The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/27 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: December 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/27 at 22:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles prime minister mark carney met with ukrainian president vladimir selensky in halifax today ending with a promise for more financial help for the war-torn country two and a half billion dollars worth of economic assistance that helps unlock financing from the iMF from the world bank from the european bank for reconstruction and development to begin this process of rebuilding. Zelensky reiterated his view. Russia was dragging its feet on ending the war

and thanked Canada for its support. We need to stop this war in any way, and we need two things, pressure on Russia and sufficient strong support for Ukraine. Zelensky's made his Canadian stop on his way to the U.S. where tomorrow he'll meet with Donald Trump and try and make inroads on a peace deal to end the war. Meanwhile, the consequences of that war

continue to be felt in Ukraine. Early this morning, Russia attacked Kiev with missiles and drones. One person is dead, 27 are wounded. John Northcott has more from London. Whether or not cooler heads prevail in ongoing diplomatic discussions, the war itself in Ukraine remains hot. A 10-hour bombardment that saw deaths, power outages, and large swaths of Kiev, about a third of the city, forced to go without heat and temperatures hovering around the freezing point. Around 1 a.m. local time on Saturday morning, Russia launched what has been described according to monitors as a mass attack with hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles. The country's president, Vladimir Zelensky, said that in all, some 500 drones and 40 missiles

were used by Russia. In pleading for greater allied aid, Zelensky called the attacks during the holiday season sick. He said that while Russia may be speaking of peace, it is the missiles that he argues are delivering their true message. John Northcott, CBC News, London. The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died while waiting in an Edmonton emergency room. The man was experiencing chest pain when he went to see a doctor at Grey Nun's community hospital. He allegedly waited for nearly eight hours, then died. Hospitals minister Matt Jones says he's ordered a review into the circumstances. The office of the chief medical examiner has also begun an independent investigation.

investigation. Annette Dionne is being remembered for her work as a champion of children's rights. The last surviving Dionne Quintuplet died Christmas Eve. Michelle Allen has more. And that was her priority to see that any kind of abuse doesn't happen to children. Ed Valenti says Annette Dion was an ardent advocate for children's rights. He's on the board of the Dionne Quince Museum in North Bay, Ontario. And we've kind of trying to take on that model and go away. with it. And hopefully that will be, we'll be able to educate a lot more people going forward. Millions of tourists came to see Dion and her four sisters at Quintland. They were the first

quintuplets to survive past infancy. The Ontario government took them from their parents and put them on public display in 1935. In a 2023 interview, Dion said every child deserves to have a normal life free from exploitation. You put more love in the children life and to to do everything they can to help them. Annette Dion was 91. Michelle Allen. CBC News, Toronto. New rules are coming for job postings in Ontario.

Starting in the new year, public job postings for companies of a certain size must include information about compensation and employers will have to say if AI is being used in the hiring process. British Columbia introduced similar requirements about including wage details two years ago. Since then, BC says it's had some success narrowing the gender wage gap with a report this year showing a 2% decrease in pay inequality between men and women. That is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

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