The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 03:00 EST

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 03:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Prime Minister Mark Carney will come face to face with indigenous leaders today at a meeting of the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa. To many First Nations, we're very concerned. That's Terry Tiji, the regional chief of British Columbia. He's concerned about Carney's plan to work with Alberta to greenlight new oil pipelines to the west coast, Kearney will take questions from AFN chiefs this afternoon. Elections Alberta has verified a petition designed to put the issue of Alberta's separatism to rest.

The petition now heads to the Alberta legislature, and as Julia Wong reports, political watchers say it could put Premier Daniel Smith in a sticky position. Well, I was joyous. Thomas Lukasik says he never had any doubt his citizen initiative would be successful. In response to rising separatist sentiment in Alberta, He and a team of volunteers collected signatures for a petition, asking this question. Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada? Elections Alberta has now verified the petition.

It will soon head to the legislature. And have all the elected members of legislature vote on it. Now, I have no doubt that it would pass, and that would be the end of this discussion about separation. The petition signed by roughly one in seven voters is a reminder to the province the majority do not want to leave Canada. Alberta's Justice Minister Mickey Amory tells CBC News, caucus and cabinet will now discuss

how to move forward, options that could include a possible referendum. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. The U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting with his top security aids on Monday to discuss the next steps in a two-month-long campaign

against drug traffickers in the Caribbean. Trump is reportedly considering air strikes against the Venezuelan government. The White House has accused Venezuela's president of heading a drug cartel. Manuel Rueda has the latest. At an event with community leaders Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called for peace in the region and danced to a remix of one of his speeches. But Maduro seems to be losing support from regional leaders, with some accusing his

authoritarian government of supporting drug traffickers and forcing millions of Venezuelans to flee into neighboring countries. Last week, the government of Trinidad and Tobago signed a deal with Washington that will enable the U.S. to set up a radar station on the Caribbean island. While the Dominican Republic signed another agreement that will enable U.S. military planes to refuel at one of its bases. Analysts say that the U.S. could use airports in Trinidad or the Dominican Republic to support a potential attack on Venezuela. Manuel Rueda for CBC News, Bogota. And finally, severe weather across Asia is triggering landslides and floods,

leaving nearly a thousand people dead. Officials warned casualties are expected to climb. Indonesia and Sri Lanka were the worst hit, with extensive damage to infrastructure. Patrick Fock reports from Singapore. In Indonesia's West Sumatra province, heavy equipment dug layers of mud before rescuers placed victims buried beneath into body bags. People here have paid a heavy price from the downpours in recent days. Hundreds have died as a result of the deluge.

More than 28,000 homes have been damaged in this region. Meanwhile, rescuers are battling to clear roads covered in sludge. Muhammad Rice is one of about 200,000 people that have been displaced. This building used to be my house. This was a mosque. was my parents' house. Heavy downpours are common in Southeast Asia this time of year, but three tropical cyclones coinciding with the northeast monsoon have brought widespread destruction across the region. Thailand and Malaysia have been hit hard too. In Sri Lanka, tarantial rainfall

has led to dam failures in mudslides. Patrick Fock, for CBC News, Singapore. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime you can visit our website. We're at cbcnews.com.com. I'm Neil Hurland.