nexium from CBC's on cover, is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilvery.

Ukraine is now facing a nearly impossible choice. The U.S. has presented Keeve with its draft plan to end the war with Russia, but the proposal calls on Ukraine to make concessions that would cost it territory and dramatically weaken its sovereignty. Chris Brown reports. Now is one of the most difficult moments in our history, President Vladimir Zelensky said outside of Kyiv's presidential palace, underscoring that accepting the 28-point plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump would leave his country in a terrible position.

He said accepting means either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner, the United States. Zelensky appeared to confirm that Trump wants his approval by Thursday or else the U.S. will cut off intelligence sharing and other assistance. The plan would force painful concessions on Ukraine, such as turning over territory in the Donbass region to Russia. EU head Ursula von der Leyen, proclaiming only Ukraine can determine its own future. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Zelensky already appears to be unwilling to say yes to Trump's plan as it stands.

He indicated he's working with the U.S. on alternatives. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's received a copy of this U.S. plan. He says the proposal could be the basis for what he calls a final settlement, but some aspects of it still need to be discussed. Meanwhile, European leaders are pledging their continued support for Ukraine and are planning a meeting tomorrow on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. Canada Post lost more than half a billion dollars,

in the third quarter of this year. The corporation says it is the largest quarterly loss in its history. It says uncertainty caused by the ongoing labor action drove customers towards competitors, causing the revenue from all important parcel deliveries to drop 40%. A multi-party committee looking into intimate partner violence in Ontario is coming undone. After a year and a half of work, the new Democrats have walked out,

saying the Ford government is ignoring the voices of survivors. Megan Fitzpatrick has more. I would say, you know, it's very disheartening. NDP, MPP, Kristen Wong-Tam, says their party is so disappointed with how a committee studying intimate partner violence is playing out that they're abandoning it. The new Democrats walked out Thursday as the group started writing its final report. They're not allowed to disclose what happened behind closed doors, but told reporters... Ontario's official opposition believes that we must now produce our own dissenting report

to ensure that survivors' voices and calls for change are heard. The NDP first pitched legislation to declare intimate partner violence and epidemic in early 2024. In response, the Ford government suggested doing an in-depth study on root causes and solutions. Survivors and experts testified in hearings in Toronto, but planned travel to rural and indigenous communities never happened. Wong-Tam says their party can't stand by the report as it's currently being written. The Ford government has yet to comment. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Toronto. A judicial recount has confirmed the outcome of the election in one electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The progressive conservatives won a slim majority in the October election. Then the provincial liberals challenged the victory of a PC candidate in Topsel Paradise. The votes were recounted, but there was no change to the result. Conservative Paul Dinn came out on top again, winning by just over 100 votes. And the third season of the Professional Women's Hockey League begins tonight. Those were the final moments of last season, which saw the Minnesota Frost crowned champions for a second time. Two new teams are stepping onto the ice this season,

the Vancouver Golden Eyes and the Seattle Torrent. It is the league's first ever expansion. But it's already eyeing, adding as many as four more teams as early as next year. And that is the world this hour. Get headlines anytime on our website. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.