The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: December 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 01:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm like Miles. The death of a man in an Edmonton emergency room after allegedly waiting hours for treatment has the Alberta government ordering a review. Anise Hidari reports. He was gone. Because I was slapping.

Prashan, Prashan. Wake up. Don't, don't, don't. Niharika Shrikumar was there when her husband, Prashant, died. She says it was after around 8. eight hours in an ER waiting room. He'd gone to the hospital complaining of chest pains. But the one time in his entire lifetime in Canada,

he needed that system, that treatment, that medical care, he was denied. 44-year-old Prashant Shrik Kumar's surviving family says he should have been seen by a doctor far sooner, and they believe he was not triaged properly at Edmonton's Grayn's hospital. CBC News has not confirmed how busy the hospital's ER was that day. It is run by Covenant Health, a Catholic agency with it. in Alberta's health system who would not comment on specifics due to privacy. On social media, the provincial minister for hospitals said he directed both the provincial health agency and Covenant Health to review what led up to Shrikomar's death.

The chief medical examiner's office is also investigating. And he's Hidari, CBC News, Edmonton. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-Alogos Sunday. They'll discuss the progress of peace negotiations with Russia to end the nearly four-year-long war. Olensky got a pledge of support from Prime Minister Mark Carney Saturday. Following a meeting in Halifax, Carney announced $2.5 billion in funding, saying that money will help unlock access to funds from the World Bank

and the International Monetary Fund. Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement after three days of negotiation. Now we invite the website to proceed with the actions of the side copies of the direct statement. It halts weeks of fighting along their border. If the peace holds for 72 hours, Thailand will repatriate 18 Cambodian soldiers captured earlier this year. Recent clash has killed at least 100 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides. The two countries have a long-standing border dispute dating back to 1907.

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 regards about including wage details two years ago. Since then, BC says it's had some success in narrowing the gender pay wage gap. Participating in the polar bear plunge is a way many Canadians choose to ring in the new year. As Pinky Wong reports, the one in White Rock BC next week will be joined by accessibility advocates. I want to show others that this is a possibility, and this is actually something I've wanted to do

even prior to being a wheelchair user. Susan Baines is a White Rock City counselor and advocate with equal assets collective. She will be taking part in a New Year's Day ritual alongside others in Semi Amu Bay with special gear. More of a reclined beach wheelchair and that one has flotation arms on it so it can go right into the water.

She sets a few beach wheelchairs will be available on January 1st so others can also join in. She hopes to see events become more inclusive in the coming years. Arnold Chang is the founder of Spectrum Mobility and Accessibility Consulting firm in Vancouver. He says accessibility was often not considered in event planning.

At English Bay, as with any other beach in town, there's also going to be outdoor challenges. That might be loose gravel. It might be uneven ground. The polar bears will be taking place in cities across Metro Vancouver. Pinky Wong, CBC News, Vancouver. Shea Gilgeus, Alexander, has been named the Canadian press male athlete of the year for the second time. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, SGA has had a massive year winning the NBA MVP, the NBA Finals MVP, and the league's scoring title.

He also led his team the Oklahoma City Thunder to their second championship in franchise history. That is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.