The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: December 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 07:00 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 claude fay residents of a northern manitoba first nation are being told their power won't be restored until late in the day on new year's eve the pima chickamaiccree nation declared a state of emergency following a widespread power outage in the cross lake area on sunday night chief david monius 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 on dialysis that need to be taken care of. The community is about 750 kilometers north of Winnipeg. About 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. Protests over soaring prices in a collapsing currency are spreading across Iran from Tehran to other major cities. Authorities have taken the unusual step of closing all government, commercial, and educational centers in Tehran province. Security forces are deployed heavily and clashes have been reported. Students at the University of Tehran have been particularly vocal. Their slogans call for freedom and dignity highlighting the students' demands amid growing unrest. The government says it has ordered talks with protest representatives, but frustration across the country continues to rise. The debate over immigration in the U.K. has been reignited by a dual Egyptian

British citizen. Al-A. Ab al-Fada arrived in the U.K. after years in an Egyptian jail. But racist anti-Semitic comments he made years ago have surfaced, sparking calls for him to be stripped of his citizenship and deported. World Report co-host John Northcott has more from London. Allah Abdel-Fatah was imprisoned for years in Egypt and was granted UK citizenship in 2021. The day after Christmas this year, he was allowed to travel to the UK, but almost immediately afterwards tweets that he'd written more than a decade ago in which he appeared to attack supporters of Israel and saying he hated white people came to light. He has since apologized, but nonetheless the damage appears to have been done.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage is leading the charge, launching a petition calling for Allah Abdel Fattah to be deported and stripped of his British citizenship. Chris Philip is Shadow Home Secretary. People who express that kind of hatred, who seek to incite violence, have no place in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Kirstarmer has said initially that he welcomed Al-Faitha's arrival in the UK. His government now says it will review what they're calling information failures around the case. John Northcott, CBC News. London. Bangladesh is mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Haleda Zia at age 80 following

a lung illness. Outside a DACA hospital, a woman mourns her law. Zia, Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister first took office in 1991. She was known for her bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as Prime Minister last August. Zia also faced prison and house arrest on corruption charges, she said, were politically motivated. The Kremlin is calling for dialogue with Iran and urging all sides to avoid escalation after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Washington would could support another massive strike on Tehran. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested Iran may be trying to revive its weapons program, a claim Tehran denies. Moscow, which has strengthened ties with Tehran since the start of the Ukraine

War signed a strategic partnership with Iran earlier this year. Team Canada is riding high after a big victory at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota. McKenna calling for it. The lead pass finds McKenna. In comes McKenna. Oh, the movie scores. As seen on TSN, Gavin McKenna of Whitehorse, Yukon, scored his third goal of the game as part of a 9-1 route over Denmark. The team now is guaranteed a top two spot in Group B with the victory. Canada will next face off against Finland on New Year's Eve. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fade.