The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/26 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: November 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/26 at 21:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Two U.S. National Guard members have been shot within blocks of the White House. It happened in broad daylight near a metro station. One person is in custody. The CBC's Katie Simpson was on the scene shortly after the shooting.

It was around 2.15 this afternoon when police say an armed suspect approached members of the National Guard as they were patrolling a metro station about two blocks from the White House. Two members of the National Guard were shot and there was a back and forth with the suspect who was also shot and taken into custody. The mayor of Washington, D.C., says at this time it appears to be a targeted shooting. Police also describe it as an ambush. The National Guard deployment in D.C. started after a government employee, someone who worked at Doge was beaten up after a night out. and the National Guard have stayed in town ever since. And there's been plenty of public debate with fierce arguments on both sides

about whether this deployment is necessary or even if it's appropriate for these troops to be engaging in this kind of activity on U.S. soil. The White House says as a result of this shooting, more National Guard troops will be activated. Another 500 will be added to the 2,000 already here. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. At least 44 people are dead in Hong Kong after a fire broke out at an apartment complex, another 279 people are missing.

Three people with a construction firm are under arrest in connection with a disaster. Authorities say they suspect styrofoam used in renovations helped the fire spread. Lisa Singh reports. The blaze engulfed at least seven buildings close to each other, smoke and flames shooting out of the many windows. Firefighters attempted rescue efforts, including a baby, but reaching residents, was a struggle. Crews dodged burning debris and falling scaffolding, says Derek Armstrong Chan,

deputy director of fire services at the Hong Kong Fire Department. The temperature inside the buildings concerned are very high. Officials say the fire started at the external bamboo scaffolding of one of the buildings, later spreading to the inside and nearby blocks. The government had started phasing out the material for safety reasons, no doubt part of the investigation. As authorities look into what happened, people are grieving the dozens of family members they lost and hope for the safety of those who are still missing.

Lisa Sching, CBC News, Toronto. The Prime Minister has unveiled new measures aimed at helping the steel and lumber sectors. Both industries are suffering because of U.S. tariffs. As Marina Von Stackleberg reports, Mark Carney says his plan will help them become more resilient and less reliant on American business. Demand is coming. We're creating that demand. Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing new supports, he says, will protect two important domestic industries and clear roadblocks for their products to be used more at home.

Carney says Canada will limit the portion of foreign steel that can come into the country at lower tariff rates, even for countries outside of U.S. and Mexico, that Ottawa has free trade agreements with. Doing so will unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in demand. demand for those producers. Ottawa is also pledging to cut the cost of transporting Canadian steel and lumber between provinces by train in half. One billion dollars in loans and supports are also being promised to the lumber industry. Carney says talks with the United States have not restarted,

but that he will be meeting with President Trump in Washington next week. Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television announcing they've seized power and suspended all national institutions. The group says the president has been arrested. There's no confirmation on where he is now. The officers also say they've suspended all media and the election process. The country held a national vote three days ago.

The results were due to be released tomorrow. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.