World Report - December 6: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: December 6, 2025

Indigenous groups are in Montreal to welcome dozens of cultural objects back from the Vatican.Parliamentary Budget officer says Carney government's affordable housing plan insufficient.Ukrainian and American negotiators, meeting in Miami, say that any real prospect of peace depends entirely on Russia. Renewed fighting in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes.A memorial in Montreal to honour victims of 1989 mass shooting of women at the École Polytechnique.

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm John Northcott. Indigenous leaders in this country are getting set for an historic moment this afternoon. A delegation of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders will welcome home a priceless collection of cultural objects. The 62 items were sent to the Vatican for a world's fair a hundred years ago. Juanita Taylor has the story.

It will be a surprise to us as well in many ways about the true nature of the Inuit items. Inuit Tabarik and Atami President Natan Obid says 14 of the 62 items are of Inuit origin. ITK has been a facilitator throughout and we're very proud to be a part of what is a very historic repatriation. Assembly of First Nations National Chiefs. Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nipanak agrees.

I can't believe at this moment, we're at this pivotal moment in our history. The AFN is getting the most objects returned, 47 pieces. We had the elders go last week to do the ceremony, and they put a bundle in with the artifacts so that they arrive home safely in Canada. Woodhouse Nipanak says four First Nations youth are traveling back with the cultural objects, but the Métis are only getting one item returned.

A disappointment for Métis National Council President, We kind of see this as an important first step, certainly for us, but we really want to develop our relationship further with Anamundi, with the Vatican, with Pope Leo. All three indigenous leaders will be at the Montreal airport this afternoon when the plane arrives. They will then travel with the cultural objects to Gatineau, where they will be held until their final destination is determined.

ITK will unveil their items, including the Sealskin Khayek, next week, while the AFN will reveal theirs in January. Juanita Taylor-CBC News, Montreal. There are questions being raised regarding the federal government's approach to the housing crisis. A new report by the parliamentary budget officer is casting doubt on its effectiveness. Catherine Cullen, host of CBC Radio's The House, has more. I would love to own a house, and that just doesn't seem like an option for the 14th. foreseeable future.

34-year-old Peter DeVos to Vancouver is stressed about housing. And when he looks at the federal government's plans, he's not convinced there's much relief. It sounds like it might address the problem in the next five-plus years when people are struggling now and have been struggling for years now. Housing Minister Gregor Robertson argues his government is making significant investments. $13 billion for Build Canada homes is a massive. It's an unprecedented investment in strictly non-market affordable housing, a billion dollars into transitional supportive housing because homelessness is a crisis. But a report from the parliamentary budget officer this week says the Build Canada Homes Agency will only have a, quote, modest effect on the housing supply.

About 26,000 affordable housing units over five years, when the overall housing need is well into the hundreds of thousands. Conservative housing critic Scott Acheson says the liberals need to address the root cause of the problem. The cost and the burden of government, whether that's the taxes, charges, fees, or the long, painful approvals process. During the election campaign, the Liberals said they would cut some municipal development charges in half. But in last month's budget, they only pledged to try to reduce them substantially. It's not a real target. This is part of the problem. If you are not setting real clear targets for what we need to achieve, then you have no hope of ever achieving them.

The housing minister said at committee this week that his government has created programs meant to tackle some of the most acute parts of the housing crisis. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And you can hear more on this with Catherine on the house coming up right after World Report or wherever you get your podcasts. Ukrainian and American negotiators meeting in Miami say that any real prospect of peace depends entirely now on Russia. The two sides agreed on a security framework,

but they say it is up to Moscow to stop the violence. But that message was undermined by a fresh round of overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine. The CBC's Julia Chapman has the latest. In a joint statement, the U.S. and Ukrainian teams call the talks constructive. They discussed Ukraine's deterrence capabilities and agreed a framework for security arrangements. Those are Ukraine's biggest concerns because it wants a lasting peace. The Americans briefed their counterparts on the outcome of meetings in Moscow earlier this week, where no agreement was reached. The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin is,

prepared for more talks. The Ukrainian and American negotiators say the ball is in Russia's court. They say any real prospect of peace depends on Moscow taking steps to de-escalate and stop the killing. In overnight attacks, Russia targeted energy infrastructure across Ukraine and a railway hub outside of Kiev. The head of the state electricity grid operator calls the impact on the power system quite severe. Electricity was briefly disconnected to the Zaporizia nuclear power plant, and one of its lines remains down. Tettiana lost her home in a previous Russian strike. Taking shelter in a Kiev metro station, she says Russia won't stop until it destroys Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky is paying tribute to Ukraine's soldiers as the country marks Armed Forces Day. The president says their efforts on the battlefield give Ukraine confidence at the negotiating table. His representatives continue their talks in Miami today. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Renewed fighting, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. This, despite a peace deal signed between the DRC and Rwanda in Washington on Thursday.

But as Dominic Volitus tells us, so far, that agreement is having little effect on the ground. Hundreds are on the move in East. northern Congo. They're heading to Sange in South Kivu province, a temporary haven from renewed violence some 20 kilometres away. Among them is Furaha Jumapili. We had resisted and were patient believing it would pass, she says. We saw bombs falling in the town and killing people. Bombs are still falling in the town and we don't know who they belong to. Fighting in the province flared yesterday.

The M23 rebel group and the Congolese army supported by thousands of Burundian soldiers are battling for control of Kamaniola. The strategic border town where the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi meet is a key crossroads for trade, smuggling and troop movements. For more than 30 years, one of the worst conflicts on earth has been raging. in eastern Congo. The renewed violence came just the day after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign new deals aimed at ending decades of conflict in the mineral-rich region.

Because it is an amazing day. Great day for Africa, great day for the world. The United Nations, though, has expressed alarm at the recent violence, the intensity of which it claims has not been seen in Europe. years. Dominic Velitis for CBC News, Bristol, England. And finally, a memorial is being held in Montreal this evening to honour the victims of the Accol Polytechnique mass shooting. It was 36 years ago today when a gunman killed 14 women and injured 13 others at the school. But tonight's ceremony will not only pay tribute to the

victims, it will also focus on the rise of violence against women. Covina O'Doro reports. After so many years, we're not mourning anymore. We're remembering. graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Mariel in 1990, just months after a man killed 14 women at the engineering school in an anti-feminist attack. White roses and ribbons are the symbol commemorating the victims. And also the broader issue of feminides, which unfortunately still is a huge problem today. Montreal's non-profit organization, Calax, can attest to the issue. It provides support and advocacy for women dealing with sexual violence. It says there are 273,000 women in the region and that one in three of them are subject to sexual violence.

Behind numbers there's lives, women's life in our case, and people who need help to need the support. And we are part of this society and to help evolving and contributing. So stop looking at the numbers and look at the lives that's behind it. Marwa Fuate says her organization is currently seeing 43 women and have another 60 on a waiting list. She says they are trying to get to youth where they are. They need the support. We are the only organization that go in high schools to do the prevention for consent and also the stigma around sexual assault.

Meanwhile, Ratjan is hoping stronger gun laws will be implemented sooner rather than later. Kubino Duro, CBC News, Montreal. And that is the latest national and international news from where. World Report. Remember for news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. And if you're enjoying the World Report podcast, and we hope you are, please follow us and tell a friend. It helps to spread the word. I'm John Northcott. This is CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cbc.ca.com.