The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/27 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: November 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/27 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. We begin in Calgary. A great day for Alberta. It's a great day for Canada. That's Prime Minister Mark Carney right before signing a memorandum of understanding with the province. It lays out how Ottawa will facilitate the construction of a pipeline from Alberta's oil patch to BC's northern coast. At the core of the agreement, of course, is a priority to have a pipeline to Asia. That's going to make Canada stronger, more independent, more resilient, more sustainable. Because the way we're going to do that is in combination with the Pathways Project,

which will be the largest carbon capture project in the world. The agreement stresses that the pipeline will be privately constructed and financed and lays out the intention for indigenous co-ownership. Ottawa's also agreed to suspend a proposed oil and oil. and gas emissions cap. Still, both governments say they are committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The Quebec government has tabled a bill

putting more limits on religious practices in public. It bans prayer spaces in universities, prohibits post-secondary students from covering their faces while at school. The bill also adds daycare workers to the list of public servants banned from wearing religious symbols like hijabs. And it prohibits public institutions

from exclusively offering menus based on a religious tradition, like kosher or halal. U.S. officials say the man accused of shooting two National Guard members in D.C. had ties to the CIA. The suspect, originally from Afghanistan, served in an elite counterterrorism unit in that country that had the backing of U.S. intelligence. Rafi Bucci Canyon has more. These are dedicated service members. Janine Puro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., informing a country on Thanksgiving holiday, two of its National Guard will be unable to celebrate.

They have undergone surgery. We pray for their well-being. Piero says the shooting victims are Sarah Bextram and Andrew Wolfe, 20 and 24 years old, enlisted less than a day ago. She says the suspect, Ramanula Lakanwell, lives in Washington State on the West Coast and alleges he drove across the country with plans for an attack. FBI director Cash Patel says investigators have searched his home. We will not stop until we interview anyone and everyone associated with the subject. Official Sayla Conwall is an Afghan migrant who moved to the states four years ago

under the Biden administration's special measures for Afghans who helped the U.S. military during the war. U.S. media reported he obtained his asylum status this year. Rafi Wujikan, on CBC News, Washington. A former grade eight teacher in Cawortha, Lakes, Ontario, who pleaded guilty to sex crimes, has been sentenced to four years in prison. 41-year-old Kelly Ann Jennings pleaded guilty earlier this month to six charges involving three boys. The charges included child luring, invitation to sexual touching, and making child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

More than 80 people are now confirmed dead in Hong Kong, following the most devastating fire in the city in decades. The inside layout is very complex because the scaffolding is collapsed. Deputy Director of Fire Services, Kyle Wing-Wong, says the operation is difficult and slow-going. He says temperatures are still too high to access all floors of the buildings. The firefighters have successfully rescued some of those trapped inside. Hundreds of people remain missing. Officials accuse the company in charge of building renovations of violating safety codes and using highly flammable materials. Russian President Vladimir Putin says a U.S. drafted peace plan could lead to a deal

to end the war. At the same time, Putin is also saying he considers Ukrainian leadership to be illegitimate, making it legally impossible to sign a deal with Kiev. The Russian leader insists Ukrainian troops must retreat from territories claimed by Moscow and says the international community needs to recognize Russian territorial gains for the war to stop. If that doesn't happen, he says Russia is prepared to continue the fight. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.