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

Episode Date: December 1, 2025

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

Hello there, it's me, Gavin Crawford, host of the long-running podcast, Because News, a weekly show where I quiz three funny friends about the most recent headlines. This week, we've got girl historian Carly Thorne, comedian Chris Siddiqui, and Jeopardy Legend, as well as host of CBC's bookends, Matea Roach. We'll find out the latest in brain science, investigate a Christmas crime, and why not grab a shot of sourpuss? If you're experiencing shorter days' invisible fatigue, you're either in the winter doldrums, or maybe you're the American president.

In either case, come hang out with us by following Because News anywhere you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We go first to Washington where members of Congress from both parties are vowing to take a closer look at the Trump administration's military action in the Caribbean Sea. Specifically, they're looking to follow up on report. that Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth ordered a second strike on a boat the administration claims was being operated by drug traffickers. Willie Lowry has more.

The strike in question is the very first time that the U.S. targeted these alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. It took place on September 2nd. According to a Washington Post article, Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth gave a verbal order to kill everyone on board. After the initial strike failed to do so, they launched a second. Democratic Senator Tim Cain says that second strike may be illegal. This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true. Since that first strike, the U.S. has launched at least 20 other strikes and killed an estimated 83 people. The Trump administration says it's protecting Americans by preventing drugs from entering the country by sea

and is in a non-traditional armed conflict with. these South American drug cartels. But there is now a bipartisan effort underway in both the House and Senate Armed Services Committee to learn more about that first strike. Willie Lowry, CBC News, Washington. The search continues in Stockton, California, for the suspect, or suspects, wanted in connection with the weekend mass shooting. Four people, including three children, were killed in what police are calling a targeted

shooting at a child's birthday party. Patrick Withrow is the sheriff of San Joaquin County. We need everyone who has any information on this to reach out to us. This is the time for our community to show that we will not put up with this type of behavior where people will just walk in and kill children. We all know that there are people out there that are violent and commit violent crimes. These animals walked in and shot children at a children's birthday party. The four victims include a 21st,

year old and three children aged eight, nine, and 14. Another 11 people were wounded. The mayor of Stockton says the shooting may be gang-related. It looks like Prime Minister Mark Carney is introducing his government's new heritage minister today. A ceremony has been scheduled for Rita Hall, where it's expected a replacement for Stephen Gilbo will be sworn in. Gilbo resigned from Cabinet last week after the government signed an energy understanding with Alberta. Gilbo has left cabinet, but he's staying on as a liberal MP. Today is World AIDS Day. It was started back in 1988 to raise global awareness about the rapidly growing pandemic.

And 37 years later, advances in preventative medicine have dramatically reduced infections and deaths. But health officials are warning this success comes out a potentially dangerous cost. Philip Leeshanik explains. HIV's visibility has changed. Ryan Lisk says the AIDS Committee of Toronto, was closing its doors in the new year due to lack of funding. He says HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP has proven effective in preventing sexually

acquired infection. It prevents the transmission of HIV. So that was a significant biomedical advancement. Internationally, countries have also been slashing funding for HIV-AIDS programs. The United States, which accounts for three-quarters of that funding, ended all foreign assistance, including to UN AIDS. UN AIDS says the cuts could mean 3.3 million additional new infections by 2030. Dr. Julio Mantanaur is head of the B.C. Center for Excellence in HIV AIDS in Vancouver.

Unfortunately, most of the G7 countries, including Canada, have decided to roll back their funding. This is a catastrophe. Fulte-Shanox, BBC News, Toronto. And that is the world this hour. time, go to our website. We're at cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.