The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 09:00 EST

In 1983, Paladin Press published a book called Hitman. This book offers specific tips for the aspiring contract killer. Things like where to find employment, how much to charge, basically how to get away with murder, and also not feel bad about it. Ten years later, the book was linked to a triple killing. This week on Crime Story, can a book be an accomplice to murder? Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

Less than a week after signing a memorandum of understanding on pipelines and energy with Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney appears today in Ottawa before the Assembly of First Nations. Among those in attendance, our First Nations chiefs from BC, who are prepared to take action against any pipeline proposed for the province's northwest coast. It's a slap in the face of British Columbians. To many First Nations, we're very concerned. Certainly, I think there's a lot of mistrust here. That is Terry T.G., regional chief of British Columbia.

He says BC chiefs are preparing to push for an emergency resolution. It would call on the AFN to support upholding the oil tanker ban along BC's northern coast. The Kearney government is signaled it is willing to temporarily lift that moratorium to get Alberta oil to Asian markets. The number of dead from the ongoing flooding across Indonesia continues to rise. Lots of bulldozers and front-end loaders digging through mountains of mud that have washed out roads and buried villages. Torrential rains touched off a series of landslides and the number of confirmed fatalities at this point has now topped 750. At the same time, thousands of people have been cut off from critical supplies, including clean water and food. Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, they have all

been hit by similar storm systems. Hundreds are dead in those countries, and more than a million people in total have been displaced. U.S. national security officials have brief President Donald Trump on the latest steps the administration is taking in its campaign against drug trafficking in the Caribbean. And as we hear now from Manuel Rueda, if the campaign ultimately leads to airstrikes on Venezuela, the White House is clearing the way for as much regional support as it can get. At an event with community leaders Monday, Venezuela and 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. Elections, Alberta has now verified a petition that's designed to put the issue of Alberta separatism to rest. And it means the next step at this point is for the petition to go to the Alberta legislature. Julia Wong reports. Well, I was joyous.

Thomas Lukas 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. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. And for news anytime, go to our website,

cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.