The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: December 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Residents of a northern Manitoba First Nation are being told that their power will not be restored until late on the day in New Year's Eve. The Pimichikamak Cree Nation declared a state of emergency following a widespread power outage in the Cross Lake area Sunday night. Chief David Monia says residents are waiting for the power to be restored. But in the meantime, like, people are getting cold. There's sick people, and we have people in dialysis that need to be taken care of.

The community is about 750 kilometers north of Winnipeg. About 1,300 power customers are affected, which means thousands of people. Manitoba Hydro says a power line went down in a remote area with challenging terrain. Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukala today. The target was a separatist for. allegedly backed by the United Arab Emirates. The attack signals a new escalation and tension between the Saudis and the Emirates. The two countries have been backing competing sides in Yemen's decade-long war.

We're following a developing story in Bangladesh. In my country, Bangladesh. The first female Prime Minister, Khalidaziya, has died at the age of 80. Her opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party says she died after a prolonged illness. Her doctor say she had advanced cirrhosis of the liver, arthritis, diabetes, chest, and heart problems. Kalida served as Prime Minister of the South Asian country from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. A family in Surrey, BC, is sounding the alarm after the wrong patient was transported to the hop from the hospital to their home. As Jessica Chung reports, two elderly patients had the same last name.

They were quite shocked. That was the reaction when Sunny Handel's wife opened the door to a patient transfer truck outside their home in Surrey, BC, expecting her 83-year-old father-in-law, but instead a stranger. We find out that they have brought somebody else by mistake. It's an elderly person, and he was having trouble speaking. Turns out two patients with the same surname and first name initial both requested transports from Surrey Memorial Hospital. Hospital transfers, the provider involved, says Cruz did confirm that information, but didn't verify the full first name and health number. Laura Tamblin Watts with the senior's advocacy organization Can Age says this speaks to a broader issue. We do understand that overcrowding and understaffing is an endemic issue.

But we need to make sure that you're talking to the patient. You're asking where they are, where they're going, and who they are. Fraser Health says both patients were ultimately returned to. their homes safely. Jessica Chung, CBC News, Vancouver. At the Ottawa courthouse, justice can be a long and intimidating process, especially for victims, witnesses, and people trying to turn their lives around. But as David Fraser reports, help is coming on four legs, a therapy dog program to calm courtroom nerves. We give progress reports every week. In Ottawa's drug treatment court,

participants like Michael Judge, stand in front of a judge each week, talking openly about Addiction, relapse, and recovery. Usually, they aren't alone. When we're standing in front of the judge, the dogs will literally come up and, like, lay at your feet. The dogs are part of Just Pause, a therapy dog service working in Ottawa's courthouse. Handlers, like Susan Howell, bring their dogs into court. They sit beside witnesses of crimes, people who often are reliving the worst moments of their lives. There's no expectation. There's no nothing. He's just there for them. For police and prosecutors, the benefits go beyond.

Emotional support. Alistair Donagy investigates human trafficking in court. He sees how fear and trauma can impact testimony and how the dogs can help witnesses give evidence. I think that they can recognize at times the stressful situations and just kind of take their mind off it and being able to focus on the questions and the difficult topics. David Fraser, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.