The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/28 at 02:00 EST

Episode Date: November 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/28 at 02:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles Alberta and ottawa have signed a sweeping new deal centered on the creation of an oil pipeline to the west coast Thursday prime minister mark carney and daniel smith agreed on a memorandum of understanding offering federal prevalent political support for the privately funded project and special environmental exemptions 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 the Prime Minister has heard our concerns and responded to them.

Thank you very, well, thank you very much, Premier. And look, it's a great day for Alberta. It's a great day for Canada. Meanwhile, in British Columbia, the agreement isn't sitting well with Indigenous leaders or Premier David Eby. Tenure Fletcher reports. They've taken a major step back, in my opinion, in terms of the relationship with First Nations. Maureen Nice, elected chief counselor of the Heisla Nation, says she's deeply disappointed. She says the deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta

does not include specific language around First Nations approval. It makes no reference in the MOU to the need for indigenous consent for the pipeline to go ahead, and that is completely unacceptable. And the agreement is silent on those issues. Premier David Eby says there is no mention of a veto for either BC or First Nations, but says he's hopeful they can find a way forward together. Let's talk about refining capacity. Let's talk about the existing TMX pipeline.

what we can do together on that. Let's talk about electrical interties. E.B. says the first step needs to be a meeting between Kearney and coastal first nations, but acknowledges that ultimately, Ottawa could simply impose a pipeline on BC. Tanya Fletcher, CBC News, Vancouver. The five people hoping to become the new leader of the federal NDP faced off in their first leadership debate Thursday night in Montreal. It was meant to be predominantly in French as the new Democrats try to win back support from progressive francophones.

Rina von Stackleberg with more. Our party has no path forward without Quebec, says NDP leadership candidate, Heather McPherson. Less than 15 years ago, new Democrats won most of the seats in Quebec. Now they hold one, and none of the leadership contenders are fluent in French, candidate Rob Ashton. I guarantee you that I've been working on my en franca, but I'm going to continue to bust my butt on that. But we're lucky because the language of the working class

rises above any language in the world. Leadership hopeful to Neil Johnston. Everybody up here I like to believe that is dedicated to learning the French language. My adult life has been spent trying to hone my native language of Likola. I really feel the commitment deep to language. The next debate with fellow candidates, Abby Lewis and Tony McQuail, will be in February in English. New Democrats choose their new leader in March. Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News, Gattano, Quebec. U.S. President Donald Trump, says Sarah Brechtstrom, one of the National Guard members, shot Wednesday in Washington, has died from her injuries.

An Afghan national is accused of attacking them. He'd worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War and entered the states under a program for Afghans who assisted American troops. Authorities are looking for a motive in the attack. After months of blowing up boats in the Caribbean, the U.S. is stepping up its on drug trafficking from Venezuela. We've almost stopped. It's about 85% stopped by sea.

You probably notice that people aren't wanting to be delivering by sea. And we'll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that's going to start very soon. We'd warn them. Stop sending poison to our country. Donald Trump's comments came hours after Venezuelan President Nicola Maduro said his country was ready to defend itself from foreign threats. U.S. military airstrikes have sunk at least 21 alleged drugboats in September, killing at least 83 people.

An American aircraft carrier of the USS Gerald Ford has arrived in the Caribbean. Part of a military buildup, Maduro Coilames, is meant to force him from power. And that is the world this hour. For news any time, visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.