The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: December 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/28 at 05:00 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 the ukrainian president vladimir salensky in halifax saturday carney making a promise of 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 Solensky 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 is now in the U.S., where today he'll meet with Donald Trump and try and make inroads on a peace deal to end the war.

The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died while waiting in an Edmonton, room. The man was experiencing chest pain when he went to see a doctor at Grey Nun's Community Hospital. He allegedly waited nearly eight hours, then died. Hospital's Minister Matt Jones says he's ordered a review into the circumstances. Albert's Chief Medical Examiner has also begun an independent investigation. It's election day in Myanmar. It's the first one since the military seized power nearly five years ago. Critics. are calling it a sham, arguing it's meant to give legitimacy to military rule. The military is supervising the vote. It comes amidst a civil war raging in much of the country. Starting in the

new year, Ontarians will be able to put more products into their blue box. The province is moving towards a privately operated recycling program, but as Michelle Song explains, more stuff being sorted doesn't mean it gets recycled into something else. Coffee cups, they'll be going to various Starting January 1st, Ontarians can throw into the blue bin coffee cups, deodorant sticks, and toothpaste tubes, among other new products. Circular Materials manages Ontario's recycling program. Alan Langdon is the CEO. We need to collect as much packaging as possible to ensure that we can meet material management targets. Ontario's new system takes the cost of recycling away from municipalities and puts it on to the companies who produce packaging, like big retailers.

A recycling model now adopted by several provinces like Quebec and Nova Scotia. When it comes to this new list of products, waste management experts say it's one thing to collect them. But that doesn't mean it's all being turned into something new and could be diverted back to the landfill. Cal Lacken is a professor at York University. Everything that you recycle loses some of its value and loses some of its properties. And so recycling should really be our last option and our focus should be on waste reduction. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. Taking the polar bear plunge is a way many Canadians choose to ring in the new year.

As Pinking Wong reports, the one in White Rock, BC, this coming 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 Eco Assis Collective. She will be taking part in a New Year's Day ritual alongside others in Samyamou 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 says 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 bear swim will be taking place in cities across Metro Vancouver. Pinky Wong, CBC News, Vancouver. And that is The World This Hour.

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