The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: December 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 04:00 EST

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always over-delivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

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

Prashan, Prashan. Wake up. Don't, don't, don't. Niharika Sri Kumar was there when her husband, Prashant, died. She says it was after around 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. Forty-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 within 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 Vladimir Zelensky meets today with U.S. President Donald Trump at Marilago.

They'll discuss the progress of peace negotiations with Russia to, and the nearly four-year-long more. Solonsky got a pledge of support from Prime Minister Mark Carney Saturday. Following a meeting, 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. We're just over six months away from the FIFA World Cup,

and fans trying to buy tickets to the Canadian Games are already battling eye-popping resale prices. Julian Nope explains what you need to know about securing yourself some tickets and why a lack of scalping regulations in Ontario might mean you end up paying a lot for them. We had 15 minutes once we secured the tickets like in our cart. Aidan D'Souza managed to snag tickets to one of Toronto's FIFA games next summer, but it was no easy feat. Many of the tickets have already ended up on resale sites like Ticketmaster. Some listed as high as $80,000, most not dipping below $2,500. I personally think it's a big issue.

Fast Bednar as managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute, a group that studies public policy and brainstorms potential solutions. She says a lack of regulations around scalping in Ontario is to blame. If we're viewing major cultural events and major sporting events as a luxury good that are only available to the highest bidder, then I think that really says something. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government scrapped part of a law in 2019 that capped ticket resale at 50% above the original price. Still, Ford said he wants a review of the regulations. In a statement, Ontario said it's exploring its options. Julian Ope, CBC News, Toronto. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of children globally every year,

but there's hope against the disease. A recent real-world result study shows a vaccine is effective in preventing severe illness and hospitalizations. Jennifer Yunn explains. I lost my baby. Malaria killed Permanent Asala's baby at only five months old. Nigeria, her home, is estimated to have a quarter of the world's malaria cases. But now, Asello is feeling hopeful.

She's immunizing her surviving child with a malaria vaccine that's showing a great deal of promise. A recent study followed 45,000 children younger than five in three African countries. It found those who received three doses of the vaccine, RTSS, were less likely to suffer from severe malaria. says Dr. Scott Gordon, who leads the malaria vaccine program at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This is further data. It really verifies the effectiveness of the vaccine, the safety of the vaccine. One problem with this malaria vaccine, Gordon says it's not cheap and requires four doses. While the manufacturer and Gavi are bringing prices down, Gordon says, countries must continue funding the fight against malaria.

Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.