The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/21 at 16:00 EST

You probably know Chris Hadfield as a decorated astronaut, but do you know Chris Hadfield, the author? This week, Chris joins me on bookends to talk about his new space thriller and his storytelling skills are out of this world. Thundering down through and flames licking around the ship and 3,000 degrees outside and then the parachute opening just before you hit the ground and then slamming into the world and rolling to a stop. And then you sort of emerge almost newborn out of that ship. Check out that conversation on bookends with me, Matea Roach, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. We begin in Ukraine.

In an address to the nation, President Vladimir Zelenskyy, warns that Kiev is now facing a difficult choice. That would mean either losing its key partner or its dignity. U.S. President Donald Trump has presented Keeve with its draft plan to end the war with Russia and says he expects an answer by Thursday. The plan includes concessions that Ukraine had previously ruled out, like ceding large areas of its eastern region to Russia, reducing the size of its army, and pledging not to join NATO.

Zelensky says he's working constructively with the U.S. on the proposal, but insists he will not betray his country. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's received the plan, and he believes it could be the basis for what he calls a final settlement. World leaders will also discuss the U.S. proposal at the G20 summit in South Africa. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the heads of state who arrived in Johannesburg today. He's there on a mission to court new investment and trade agreements. Karina Roman has more.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has one-on-one meetings scheduled with the leaders of France, Norway, the EU, Germany, the UK and India, as well as several informal pull-asides with other leaders, all part of Carney's effort to sell Canada to the world and minimize our reliance on the U.S. And perhaps that will be easier at this G20 because President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit over widely disputed allegations that South Africa is persecuting white farmers.

Roland Paris is a professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa. And if part of the goal for Mark Carney at this summit is to have meetings with key countries that Canada is trying to deepen its trade partnerships with, then Trump's absence may actually create some space for that. Over the last two days, Carney secured more than $90 billion investment from the United Arab Emirates and now hopes to build on that success at the G20. Karina Roman, CBC News, Johannesburg.

I want to congratulate, I think you're going to have hopefully a really great mayor. The U.S. President Donald Trump says he feels confident in New York City, mayor elect Zoran Mamdani. The two just concluded their first official meeting and say it was productive. Trump had previously called Mamdani a communist. He now says the two of them have much in common, and he adds some conservatives might be surprised by the new mayor. The former leader of the Reform Party in Wales and a former British member of the European Parliament is going to prison. Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10 and a half years behind bars after pleading guilty to bribery. He accepted payments for making speeches provided by pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians.

Prosecutors also say they found evidence on his phone that he tabled pro-Russian motions in the European Parliament. And RCMP are looking for a grizzly bear near BC's Central Coast. The bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers yesterday afternoon, sending four to hospital. Chad Pawson has details. Belakula residents are reacting with shock over this grizzly attack. It happened around 1.30 Thursday on a trail near a highway. Jamie Kennedy is the chair of the Central Coast Regional District. It's just like a very unusual broad daylight sort of occurrence and something that is unimaginable.

Details are still emerging as officials search for the bear, but 11 people, including school children from a nearby First Nation school, were among those hurt. Two people were critically injured to others seriously. Kennedy says bears are common around Bella Cula, and residents know how to stay safe. However, she said nuisance bears have been a problem. It was a really hard year that way, and we've had a lot of bear incidents leading up to this tragedy.

New Hawk First Nation, which runs the school, says it's devastated for the individuals and families involved in the attack. Chad Pawsen, CBC News, Vancouver. And 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 Kate McGilvery.