The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: December 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/30 at 18:00 EST

All right, what are we talking about? A new year means a fresh start. Okay, make a list for the year and take charge of your life in 2026. Look, I'm not talking about your to-do list. I'm talking about your watch list. Cross off Family Feud Canada, St. Pierre, and this hour has 22 minutes. There's no excuses. Dream big people. Enjoy all your favorite shows on CBC TV or stream anytime on CBC Gem. Mike drop. From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Karen Hauerlock. Police have dropped a dangerous person's alert at a First Nation in Western Saskatchewan after a string of shootings today. RCMP say one person was killed and three others injured on Big Island Lake Cree Nation near the Alberta border. Inspector Ashley St. Germain says police are still searching for two suspects. We are continuing to investigate to try to, narrow down who our suspects are and where they might be. And that's where it's extremely important for the public to provide any information that

they might have to help us determine the direction the investigation is going and identify those suspects. Residents have been told to stay in a safe location and lock their doors. Emergency officials in BC say flooding from extreme weather has washed out some roads on Hyde-Guai. Residents are being told to avoid any backroads or non-essential travel. Catherine Garrett has more. Over the last 48 hours, an atmospheric river rushed into the island,

washing out a portion of this road and isolating both sides from each other. People have spoken to are concerned about the impact this will have on emergency health services as well as things like fresh groceries and gas as it operates as sort of a lifeline between dodging geats, Skedigik and Masset. There's no timeline on a fix. This has been closed for about a five-kilometer stretch right in the middle of the island, jungle beach. We are still waiting on more updates from authorities as to when this will reopen. Catherine Garrett, CBC News, Hidal-Ga-Ga. The same weather system also brought heavy

rain to parts of the northern coast, flooding closed a stretch of Highway 16, between Prince Rupert and Terrace. The family of a couple from Gattano, Quebec, found dead in the Dominican Republic on Boxing Day, are looking for answers about what happened. Patricia Sobe says her aunt and uncle, both in their 50s, had felt unwell but were healthy enough to face-time the family Christmas Day. She says authorities have not released a cause of death, but say violence or suicide are not involved. There is growing unrest in Iran over the state of the country's economy. Protests that began with shopkeepers in Tehran last weekend are spreading to other cities in the country. Canada is home to hundreds of thousands of Iranians and as

Yasmin Renair reports, many are watching. In several Iranian cities, thousands are protesting the country's dire economic situation after the Iranian Rial hit a record low against the U.S. dollar Sunday. The currency has lost its value. Nader Habibi, a professor of Middle Eastern economics at Brandeis University near Boston, says Iran's economy has been struggling for years under the weight of severe international sanctions. Inflation then surged in recent months. Habibi says there's a strong belief that Iranian government's mismanagement has pushed the country to the brink.

Many people hold a portion of their wealth in gold and the silver and U.S. dollars. Iran's government says it recognizes the demonstrations and will seek dialogue with protest leaders. Yasmil Ganea, CBC News, Vancouver. Police in Germany are hunting for the suspects behind a $50 million bank heist. They say thieves used a large drill to break into a safe that contained money, gold, and jewelry. Customers outside the bank in the city of Gilson-Kirchen demanded to be let in. The thieves broke into thousands of safe deposit boxes. Investigators were tipped off about the robbery when a fire alarm went off Monday morning.

Israel is banning several humanitarian organizations from Gaza as of New Year's Day. They include Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF. Israel is accusing some staff members with the group of cooperating with Hamas and other militants. Organizations say the new rules could endanger staff and more aid is needed in Gaza. And that is your rule this hour. For CBC News, I'm Karen Howell. Thank you.