The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/31 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: January 1, 2026

The World This Hour for 2025/12/31 at 22:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Israel is on the verge of kicking dozens of aid groups out of Gaza and the West Bank. It says some of the agencies hired workers with alleged connections to militant groups. Caroline Bargut reports. The rules announced by Israel earlier this year required NGOs to register the names of their workers and their families and provide details about their funding and operations. Israel says this is to ensure organizations are not infiltrated by Hamas or other militant groups,

a claim it has made repeatedly throughout the war but provided little evidence to support. Life is just unimaginably miserable. The Norwegian Refugee Council is one of the affected NGOs. Spokeswoman Shana Lowe says they're afraid to hand over personal information to Israel. Not only are they a party to the conflict, but they've killed hundreds of aid workers in Gaza over the last two years. And so for us, it's a risk to hand over our staff names to them. Latest figures published by the UN say at least 575 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since the October 7th Hamas attacks in Israel in 2023.

Canada and nine other countries issued a joint statement criticizing Israel's new requirements. Caroline Bargut, CBC News, London. As Canadians continue to grapple with high grocery bills, a new set of rules takes effect on January 1st. Canada's Grocery Code of Conduct is meant to reduce friction between big grocery chains and companies that supply them. But as Colin Butler reports, some experts say it won't lower prices at the checkout. Canadians have been watching the numbers climb at the checkout for years.

Starting January 1st, Canada's new grocery code of conduct takes effect, but it won't touch the price on the screen. It will likely improve choice in the grocery store. Mike von Massau is a food economist at the University of Guelph. Because there'll be less risk on the part of a supplier. The code rewrites the rules behind the counter. It targets surprise fees and fines by retailers that suppliers say drives up costs. The goal is predictability in a system dominated by a handful of chains.

Gary Sands speaks for the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. Particularly in a myriad of communities in Canada where it's rural, remote, indigenous communities. Getting supply is a food security issue. Supporters say fewer hidden costs could bring stability to the supply chain over time. For now, though, the change is in the rules, not the sticker price. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario. The city of Calgary is considering the complete replacement of a major water main that broke last night and flooded a neighborhood. Another catastrophic break happened on the exact same

road in June 2024. Mayor Jeremy Farcas says the city has been monitoring. monitoring the pipe since last year's incident, and crews are working around the clock to fix the break. Our council is taking bold action to ensure that our city administration is held accountable, but that we're also funding the needed improvements, as well as better improving the governance model. The pipes are one question, but also the people in the organization need to be improved. Water restrictions and boil water advisory are now in effect for parts of Calgary. This is now a human safety issue, not just the power of, audits. Pima Chikamak, Cree Nation Chief David Monia says he's unhappy with the way the

Manitoba government is handling his community's power outage. A snapped power line left the nation without electricity late Sunday amid freezing temperatures. And Manitoba Hydro has not managed to fix the problem yet. Monia says he's asked the province and the Red Cross for generators and more portable heaters but has not received them yet. We shouldn't have to back Manitoba or to Manitoba Hydro because and our partners on Northern Flood Agreement. They have a Crown Corporation that's supposed to benefit to our nation, and it's not helping. He warns the nation's water tanks are also frozen, meaning even if electricity is restored, the community will not have immediate access to running water.

And finally, it's New Year's Eve across Canada, and Newfoundland will be the first to welcome 2026 this hour. Then it's the three Atlantic provinces and Labrador. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.