The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/27 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: November 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/27 at 12:00 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, it's the world this hour.

I'm Joe Cummings. We go first to Calgary, where Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking part in a signing ceremony today with Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith. I think it's going to unleash an incredible amount of investment. and allow us to work together on important nation-building projects. So it's the first step, I think, of what will be a few more steps we have to take together, but I'm very pleased. That's a Premier preparing to sign an agreement with Ottawa that allows Alberta to begin looking at developing an oil pipeline to BC's northwest coast.

But standing in the way of any pipeline is BC's coastal tanker ban, which BC Premier David Eby is demanding Ottawa keep in place. As well, the President of the Coastal First Nation continues to insist that an oil pipeline to the province's northwest will, quote, never happen. The deal being signed today requires Alberta to, among other things, cut its methane emissions and to go forward with a multi-billion dollar carbon capture project. Meanwhile, Ontario assigned a deal today with a northern First Nation to fast-track construction on a road to the mineral-rich ring of fire.

The Martin Falls First Nation will get nearly $40 million for a community center and a series of other local infrastructure projects. In return, the community will complete its environmental assessment of the Access Road proposal by February. The goal, according to the Ontario government, is to begin construction by August. The confirmed number of dead from this week's devastating high-rise fire in Hong Kong has now reached 75.

But the final number of fatalities is expected to be significantly higher, considering that close to 300 people are still listed as missing. The fire at the apartment complex engulfed seven apartment towers spread over eight city blocks. And some smaller blazes are still burning, even as investigators are looking to establish a cause. John Northcott has the latest. Very early in the investigation, to be sure, but a wide range of potential causes exist. The buildings built in the 1980s with materials that would not be allowed today. But they were being renovated, and some are pointing to the towering bamboo scaffolding,

While commonly used throughout the building industry in Hong Kong, they were due to be phased out because of safety concerns. Residents reported seeing scrap cardboard, paint thinner, and cigarette butts on the scaffolding, as well as foam that could also catch fire. They also report that fire alarms were turned off during the renovations, and then the weather, hot and dry, with high winds. Add to that, when you consider 40% of the building's residents were elderly, many of whom could have had mobility issues making escape difficult.

Perhaps in the end, it may not be a single cause, but a deadly domino effect that triggered this tragedy. Nonetheless, authorities have raided the offices of the contractor and have arrested two senior executives of the prestige construction as well as an engineering consultant. John Northcott, CBC News, Toronto. Global Affairs Canada says there are about 300,000 Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, but the department has yet to confirm if any Canadians have died in the fire. We're getting some details from the FBI into the investigation, into this week's shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

The 29-year-old suspect in the shooting came to the United States four years ago from Afghanistan and has been living in Washington State. The FBI allege he drove to Washington, D.C., the day before the shootings. And the FBI is also saying the suspect may have worked for the CIA in Afghanistan. Here's FBI director, Cash Patel. There is confirmation now that the subject had a relationship in Afghanistan, with partner forces. We are fully investigating that aspect of his background as well, to include any known associates that are either overseas or here in the United States of America.

That is what a broad-based international terrorism investigation looks like. The suspect, along with the two guard members, remain in hospital. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has ordered the deployment of more than 500 National Guard troops to the national capital. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.