The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/02 at 18:00 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, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skanderas.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has addressed the First Nations chiefs gathered in Ottawa. He says the federal government will go ahead with its major projects only if they are in the national interest. That designation needs to meet certain criteria, including consultation with indigenous peoples. Under the legislation, there must be consultation consistent with free prior and informed consent before a project can be designated in Canada's national interest, and none have been so far. Carney's comments come after AFN chiefs unanimously passed an emergency resolution today. It demands the Ottawa-Alberta pipeline agreement be cancelled.

Edmonton Police Service will use artificial intelligence and facial recognition for a test project involving officer-worn body cameras. It'll involve dozens of officers and will run until the end of the month. Acting Superintendent Kurt Martin says the technology will be used to help officers navigate dangerous situations. This technology will also help police be made aware of individuals who have outstanding warrants for serious crimes such as murder, aggravated assault, and robbery. Police will review the results before deciding on its future use next year. And Alberta has unveiled its plan to fight Ottawa's firearms buyback program, an order paper filed by the province's justice minister says Alberta will use all legal means possible to push back against implementation. That includes refusing to provide prosecution and policing resources to enforce the federal laws. The Alberta government says Ottawa's gun policies are unconstitutional and infringe on the rights of law-abiding Albertans.

Russia says it's no closer to a peace deal with Ukraine after meeting with top U.S. negotiators. White House envoy Steve Whitkoff, and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had traveled to Moscow to push their revised plan to end the war. Katie Nicholson has a latest. The meeting started with pleasantries and ended. After midnight, Whitkoff and Kushner were there to hash out a revised version of the 28-point plan with Putin that had been floated two weeks ago. That plan was heavily criticized for echoing Russian talking points.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushikov said, the conversation was constructive and meaningful, but that they are no closer to solving the crisis in Ukraine. Whitkoff and Kushner are expected to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who earlier Tuesday in Ireland sounded a note of hope about the current momentum of the U.S.-led peace negotiations. Because of the speed of negotiations and from American side they interest in it. U.S. President Donald Trump again expressed his desire for the nearly four-year-old

war to end. Not an easy situation. Let me tell you, what a mess. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. The U.S. President is also saying strikes inside Venezuela could happen very soon. For weeks, Donald Trump has been weighing a major escalation in his administration's proclaimed fight against drug trafficking. But U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats are facing growing scrutiny from lawmakers. Tony Waterman reports. Welcome to the final cabinet meeting of 2025. During a White House cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Trump claimed that for every alleged drug boat, the U.S. blows up, 25,000 American lives are saved. He provided no evidence, but said he wants those attacks to continue and repeated that land attacks in Venezuela are imminent.

You know, the land is much easier, and we know the routes they take, we know everything about them. We know where they live. The Trump administration has framed the boat attacks, which have killed more than 80 people since September. as a matter of national security, saying drug cartels are intentionally poisoning Americans. President Trump also signaled that his war against drugs could be expanded, saying that any country that is manufacturing or selling drugs into the U.S. is subject to attack, specifically naming Colombia. Tony Waterman for CBC News, Washington.

And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Thank you.