The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/01 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: December 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/01 at 09:00 EST

When Joe Hill started writing, he kept his real last name a secret from publishers because his real last name is King. His dad is The Stephen King, the guy who wrote books like It and Carrie and The Shining. So Joe's a best-selling author himself, and over the years the secret is out. But on Q with me, Tom Power, Joe will tell you why keeping that secret actually helped his career. And how the biggest giveaway that he was Stephen King's son was his face. Listen to Q with Tom Power wherever you get your podcasts. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings talks aimed at ending the war in ukraine are continuing this week on multiple fronts

the ukrainian president bladimir zelensky is in paris today while the e u.U defense ministers are in brussels and after meeting with ukrainian officials over the weekend in florida u.s special envoy steve whitkoff is on his way to Russia to sit down tomorrow with Vladimir Putin. Crystal Gamansing has more. Do you trust the Americans that they can find a good solution for Ukraine? A question to Kaya Callas, the European Union's foreign policy chief, ahead of a meeting with European defense ministers.

I trust that Ukrainians stand up for themselves. Supporting Ukraine and bolstering European security are both again on the agenda in Brussels. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the state of negotiations as delicate with a lot of moving parts. We don't just want to end the war. We also want to help Ukraine be safe forever. Rubio put an emphasis on securing economic prosperity for Ukraine following a meeting with the head of Ukraine's Security Council, Rustem Umerov, in Florida. Russian officials said last week, it is not giving up on its demands or objectives they set out when they were. launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine back in 2022. Crystal Gamanscing, CBC News, London.

Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian citizen has been injured in the West Bank. Local media reports say three Italian activists and a Canadian were attacked by a group of extremist settlers on Saturday night. The report says 10 mask settlers broke into a house, stool, passports, and cell phones. The Canadian government says it condemns the act of violence. and says it wants the Israeli authorities to take action against those responsible. The search continues in California for the suspect or suspects wanted in connection with a weekend mass shooting. Four people, including three children, were killed in what police are calling a targeted shooting at a child's birthday party. Steve Futterman reports.

We do not have anyone in custody at this time. 24 hours after the deadly mass shooting, the shock hasn't worn off. Patrick Withrow, the sheriff of San Joaquin County, gave details of the four people killed. The ages are from 8, 9, 14, and 21. He says the shooting does appear to have been intentional. We're confident that this was not a random act. They walked into this area and was probably looking for somebody in particular. The mayor of Stockton, Christina Fugazi, says she still can't believe something like this took place at a child's birthday party.

I can't imagine a parent bearing their child when they should be making their Christmas list. At the Stockton Church last night, a special service was held. We come before you, God, pray. The mayor says the killings could be gang-related, and there are unconfirmed reports that a popular local rap artist may have been attending the party. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Now to Indonesia, where widespread flooding and landslides have claimed more than 600. 100 lives.

That's a man in the province of North Sumatra waiting through chest high water. Along with the shocking number of dead, another 400 people are considered missing. Separate weather systems are also swamping parts of Malaysia and Thailand. And in Sri Lanka, more than 360 people have been killed following days of torrential rain and extreme flooding. Hong Kong police say their investigation into last week's apartment, complex fire has revealed netting being used in a renovation project doesn't meet fire safety codes. And the netting was being used to coverage scaffolding. Hong Kong's chief security is saying 20 samples collected from the area, seven failed safety standards.

It's being alleged the contractors were using inexpensive netting to save costs. 151 people were killed in the fires that engulfed seven apartment towers. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.