The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/16 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: December 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/16 at 01:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. Investigators in Australia now say the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration was inspired by the militant group ISIS. Chrissy Barrett is commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, allegedly committed by a father and son. There is no evidence to suggest other individuals were involved in this attack. However, we caution that this could change given it is early in our investigation. Fifteen people were killed on Sunday in Sydney.

The suspects were a father and son aged 50 and 24. The older man was shot dead. His son is being treated at a hospital. Police in several Canadian cities now say they're increasing their presence around synagogues and Jewish schools. Authorities in Los Angeles say they have foiled a planned terrorist attack. As Paul Hunter reports, it allegedly involved left-wing extremists who were preparing to strike on New Year's Eve. We disrupted this terror plot before buildings were demolished or innocent people were killed. Bill Assaley, who leads the U.S. District Attorney's Office for Los Angeles with the news of the arrests of four people,

all from the L.A. area, all hailing from a group that brands itself fearsomely. The defendants are all radical anti-government members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which, according to their own social media, is an anti-capitalist, anti-government. The alleged plan, foiled by a paid confidential police source, was apparently dubbed Operation Midnight Sun, and, if carried out, would have stunned the U.S. Multiple bombings on multiple targets, time for one of the biggest nights of the year, included among the groups broader targets, say authorities, U.S. immigration agents and their vehicles who'd have been attacked. It's alleged early next year with pipe bombs.

Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. The son of acclaimed Hollywood director Rob Reiner has been booked for murder. Reiner and his wife, Michelle, were found dead in their home Sunday. Their 32-year-old son, Nick, is being held in police custody. In the past, Nick Reiner spoke about his addiction and mental health struggles. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump is taking a swing at the dead, criticizing Rob Reiner for his politics. I think he heard himself in career-wise. He became like a deranged person, Trump derangement syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape, or form. I thought it was very bad for our country.

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green is horrified by Trump's comments Monday. On X, she writes, many families deal with a family member with drug addiction, mental health issues, it's incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy, especially when it ends in murder. New economic data shows Canada's inflation rate remain unchanged, compared to a month ago, holding steady at 2.2%. It's a snapshot into the cost of living, but not the whole story. A deeper dive reveals prices are still going up. Peter Armstrong reports. It's not your imagination. Everything really. really is getting more expensive, leading the charge, food, and rent. Compared to a year ago,

frozen beef prices are up 17.7%. Ahead lettuce cost 25% more. Coffee, up nearly 28%. And experts confirm what we've all been feeling. This isn't a one-off. The volatility at the cash register is going to be the reality going forward. That's Mike Van Massel, with the Department of Food and Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guel. He says a whole series of issues, from supply chains to volatile weather and tariffs have driven up food prices. Rents aren't increasing quite as fast as they were, but they're still rising, and that leaves many Canadians struggling to keep up. In other words, households have less money to fuel consumers spending and drive any economic recovery in the weeks and months ahead. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.