The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/22 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: November 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/22 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 McGilfrey.

At the G20 meeting in Johannesburg this weekend, many eyes are focused on Ukraine. The Trump administration has pitched its plan for ending the war with Russia, and the White House has given Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky until Thursday to respond. Zelensky says he'll consult with his partners and allies in the coming days, but says protecting Ukraine from another Russian invasion is the priority. A number of countries will meet with Zelensky in Geneva tomorrow to discuss the U.S. plan. A rift in the MAGA base has become a full-blown rupture. Republican congresswoman and former staunch Trump ally, Marjorie Taylor Green,

has announced her resignation. Chris Reyes has the latest. she resigned because she would never have survived a primary. But I think she's a nice person. President Donald Trump laid down his attacks against Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green, who earlier this week he called a traitor. Green posted an impassioned resignation video Friday night, criticizing Trump and both parties for abandoning common Americans. Americans are used by the political industrial complex of both political parties in order to elect whichever side can convince against Americans to hate the other side more. Green was once one of Trump's biggest supporters and a prominent face of the MAGA movement.

Their clash reached a boiling point when Green publicly accused Trump and his supporters of blocking the release of the Epstein files. Green says she plans to spend more time with her family. Her last day will be early January, 26. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. In Gaza. Ambulance is rushed. to the scene of Israel's latest

airstrikes. Local health officials say at least 20 people were killed, more than 80 wounded. The Israeli military says it struck after a gunman crossed into the Israeli-occupied part of Gaza, something that Hamas denies. Both have repeatedly accused each other of violating

the fragile, six-week-old ceasefire. Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is behind bars today. He was taken into police custody early this morning, ending months of house arrest, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for an attempted coup in 2022. Dominic Volaitis tells us more.

Bolsonaro's arrest was ordered by a Supreme Court judge after supporters holding a vigil near the former president's home was suspected of hampering police monitoring of the property and tampering with his electronic ankle monitor. The judge claimed the illegal gathering could enable Bolsonaro's escape from house arrest. In September, he was saying, sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup in a bid to hold on to power after losing the 2022 presidential election. U.S. President Donald Trump, who is friendly

with Bolsonaro, has called the case a witch hunt. Bolsonaro's lawyers say they're confused about his arrest today, claiming the vigil near his house was a prayer event. The former president's detention will be reviewed by a Supreme Court panel on Monday. Dominic Volitus for The CBC News, Bristol, England. Canada Post and its unionized workers have reached an agreement in principle. Final language on the contract still needs to be ironed out. 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 tentative agreement done soon, which would mean the wording is hammered out. The musks and the shells are all put in properly, so as members, we could vote on this agreement. 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 Alberta, unionized hospital staff are back at work after a strike that lasted less than an hour, ended with an agreement. The Alberta Union of provincial employees says the deal still needs to be ratified by members. That's the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery. Thank you.