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

Episode Date: December 20, 2025

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

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles the u.s justice department has released several hundred thousand records relating to convicted sex offender geoffrey upstein they're the first documents to come to light under a new law compelling their release but the doj says it's only putting out a portion karen paul's with the latest this is proof of literally everything that we've been saying Canadian Charlene Rochard is one of the Epstein survivors who pressured lawmakers and U.S. President Donald Trump to force the release of these files. I really want people to know how human trafficking works. This new dump includes photos, many sexual and graphic, naked or topless women with their faces blacked out.

There are references to child sexual abuse material, as well, photos of notable people like former president, Bill Clinton, and lots of documents related to the prosecutions against Epstein, much of it redacted. Rochard says all the files should be released. We've experienced delays, unanswered questions, and a lack of transparency. The legislation does allow the department to withhold personal information of survivors and information related to ongoing prosecutions. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Washington. European leaders have struck a deal to send billions in interest-free loans to Ukraine.

And the United States is trying to broker a peace deal for them, but success remains elusive. Breyer Stewart has more. On Friday, EU leaders agreed to loan Ukraine 90 billion euros or 145 billion Canadian dollars over the next two years. But the bloc didn't agree on the contentious issue of using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. Putin claims Russia is ready for peace and says it's now up to Ukraine in the West, but it's Moscow that's refused to agree to even a temporary ceasefire. There's a reason why this war hasn't ended, and that is because there's complex factors at play. U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

Wars end generally in one of two ways. Surrender by one side for another or a negotiated settlement. Rubio says Washington is trying to figure out if there's a scenario that both sides could live with. Talks are scheduled to continue this weekend, but both sides remain far apart and any kind of agreement is elusive. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, London. The man suspected in a mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island and in the death of an MIT professor had been dead for two days when police found him. His body in a New Hampshire storage unit along with at least two firearms.

Police say he killed two students and injured nine at Brown. The professor was shot in his home. near Boston on Monday. It is turning out to be a difficult holiday season for many Canadian charities. As the cost of living keeps rising, Canadians are donating less. Jamie Strasson reports. It's a familiar sound of the holiday season, the Salvation Army kettle in malls and on street corners. Donations are down this year, says John Murray. This year, we've raised $14.5 million to date in our national campaign, which is about two. and a half million dollars down from same time last year. That's very concerning for us.

The dip is being felt by a number of charities, both big and small, that CBC spoke with. Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank, which served one in ten Trontonians last year, is also feeling the crunch. CEO Neil Hetherington says it's not uncommon to see former donors now in line at the food bank. Food prices came out at three times the inflationary rate. So it's no wonder that the at grocery stores all across the province are less full. Heatherington says his group and others are trying to do more with less this holiday season. Jamie Strash and CBC News, Toronto. Vancouver is installing hundreds of new temporary surveillance cameras ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

City officials say it's about public safety, but some privacy experts say needs closer scrutiny. The province is expecting about 350,000 visitors during next summer's tournament. That is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.