World Report - September 11: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

Utah authorities say they have recovered high-powered rifle, but Charlie Kirk's killer is still at large. Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to announce his first 5 "nation-building projects." We have the list. British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson has been fired, now that details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are public. Hundreds of South Koreans released from detention after being arrested at US Hyundai plant. 3 of 5 judges issue verdict at trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Memorial University prof finds PFAS or "forever chemicals" in water in Newfoundland community. New Whitney Houston song released 13 years after her death. 

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Authorities in Utah say Charlie Kirk's killer is still at large, but they are making progress in their search. Kirk is a prominent conservative and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. He was fatally shot during a rally at a Utah university yesterday afternoon. The CBC's Willie Lowry is following developments, and Willie, what is the latest in the investigation? Well, investigators say that they have recovered the rifle that they believe was used in the killing of Charlie Kirk and while they won't release footage or images of the suspect, they say that they have it. Here's Bo Mason, the commissioner for Utah's Department of Public Safety.

We were able to track the movements of the shooter. We have tracked his movements onto the campus, through the stairwells, up to the roof, across the roof to a shooting location. After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building, and fled off of the campus and into a neighborhood. And authorities adding that they believe the suspect is male and college-aged. Trump commented again today on Kirk's death. What did he say? Well, Trump said he will be awarding Charlie Kirk with an incredibly prestigious honor. I'm pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously.

the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will be announced, and I can only guarantee you one thing that we will have a very big crowd, very, very big. And Kirk, a hugely influential figure in the Republican Party, his death has sent shockwaves across the country. Vice President J.D. Vance has cancelled an appearance at the 9-11 Memorial in New York City,

instead traveling to Utah to meet with Kirk's family. Thanks, Willie. Thank you. The CBC is Willie Lowry in Washington. In about an hour, Prime Minister Mark Carney will unveil his first five-nation building projects. New energy and infrastructure initiatives, he says, are essential to Canada's future. CBC News has already obtained the list of projects. Let's go to Janice McGregor in our Parliamentary Bureau.

And Janice, what is standing out to you about these initiatives? When you go down the list, Marcia, there's evidence of trying to give something to everyone around the Premier's table, heading off maybe sore feelings or sour grapes, one region pitted against another at a time when the liberals really need everyone still pulling together. And so we have not just one or two priorities, but five projects deemed ready to go in a further half-dozen priorities the government wants hurried along, from LNG expansion in the west to wind energy in the east with port expansions, critical minerals mining, and high-speed rail in between. That range may be why Alberta Premier Daniel Smith sounded more determined. then dejected when an oil pipeline didn't make the first cut. We have been assured that there is pathways to get projects on the list as they become ready to be on the list.

Well, this list does enable more fossil fuel development like carbon capture and storage projects. It also fast-tracks projects key to more electrification, like innovating with small modular reactors at the Ontario-Darlington nuclear facility. Before there was a list, it was easier to keep a range of political voices on board. hopeful their priorities would get picked. The political peril for Mark Carney's government is that you can't make progress until you pick your priorities

and it is tough to please everyone. Things were very tense when the Prime Minister met with Indigenous leaders this summer to discuss his new approach to building these projects. Yesterday, he announced a new Indigenous Advisory Council. How does that affect the dynamic? This is an advisory group,

literally there to give advice, Consent for something on First Nations territory has to be sought from the indigenous people directly affected. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gailmasty says this group is not there to rubber stamp what the government wants. It really takes all perspectives. It takes those that are going to be supportive of the process and those that are going to question it

really allows for a thorough, thorough review. And so while there are indigenous leaders known to be pro-development, there are others who are more skeptical, though, it does not include, for example, the Manitoba Chiefs who walked out on the meetings with the Prime Minister this summer over the Liberals' fast-track law. All right, thank you, Janice.

You're welcome. Janice McGregor, reporting from Ottawa. The British Ambassador in Washington has been fired now that details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are public. Peter Mendelssohn sent an email to Epstein saying he thinks the world of him. That email was sent in 2008. Just as Epstein began serving his sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor,

the British Foreign Office says it was not aware of the extent of their relationship when Mendelssohn was appointed as ambassador last December. Officials in Seoul say more than 300 South Korean workers have been released from detention in Georgia, and they're expected to arrive home tomorrow. They were arrested during an immigration raid on a Hyundai plant last week. and South Korea's president is warning this incident will undermine future investment in the U.S. Michelle Song reports. A video released by ICE showing a majority of South Korean workers shackled in front of a Hyundai EV battery plant in Georgia sent shockwaves across Korea.

ICE says it arrested illegal aliens, but Charles Cook, a lawyer representing two of the detainees, says his clients were wrongfully arrested. But these two individuals were in the United States. States from Korea under what's called a visa waiver, which is basically a visitor visa for business. Cook's clients describe the horrible conditions of the detention center. These are dormitory style beds for relatively low-level federal detainees, and they still don't get good food. Sanitation is out in the open. The plant is one of the largest economic development projects for the state, and South Korea's president committed a $350 billion investment in the U.S.

if the White House were to lower tariffs on its exports. Professor Robert Zuro teaches public policy and journalism at the University of Southern California. The president has made such a big deal of demanding and blackmailing countries into investing in manufacturing in the U.S., but it's not doing the essential regulatory work of facilitating skilled workers from those companies to come and set up plans. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his relationship with the longtime ally, remains stable, but he called on foreign companies to follow immigration laws and hire American workers. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, could find out today if he is convicted of plotting a coup.

He's on trial for allegedly trying to hold on to power after losing Brazil's 22 election. Bolsonaro's lawyer says he can't predict the future. The ex-president's fate is in the hands of a panel. of five judges. Two have already voted to convict Bolsonaro. One has voted to acquit. If just one more judge convicts him, Bolsonaro could spend 40 years

in prison. Some people living near St. John's Newfoundland have unsafe water flowing through their taps. They only found out when a local chemistry professor started asking questions. CBC's Jala Bernstein investigated and discovered contamination may be spreading

beyond what the government has mapped. Memorial University chemistry professor Carl Jopes visits a neighborhood in Torbay. This is where he found forever chemical contamination in people's water. Some of those toxins, also called PFS, have been linked to serious illnesses, including cancer. This is essentially industrial wastewater that's being discharged from the airport. The airport is the site of an old firefighting training area that Transport Canada is responsible for. It confirmed last year that contamination had spread to wells in one. nearby subdivision. But Jopst found PFS in a completely different area downstream.

Worried the chemicals could be spreading to wells, he started door knocking. Not really what I want to be putting in a baby's body. Haley Hussie Smart is a new mom. And according to Job's analysis, the levels in her water were within Canadian guidelines, but wouldn't pass in the U.S. Nobody government-wise has really been doing anything. Jopes found that half of the homes he tested in the area had contaminated water. four were unsafe by Canadian standards and four were above American limits. CBC Investigates had independent testing done at some of those same sites

and the results were in line with Jope's findings. Transport Canada was alerted in May, but residents CBC spoke with said the department hasn't intervened. It says it takes its responsibilities with respect to PFS seriously and it won't comment further because of a proposed class action lawsuit. Jela Bernstein, CBC News, Corby, Newfoundland. And new Whitney Houston song is out this morning, 13 years after her death. Oh, I want to dance with somebody.

I want to feel the heat with somebody. That is the new duet between the late superstar and English singer Callum Scott. He used Houston's original vocal elements to reinterpret this 1987 song. It used to be a pop hit. Now it's a ballad. I want to feel the heat. That's World Report. I'm Marcia Young.