World Report - November 6: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: November 6, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from Universal Ostrich Farms, fighting to save its birds from cull order. U.S. government shutdown to force air traffic reductions starting Friday.World's biggest polluters absent as leaders gather for pre-COP30 climate summit.6 hostages still being held in Gaza, stalling talks between Israel and Hamas on phase 2 of US-brokered peace plan.  Poland and Romania deploy new "Merops" weapons system to defend against Russian drones. Ontario researchers testing 100,000 people for genes that put them at a higher risk of cancer and heart disease. 

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and the farm has been fighting that order ever since, garnering national and international support. Yasmin Renea is at the farm with the details. It's totally ridiculous. Universal ostrich Farms co-owner, David Balinski, says he's devastated and frustrated by the High Court's decision. This was the farm's final legal attempt to stop a cull of its roughly 300 birds, which the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered in December after an avian flu outbreak and about 70 birds died. The Supreme Court did not say why it's not hearing the case, which is typical, but generally the court only hears a small number of cases each year.

The farm in B.C.'s interior had captured national and international attention and support. I think we have an opportunity to do something helpful for Canada. Including from prominent members of the Donald Trump administration, who had offered to take the birth to the U.S. Supporters could be heard crying after the decision was announced. Daniel Neo has camped at the farm multiple times. If that's really the decision, those birds are going to lose their lives. Those innocent living beings are going to lose their lives.

Birds that bureaucrats decided didn't have the right to life. The farm and its supporters disagree with the CFIA's stamping out policy that dictates that an entire flock should be culled if some of the animals are infected with avian flu. The farm owners claim the surviving birds have developed antibodies and could be used for research. The CFIA's call order was on pause while the Supreme Court was deciding whether to hear the case. There is now no legal impediment to the cull of the ostriches. The CFIA says it will be moving forward with the cull but did not provide a specific timeline. Yasmil Ganea, CBC News, Edgewood, BC. Canadians traveling to the United States could soon find themselves coping with travel chaos.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to cut flights at major U.S. airports beginning tomorrow. It's an attempt to alleviate pressure on its air traffic controllers as a result of the U.S. government shutdown. Willie Lowry is on the story from Washington, Willie. Tell us about these cutbacks. Well, starting Friday, air travel in the U.S. may get a lot more complicated. That's because the Federal Aviation Administration says it needs to reduce flight traffic by 10% at 40 of the country's busiest airports. The government shutdown has dragged on to a 37th day. Air traffic controllers, already in short supply, have not been paid since mid-October. Come next week, if If nothing changes, they will miss a second paycheck in a row.

Now, controllers are forced to work without pay during the shutdown, but as that period extends to historic lengths, the Department of Transportation is looking for ways to reduce pressure on them. Okay, well, let's look at how many flights could be impacted. So it's hard to predict a precise number, but it will be significant. Starting tomorrow, there will likely be a 4% reduction in flights, and the FAA will ratchet that up to 10% over the coming days. In a press conference yesterday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it's all about safety.

I anticipate there will be additional disruptions. There will be frustration. We are working with the airlines. They're going to work with passengers. But in the end, our sole role is to make sure that we keep this airspace as safe as possible. The FAA has not announced which airports will be affected. but U.S. media are reporting that airports in New York City, Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles will likely be on the list. The CBC's Willie Lowry reporting from Washington. Thanks, Willie.

My pleasure. World leaders are arriving in Brazil today ahead of the COP 30 climate conference. It begins in the Amazonian City of Bellin next week. Today's leader summit is happening against the backdrop of rising climate emergencies at a time of pushback from big stakeholders, including the United States. States. Our international climate correspondent, Susan Ormiston, is in Berlin. Susan, set the stage for us. Who's coming and who's not? Good morning, John. Well, Brazil's president made a bold decision to invite the world here to Belana City, less visited in Brazil and surrounded by the Amazon rainforest in a year when climate politics in some quarters are really under attack. The U.S. has

pulled out. No official delegation here. Prime Minister Carney also won't be here. He was once the UN envoy for climate finance, but the PMO says with the federal budget vote looming, he can't afford to be away. And some will read that as a step back from his climate change focus in the past. Canada's Environment Minister, Julie DeBrucun, is coming next week. So is Stephen Gilbeau, who's moved out of the Environment Ministry in May, but has long experience with these negotiations. So that's who's there, Susan. What are they going to be talking about? You know, John, it's fair to say that this cop is about trying to retool how countries tackle the climate crisis. The Paris Conference was 10 years ago.

It set that important target of limiting heating to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius. Well, we're missing that target consistently. The world is still heating up. So it's a reality check. How with this consuming tariff war and rising demand for electricity, how do countries transition away from oil and gas? and how will we finance rising damages from extreme heat and weather made worse by carbon emissions? CBC's international climate correspondent, Susan Ormiston, in Berlin, Brazil. Thank you, Susan.

You're welcome. Asia's most powerful tropical storm this year is making landfall in central Vietnam. Typhoon Kamali, Kamagi, rather, is bringing with it winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees. It left a trail of devastation in the Philippines, prompting the country to declare a state of emergency. It has killed at least 114 people. More than 100 are still missing. Everything was destroyed.

All we can do is cry, says this woman, as she sorts through a destroyed wooden hut. She's among the 560,000 people who have been displaced. Israeli officials say there are now six bodies of hostages still in Gaza. remains were returned overnight. Officials say they belong to Joshua Loitou-Molel, a 21-year-old agriculture student from Tanzania who'd come to Israel for an internship. At the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the bodies of 28 hostages were believed to be in Gaza. Their slow return to Israel has stalled talks aimed at pushing that agreement to phase two. Poland and Romania, they're deploying a new weapon system to defend against Russian drones. It's called the Merrop System. It can

identify drones and close in on them, even using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications are jammed. Here's NATO Secretary-General Mark Ruta. We need the capabilities. We need the equipment, real firepower, and of course the most advanced tech. Because the threats we face are real and lasting. The systems being deployed following drone incursions into NATO airspace, NATO officials say their goal is to make the border with Russia so well armed from Norway in the north to Turkey in the south that Moscow's forces will be deterred from ever crossing. It's being called the biggest genomic study launched in Canada. Researchers will test 100,000 people in Ontario to see if they

carry genes that will put them at a higher risk of cancer and heart disease. Right now, this testing only offered to a limited number of Canadians based on family medical history. Jennifer Yunn reports. The human genome is an extremely rich source of information. Our bodies contain thousands of genes. Some mutations put us at higher risk of cancers and heart disease, but many of us don't know which mutations we could have. Researchers like Dr. Raymond Kim are testing out ways to change that.

We need to find that sweet spot where we are able to offer this more broadly with updated cost-effectiveness analysis. As part of a study out of Toronto's University Health Network, Kim and his team will test the genomes of 100,000 people for genetic conditions associated with several cancers and heart disease. The goal is to expand testing to the broader population over five years, but they're starting with cancer patients who don't always get a genetic test. We don't know their genetic makeup, and knowing their genetic makeup helps them to see if we have to be concerned of any other cancer,

but also importantly identifies their family members that would be at risk. I think it's absolutely fantastic. Genetic counselor Jenna Scott says this study could be an opportunity to see who would benefit from wider screening and what kind of resources it would take. It would be sort of a foundation for how do we roll this out on an even larger scale. Part of that preparation, Scott says, should include reducing barriers to screening and care,

especially for underserved communities. Jennifer Yun, CBCC. News, Toronto. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm John Northcott. This is CBC News.