The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/04 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: December 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/04 at 10:00 EST

Hello there, it's me, Gavin Crawford, host of the long-running podcast, Because News, a weekly show where I quiz three funny friends about the most recent headlines. This week, we've got girl historian Carly Thorne, comedian Chris Siddiqui, and Jeopardy Legend, as well as host of CBC's bookends, Matea Roach. We'll find out the latest in brain science, investigate a Christmas crime, and why not grab a shot of sourpuss? If you're experiencing shorter days' invisible fatigue, you're either in the winter doldrums, or maybe you're the American president.

In either case, come hang out with us by following Because News anywhere you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. The latest Canadian food price report is out today, and it is forecasting what most households will not want to hear. Grocery prices already high are expected to rise anywhere, from 4 to 6% over the course of 2026. Nisha Patel reports.

We're expecting another difficult year due to beef prices. Sylvain Charlebois is a professor at Delhousie University in Halifax. He says a lot of cattle ranchers are leaving the industry, and that's impacting inventory. And because people are pivoting towards chicken, chicken prices are also on the rise. Climate change is having a significant impact too, especially. on products like coffee and cocoa. So we need to think about how to make our supply chain more resilient from FarmGate to store. A family of four is expected to spend $17,600 on food in 2026, almost $1,000 more than this year.

As Sabra Al-Harty shops for her groceries in Toronto, she says she'll have to make some adjustments. The prices are up, the rent is up, but the paycheck is still the same. When it comes to food, she says, there's only six. so much you can cut back. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. Prime Minister Mark Carney has another trip to Washington on his agenda. It's set for tomorrow, and while he will be talking with U.S. President Donald Trump, this visit is not about trade.

It's about the FIFA World Cup draw. Katie Simpson has more. Mexico and Canada have taken advantage of the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump is once again casually floating the idea of abandoning Kuzma, the three-way trading deal with Canada and Mexico that he personally negotiated. It expires at about a year and we'll either let it expire or will maybe work out another deal. While Trump's framing is off, the deal doesn't expire. His sentiment underscores the tension in the relationship,

tension that will be put on the backburner during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Washington Friday. Two senior Canadian government sources say there is little to no expectation of any sort of trade talk breakthrough. that Carney will focus on the FIFA celebrations. He will be on stage with Trump for at least two hours during the FIFA World Cup draw. While one source says there is an expectation Carney and Trump will find a moment to chat privately, both sources emphasized this is a FIFA event. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is targeting a new city in its ongoing immigration crackdown. This time it's New Orleans, with officers from the Department of Homeland Security

now fanning out across a number of specific neighborhoods. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, supports the crackdown and says he has asked the White House for the National Guard to deploy in the city between now and Mardi Gras, which is mid-February. Turns out the Ontario government's recent ad campaign for the province's mineral-rich ring-of-fire region features footage that doesn't necessarily represent the area that's being promoted. Sarah Law explains. It's an enormous opportunity.

If you watched the World Series, you probably saw ads about the rain of fire. The mineral deposit in northwestern Ontario is described as key to turning the province into a critical mineral superpower. The ad shows mines, processing plants, and lush landscapes. But where did that footage come from? They were being sourced from our provincial parks, from overseas. Anna Baggio is a conservation officer with the Wildlands League. It's calling the ad's authenticity into question. CBC's image verification team confirmed the ad contains footage from across Canada and abroad.

Saul Mammaqua is the NDP member of Provincial Parliament for Kiwetanom. He says the government's use of stock footage sends the wrong message to First Nations. To them, it's all the same place to extract resources from. When we asked the province for comment, its spokesperson didn't respond by our deadline. Sarah Law, CBC News, Thunder Bay, Ontario. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.