The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/03 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: December 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/03 at 20:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. With millions of people around the world suffering from dementia, there's a global push to find ways to slow it down or prevent it altogether. Now, there's more hope in that effort coming from a treatment used for something completely different. Jennifer Lagrasa explains. We're extremely excited about this research in my group.

Dr. Pascal Geltzetzer is the lead author of a new study out of a study out of Wales. It builds on previous findings, but now shows that a shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia and reduce the risk of dying from the disease. Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. The vaccine used in this study contains a weakened form of the virus. Preventing a disease is one thing. Dr. Donald Weaver is a neurologist in Toronto. But being able to actually therapeutically change its natural history, its course, is something completely different. It's unclear why the vaccine offers protection. The theory is that anything that reduces inflammation in the brain can protect against dementia. The vaccine in this

study isn't available in Canada, but initial research on the one available here shows it may also lower the risk of dementia. Jennifer Lagrasa, CBC News, Toronto. There's political turmoil tonight for the BC Conservatives. The party says it has removed its leader in a vote of no confidence. But John Rustad says he's not leaving. Yasmin Chenea has more. So I'm currently still the leader of the party. John Rustad insists nothing has changed, despite the party's board saying he was removed as leader

after a vote of no confidence from the majority of the party's caucus. In a news release, the party says its board of directors decided Rustad is, quote, professionally incapacitated. But Rustad claims that is not a constitutional mechanism that can remove him. The party says Surrey White Rock Amalachian. Trevor Halford has been appointed as interim leader. Halford declined to comment on the caucus vote, saying the party now needs to work together. I think it's paramount that we get stability.

But some MLAs like Corky Newfeldt say they still support Rustad. Who do you consider to be the leader of your party? Right. This is John Rustad. Wednesday's vote comes after months of rising tension within the party over Rustad's leadership. He has kicked out two MLAs and three others have resigned from the party in the past year. Yasmil Ranea, CBC News, Vancouver. Calgary police are warning about the dangers of AI use

after charging a teenager with creating sexualized images of teen girls using artificial intelligence. Staff Sergeant Mark Ogey says the victims were all from local high schools. He says the accused found real photos and used AI to sexualize them before posting them on social media. We need people to understand that this is not a joke, it's not a prank. this is the most extreme form of bullying and a criminal offense. We will take steps to stop this behavior.

The boy has been charged with the making, possessing, and distributing of child exploitation material and with criminal harassment. A pulp and paper giant, Domtar, is closing one of its mills in Crofton, BC, putting 350 workers out of a job. The news is hitting the Vancouver Island community hard. Marie Ziedler has their reaction. Brian Dace worked at the Crofton Mill for more than 20 years. His son worked there until last year when the paper operations were curtailed indefinitely.

Now it shut down, which is a sad day for me and everybody working there. Dase says the news has hit the community hard, even if it doesn't come as a total surprise. There's been rumors for a long time that the days were numbered. Lindsay Mandel runs a couple of businesses in the area. She's worried about how the closure will affect her customers. It's right before Christmas, and Crofton is already kind of a strong. struggling community. Jeff Daugh is the national president of the union representing the workers. He says people are devastated. It's a gut punch to the Cowich and Valley.

Daw is scheduled to meet with the Forest Minister. He hopes the province will provide some kind of support for the 350 people left without a job. Maurice Idler, CBC News, Comox. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.