The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/24 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: December 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/24 at 08:00 EST

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always over-delivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm nudadine koranay a strong storm is beginning to drench parts of southern california the state is expected to be hit hard by an atmospheric river over the next few days american weather officials are warning of a high risk of flash flooding as well as mudslides in some areas steve fudderman has more from los angeles the rain is coming down right now i'm standing in the middle of it, and it's going to be going on throughout the day and into tomorrow. It's going to be a very, very powerful storm, dropping lots of rain in some areas, more than 250 millimeters. Ariel Cohen is the meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Service here in Southern California.

This is what he has to say about this storm. This is the type of storm system that affects the area approximately every five to 10 years or so. There will almost certainly be numerous rock slides and mudslides, along with the storm. areas of severe flooding. The areas here in Southern California, of course, are the areas hit by the January fires, Pacific Palisades, Altadena. Basically, there's not much vegetation on the mountains, so the mountains can't absorb much water. And this is the big concern about mudslides. When you don't have vegetation on the mountains, the mountains are very, very vulnerable to these mudslides, these rocksides. That's what has people really the most concerned. Steve Futterman,

CBC News, Los Angeles. Three people have been killed by an explosion in Moscow. It's the second bombing in the city this week. Investigators say two of the victims were traffic officers, while the third is believed to be the suspect. An explosive device was detonated as the officers approached a suspicious vehicle. Earlier this week, a car bomb killed a senior Russian general. While Moscow said it suspected Ukraine in that instance, no one has taken responsibility. An 11-year-old boy is dead after a carbon monoxide leak at a residential building in Regina. His family was just getting settled in the city after moving from St. John's Newfoundland. Laura Sharpoletti has more. Someone came up to me and said that my son was dead.

When Morena Hills returned home from work last Friday, she found her husband and son unresponsive. She pulled young Henry Lasko into the hallway and screamed for help. A neighbor rushed to her side. I said, to keep doing compressions. I got to go back in and get my husband. I was able to drag him out of there with all my First responders arrived and began working on her husband. He's now in stable condition in hospital. Regina Fire Chief Lane Jackson says mechanical work was being done in the building and a piece of service equipment may have been the carbon monoxide source. Firefighters along with gas inspectors were able to isolate it, shut it down.

The family moved to Regina partly for an elite competitive soccer program. Henry was a gifted athlete with dreams of competing in the Olympics. CBC has reached out to the owner of the building but did not receive a response, police say the investigation is ongoing. Laura Sharple Liddy, CBC News, Regina. The oyster industry in Prince Edward Island is facing tough times. While the fishery is worth nearly $30 million, it's been hit by disease. Wayne Tebowdow reports. PEI's oyster fishery has been hit hard by the deadly parasite MSX, first discovered in July 2024, then another disease, dermo this summer. Neither

pose a threat to people, but both can be fatal to oysters. Some fissures are finding almost all of their oysters dead. Bob McLeod is president of the PEI Shellfish Association. We're hoping that there's financial aid. The P.E.I government has provided some help. Now the feds are saying they'll announce an aid package early in the new year. But Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey says changes are needed. Part of the federal government's plan is to restructure the fishery.

by launching a licensed buyback program to get some people out of the industry. Simply saying we don't want to change anything, but we want government to support us in doing this. That's not going to work. McLeod says some fishers would welcome a chance to leave. Wayne Tibuto, CBC News, Charlottetown. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, visit our website, cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm nudadine Corane.

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