The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/27 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: December 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/27 at 17:00 EST

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilvry the ukrainian president sat down with prime minister mark carney in halifax today as valadimir zelenski makes a push to bring the conflict in his country to a close with two big north american meetings this weekend it comes after overnight attacks on keve killed one person and injured 27 others and left thousands without power in the winter cold The CBC's J.B. Tasker reports. We have the conditions, the possibility of a just and lasting peace. Sitting down for a bilateral meeting in Halifax, Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging Canada's support

for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plan to end the Russian war. The attack on Kiev shows just how important it is that we stand with Ukraine. While condemning Moscow's latest missile strike, Carney is also promising two and a half billion. dollars more in loan support for Ukraine to help with reconstruction if and when this nearly four-year-long conflict comes to an end. And this attack is, again, Russia's answer on one-hour peace efforts. Zelensky's next stop is Palm Beach, Florida for a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Ukraine wants the U.S. to sign off on security guarantees to protect it from future Russian attacks. So far, Trump has been non-committal. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Washington. Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement after three days of negotiating. Now we invite the both side to proceed with the actions of the side copies of the direct statement. It puts a halt to weeks of fighting along their border. If peace holds for 72 hours, Thailand will repatriate 18 Cambodian soldiers captured earlier this year. Recent clashes killed at least 100 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.

The two countries have a long-standing border dispute that dates back to 1907. Police in northwestern Alberta have arrested a man. RCMP had issued a dangerous person alert for him earlier today. They had described him as armed and told people to stay away and call 911. Police say he shot at multiple individuals near Grand Prairie, Alberta. Italian authorities have now arrested nine people for allegedly funding Hamas through several charities. The suspects are accused of sending about 7 million euros or more than 11 million Canadian to associations connected to Hamas in Gaza.

The Italian Interior Minister says the investigation has lifted the veil on what he says were initiatives pretending to serve the Palestinian population. There has been no comment from the suspects or the charitable organizations involved. And extreme cold, strong winds, heavy snow and freezing rain are affecting regions from coast to coast. Areas around Sioux-Saint-Marie, Ontario are getting heavy snow and wind. In some areas of the Yukon, the windchills making it feel like minus 50. And people in Newfoundland and Labrador are busy digging out after a heavy dose of winter weather, earlier than many people were expecting.

The CBC's Leila Bodwan has more from St. John's. I'm actually looking at the Springdale camera right now, and I can't see nothing on it. Whiteouts are making it hard for Environment Canada meteorologist Graham McDonald's to monitor the roads. Planes aren't taking off from St. John's International. Ferry shut down. A low-pressure system bringing snow fast and heavy. Linda Chesson is the mayor of Cornerbrook in Western Newfoundland. She says the city is at full capacity digging out. We are having what a lot of seniors have told me is an old-fashioned winter.

It's more severe in northern Newfoundland and Labrador, where parts of the highway, are closed. I'm getting sick of it. McDonald's says this winter is packing a stronger, earlier punch for the entire province. Leila Boduan, CBC News, St. John's. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.