The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/23 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: December 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/23 at 10:00 EST

You know that feeling when you reach the end of a really good true crime series? You want to know more, more about the people involved, where the case is now, and what it's like behind the scenes. I get that. I'm Kathleen Goldhar and on my podcast, Crime Story, I speak with the leading storytellers of true crime to dig deeper into the cases we all just can't stop thinking about. Find crime story wherever you get your podcasts. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the u.s justice department has released another round of documents related to the late sex offender geoffrey ebstein this overnight document dump is the eighth now since friday but even as this new release is being examined concerns are being raised about what material is being withheld or redacted Steve Futterman reports. Many of the survivors were just like all of these documents to be completely released.

They would like it all out. They'd like to be done with this drip, drip, drip of some documents being released. Even though these are significant numbers, they would like all the documents released. It's very, very difficult for them each time a new batch of documents are released to wonder, are their names going to be mentioned. Some of these victims, by the way, have been talking about how as much as these documents are redacted, and this new batch includes lots of redactions from some of the PDFs I've looked at so far. But there have been some names that have gotten through this redaction process. And it's been very difficult for some of the victims to see their names mentioned.

There were a couple Jane Does who had their names mentioned, and they've been very upset having their names exposed. So it's not a perfect process. No one thought it would be. But again, the victims and the lawmakers who were demanding that these Epstein files be released, basically they would like it all released once and for all. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. In what is the largest bombardment in months,

Ukrainian officials say Russia fired more than 600 drones and three dozen missiles into Ukraine overnight. That's police in Kiev, cordoning off a badly damaged apartment building. The widespread attack continued for hours with at least three people being killed, including a four-year-old child. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

says the barrage has destroyed homes and knocked out the power grid across 13 regions of the country. The latest GDP update is out this morning and it's showing the economy lost ground in October, edging down 0.3%. Statistics Canada says one of the biggest declines came from the construction sector, which fell off for the first time in six months.

Looking ahead at early November numbers, Statscan is predicting most of the ground lost in October will be made up by a stronger than expected performance from the transportation industry. Alberta is now a step closer to getting a referendum on separating from Canada. The Provincial Elections Agency has approved a citizen petition to gather the signatures needed to trigger a province-wide vote. The Alberta Prosperity Project now has four months to collect more than 170,000 signatures to formally trigger a separation vote. Another petition calling for Alberta to remain in Canada, has already collected more than enough signatures and has been

certified. Thanks to the Trump administration's tariff campaign, it has been a difficult year for the Canadian automotive sector. But in Windsor, a reimagined classic is sparking some optimism. Emma Loop explains. That's the Canadian-built muscle car that's turning heads across the continent. The reborn Dodge Charger six-pack is assembled in Windsor. but is racking up awards in the U.S. It's won top-gears U.S. car of the year and the Detroit News' vehicle of the year. The 550 horsepower six-pack started rolling off the line in Windsor earlier this month.

The six-pack embodies the enduring cross-border nature of the North American auto industry. For Canada's car capital, the Reborn Charger is also a glimmer of hope. Windsor's unemployment rate was among the highest in Canada for much of the year. Mike Stevenson is from Uniform, 4-4, which represents workers at the plant. Stalantis is putting these cars here in spite of the tariffs. So that's a testament to the workforce. The six-pack is now a finalist for North American car of the year.

The winner will be revealed next month at the Detroit Auto Show. Emma Loop, CBC News, Windsor. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website. We're at cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.