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

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 12:00 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 first nation's chiefs meeting today in ottawa have voted unanimously to demand that the

federal government uphold the oil tanker ban off the north coast of british columbia the vote follows last week's agreement between ottawa and alberta that clears the way for a new pipeline through bc Here is AFN National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse-Nipanak. The truth is that Canada can create all the MOUs, project offices, advisory groups that they want, but chiefs are united. When it comes to approving large national projects on First Nations lands, there will not be getting around rights holders. McCarty government has signaled that it would be willing to temporarily lift the BC oil tanker moratorium

if it means getting Alberta oil to Asian markets. The tanker ban issue was the first topic up for debate today at the AFN meeting. Later this afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to address the chiefs and further discuss his government's energy plans with Alberta. After meeting with Ukrainian officials over the weekend in Florida, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff is now in Moscow discussing a peace plan for Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crystal Gamancing reports.

It comes as Russia claims to be winning all. the battlefield, seizing more territory, including the eastern city of Prokrosk. I don't believe it, says Olha Palipchuk, a resident of Kyiv. She and others say Russia is claiming victories to bolster its negotiating position. Russia occupies about 20% of Ukraine right now. In the original peace framework, Russia demanded Ukraine give up territory in the east, including locations not under occupation. Mark Rudi, is the Secretary General of NATO. The talks are now underway.

I've stopped years ago to comment on Lavrov, on Putin, or on Peskov. I've met them all in the past as Prime Minister of the Netherlands, and I can assure you let them talk and not always react. Ruda did say he supports the peace efforts being led by the US that you have to start somewhere. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. US national security officials have briefed President Donald Trump on the latest steps the administration is taking in its campaign against drug traffickers

in the Caribbean. And so 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. 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. But the political message these deals send is also important, says former U.S. diplomat, Eric Farnsworth. Because it shows that the hemisphere is not

united in rejecting U.S. activities and that, in fact, there is support for what's happening. Countries headed by left-wing governments like Brazil and Colombia are still staunchly opposed to the U.S. military build-up. But Farnsworth says that other nations in the region are considering whether they are better off with Maduro in office or whether his removal could suit their national interests. Manuel Rueda for CBC News, Bogota. Back to Ottawa, the Parliamentary Budget Office today

is saying the Kearney government's funding plans to meet the housing crisis are untracted declined by more than 50% over the next three years. The fiscal watchdog is saying the government's housing agency build Canada homes will fill only a small gap in the housing market. And while the liberals have promised to double the pace of housing construction, the Budget Office says it has yet to see any detailed plan on how that target will be met. And that is the world this hour. For news any time, go to our website, cBCNews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.