The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/25 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: December 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/25 at 18:00 EST

With the Morial app, you can sharpen your French skills in no time. You'll have a blast learning with content from Radio Canada. It's easy as Arndor Trois. Learn French, have fun, repeat. Download the free Morial app now. From CBC News, the World This Hour. I'm Mike Miles. A Quebec family is dealing with a holiday tragedy,

with a man in his 40s and his 3-5-year-old nephew drowning, as a snowplow fell into a pond Christmas Eve. Family member Christian Forgei saying the tractor rolled onto a patch of ice that wasn't solid, adding they tried for several hours to rescue them. Police recovering the bodies before noon, Christmas Day. If it's arrived the day, the day of the New Year, so all the New Orleans. Forgey lamenting that this will cast a long shadow over the holiday season, It happened in St. San Juan, about 140 kilometers north of Montreal.

Mexican authorities have conducted raids in an apparent investigation into Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding. The former Olympic snowboarder represented Team Canada in 2002. Now the U.S. accuses him of heading a drug trafficking empire and committing murder. Wedding, who tops the FBI's most wanted list, is currently believed to be hiding in Mexico. In a statement, the Mexican government says it confiscated 60 high-in motorcycle, also drugs, artwork, and medals. While Wedding was not specifically named, the statement says police carried out raids

related to a former Foreign Olympian who was among the most wanted fugitives in the U.S. California is bracing for more rain and wind after at least two people died due to severe thunderstorms. Emergency crews are dealing with widespread floods, mudslides, and debris flow. California has declared a state of emergency for the Los Angeles area and several other counties.

Areas devastated by the L.A. fires nearly a year ago are especially vulnerable. Officials say the burnt areas make it more likely for rain to run off due to the lack of vegetation. Vegetation. King Charles has delivered his Christmas message from Lady Chaplain Westminster Abbey. This year's holiday speech focusing on the themes of unity and diversity. Caroline Bargut reports. King Charles's Christmas message was full of religious. sentiment, showcasing his majesty's strong Christian beliefs. He also used his holiday broadcast to send

a message of unity. As I meet people of different faiths, I find it enormously encouraging to hear how much we have in common, a shared longing for peace and a deep respect for all life. If we can find time in our journey through life to think on these virtues, we can all make the future more hopeful. This year has had its challenges for the king. In late October, he stripped his younger brother, Andrew, of his title and his royal home amid ongoing controversy over his links to the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Charles also recently revealed that he has responded well to his cancer treatment, and that is now in a positive phase. Caroline Bargut, CBC News, London. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans for a National Bravery Award,

recognizing civilians and first responders who confront it when he called the worst of evil during the beachside shooting earlier this month. Fifteen people attending a Hanukkah celebration were killed in an anti-Semitic terror attack. That is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.