The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/14 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: December 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/14 at 17:00 EST

Hey Canada. It's me, Gavin Crawford, host of Because News. Each week, I put comedians on the spot with a pop quiz about the headlines. This week, we're talking about the monster of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's own making, Wayne Gretzky's incredible pronunciation skills, and the one kind of Christmas toy experts are all calling dangerous. Miguel Revis, Emma Hunter, and Gene Yune are here, so laugh along as we try to make sense of the headlines. Follow Because News on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts for free. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Australian officials are calling a shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney a terrorist attack, specifically targeting Jewish people at a Hanukkah celebration. A pair of gunmen shot and killed 15 people and 42 others were wounded, including two police officers and a child. One of the suspects was killed, the other is in hospital in critical condition. Jennifer Yoon tells us what has?

happened. A Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia turned into a nightmare. Two gunmen opened fire at hundreds of Jewish people Sunday evening gathered to light the menorah and share donuts next to a children's playground. Catherine Merchant was there. Everyone was just running and there were bullets and there were so many of them and we were really scared. The Australian government calls the attack an act of terrorism. Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister. This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians, on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a celebration of faith, an act of evil anti-Semitism, terrorism.

One gunman was shot and killed by police, the other arrested and in critical condition. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he warned Australia's Prime Minister about growing anti-Semitism in that country. On August 17th, I sent Prime Minister Albanese a letter warning that the Australian government's policy was promoting and encouraging anti-Semitism in Australia. It emboldens those who menace Australian Jews and encourages the Jew hatred now stalking your streets. Netanyahu said Australia's calls for a Palestinian state poured fuel on the anti-Semitic

fires. A Canadian man staying in Sydney was hanging out with friends on Bondi Beach when he heard the gunshots and fled. Riley Stranahan says the worst part was making the calls to see if his friends managed to escape. Pretty traumatizing just having to make that call though, trying to make sure everyone's okay. I had a buddy didn't answer for a while, had me pretty shicken up. But But, yeah, luckily everyone's okay, that I know at least. And those for the people that aren't, my heart definitely goes out to them because, yeah, it's terrible. Stranahan says a stranger invited him to take shelter in his apartment, and he stayed there for about two hours. Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a ceremony marking the beginning of Hanukkah in Ottawa today.

He used the occasion to address the fight against anti-Semitism. Canada is not Canada, unless all members of the Jewish community can fully participate in all aspects of Canadian life. This is about thriving, and I will not rest until we've moved from protection to true thriving. Global Affairs Canada says they are not aware of any Canadians caught in the incident. To the U.S. The investigation continues to progress extremely fast. We're in the process of collecting evidence and seizing items that we need to see, search locations that we need to search.

That's Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez talking about the investigation of yesterday's shooting at Brown University. Two people were killed and nine others were wounded when a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall. Police have a suspect in custody, a man in his 20s. To Chile, polls have just closed in a runoff vote for police. president. Earlier far-right presidential candidate Jose Antonio Caste poses for photos as he voted. Cast is the founder of the Republican Party. He's up against the leader of the Communist Party, Jeanette Harrah. Cast is widely favored to win, pushing Chile sharply to the right for the first time since 1990. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.

Thank you.