The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/22 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: November 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/22 at 13:00 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 McGilfrey. The leaders of the G20 are meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prime Minister Mark Carney's there, working to push for more trade with European and Asian partners. Karina Romans traveling with the prime minister and has this report. This is a bit of a take-stock moment for all members of the G20, especially with the absence of the U.S. I mean, Donald Trump is boycotting the summit. In fact, there is no American official here.

Yet one of the themes of this G20 is solidarity in contrast to what Carney has characterized as a full rupture in the global world order. So for Canada, it's about focusing on like-minded countries. For example, Carney will meet today at some point with the European Commission and Vietnam's president trying to be a bridge between the Pacific Rim and European trade blocks. And Carney is also here to further Canada's trade interests with new partners,

which is really all about his continuing to try and diversify our trade partners and become less reliant on the U.S. Karina Roman, CBC News, Johannesburg. The other big topic at the G20 is Ukraine and the Trump administration's new plan to end the war there. The White House has given Ukraine's leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky, until Thursday to respond. Selensky says he'll consult with his partners and allies in the coming days,

but he says protecting Ukraine from another Russian invasion is the priority. A number of countries will meet with Zelensky in Geneva tomorrow to discuss the new plan. Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza today. Local health officials say at least 14 people were killed, including some children. About 45 people were wounded. Israel says it was targeting Hamas, saying that members of the militant group crossed into an Israeli-held area and opened fire on troops. Israeli strikes have been intensifying in recent days, with both sides accusing each other of violating the increasingly fragile six-week-old truce.

A strike by health care workers in Alberta that began this morning is already over. As Natasha Reeb tells us, the Alberta Union and provincial employees reached a lightning-fast tentative agreement with the province. It started as a couple dozen people on Kingsway Avenue and quickly grew to about 100. Workers holding signs, some saying, if nurses are outside, something is wrong inside. And try running a facility without us. All wait. The gathering has had its share of support with lots of people driving by beeping. After about 20 minutes this morning, the union announced they came to a deal with Alberta Health Services. The union represents 16,000 workers in Alberta, licensed practical nurses and health.

health care aides. Here, some LPNs told me they're looking for respect when it comes to pay, saying for almost the same work, they're getting paid far less than registered nurses. The union gave strike notice on Wednesday after bargaining fell apart over wages. AUPE was set to be on the picket lines today and tomorrow until the news came this morning. Details on the new agreement will be released this afternoon. The union members are expected to vote in the coming days. Natasha Reeves, CBC News, Eminton. Canada Post and its unionized workers have reached an agreement in principle. Final language on the contract still needs to be ironed out,

but in the meantime, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will pause its rotating strikes. Mark Lubinsky is the president of Cup W's Toronto Local. I hope they're able to have tender agreement done soon, which would mean the wording is hammered out. The must and the shells are all put in properly, so as members we could vote on this agreement. But that would be probably two, three months out. But at this time, the union agreed, as long as things are moving smoothly, that there will be no strike.

There is no going to be no flyer ban, no overtime ban. No details about the agreement in principle have been released yet. And in Montreal, one person is dead and two others in hospital after they were hit by a regional light rail train. The trio were walking on the tracks overnight at the time of the accident. The train uses an automated driverless system that began running in 2023. That's the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.