The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/25 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: December 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/25 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. Authorities in Mexico have carried out a series of raids on four homes linked to the Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding. And according to a news release issued last night by the government of Mexico, police made a raft of seizures, including 62 motorcycles and two Olympic medals. Wedding is not named, but the news release says, The case involves a foreign, former Olympian who is listed among the FBI's most wanted. Nasri Asfura will be the next president of Honduras.

The right-wing candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump won 40% of the vote. The result ends weeks of uncertainty in the vote count. Asfura released a Christmas message and victory speech last night. He says this is a time for reconciliation, unity, and peace, but accusations of election interference persist. Opposition candidate Salvador Nasrallah insists the election was fraudulent. Rescuers in northern BC are describing the survival of a black bear cub as a Christmas miracle. After they suspect it was burned earlier this week, Matt Preprost has the story of survival. I can't even imagine what kind of pain she endured.

That's Angelica Langen with the Northern Lights Wildlife Society. She says the young black bear was first found in the middle of a road near Dawson Creek on Saturday, then buried in the snow under a tree the next day. Langen believes the cub was hibernating in a brush pile when it was set on fire. She doesn't believe that act was deliberate, but she says the bear suffered burns to its feet, face, and back. She burned, she froze, and now it's just... a long stretch of healing ahead of her. Langen says the bear is now on antibiotics and pain killers.

Its burns are being retreated every few days. She says the quick actions of the volunteers who rescued the bear means it has a very good chance at a full recovery. She didn't take the bandages off, which is always very encouraging when they're working with us. Langen says if all goes well, the bear could be released back into the wild by June. Matt Prebrost, CBC News, Fort St. John.

King Charles will release his annual Christmas message this morning. This year's speech will be delivered from Westminster Abbey in London. It will be released at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and you can watch it live today on CBC News Network. And finally, someone in Arkansas will be celebrating this Christmas, the second biggest lottery jackpot in American history. Get those tickets out. Let's play. That first number up is 25. Last night's winning Powerball ticket was sold in Arkansas. The winner will take home $1.8 billion, ending a three-month stretch without a top prize winner. Of course, American lottery winnings are subject to taxes. Here in Canada, this Friday's

Lotto Max jackpot is a mere $80 million, but that prize is tax-free. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.