World Report - September 27: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes.

Episode Date: September 27, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney talking with major investment firms today - during day two of his trip to the United Kingdom. Canada takes on England at the Women's Rugby World Cup final in London.The RCMP is closing its investigation into alleged clandestine Chinese government police stations in the Montreal area. No one has been charged.UN set to re-impose sanctions on Iran over non-compliance with its nuclear program restrictions.

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This is World Report. Good morning. I'm John Northcott. We begin as Canada and England battle it out on the field for the women's rugby World Cup. Canada, on the attack, off the steel, off the line. It's a two-on-one for Teaser, Asia. Hogan, Rochester, touches down. Five-nothing Canada. That's the game on TSN, with Team Canada securing the first try of the game.

That came courtesy of Toronto's Asia-Hogan-Rochester. But it didn't take long for England to catch up and surpass the Canadians. Despite coming out of the gate hot, Canada appears to be struggling against the number one-ranked Red Roses. If Canada wins, it would be the country's first ever women's rugby World Cup title. Right now, at the half, England is up 21 to 8. One of the people in the crowd at the match, Mark Carney. The Prime Minister is finishing off his UK trip by cheering on Canada.

But for the past two days, he's been focusing on a different pitch, convincing world and British industry leaders that Canada is a place to do business. But Carney is facing some criticism for his travels. CBC's Olivia Stefanovic is in London with the Prime Minister, Olivia. What can you tell us? Well, the Conservative Party is accusing Prime Minister. Mr. Mark Kearney of hiding from the issues facing his government with his recent travels and coming home with no results. Kearney says it's important to look at his visit to the United Kingdom

in the context of what he's done over the last 10 days. He pointed out that Canada signed the first comprehensive trade deal with Indonesia, which is something it's worked on for a long time, agree to deepen economic ties with Mexico. And even though he's leaving London without a major agreement, he did hold the series of bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of the UK, Australia, Spain, and Iceland. And he called that face-time necessary to land new defense and trade deals for Canada in the future. It's not just you sign a nice agreement and then something happens. No, you actually have to do the work. Kearney also met with investment firms to attract capital to Canada, signaling there's much more to come and many more announcements to happen in the future.

Olivia, this is the first time we're hearing from Carney since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the UN General Assembly yesterday. What more can you tell us? On Gaza, Carney reiterated the federal government's longstanding position that Canada believes in a two-state solution. Despite an impassioned speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations yesterday, slamming nations that recognize a Palestinian state. There will never be a durable peace for us.

Israel, unless those rights of self-determination, are respected for the Palestinian people. And so a Palestinian state that's free and viable living in peace and security side by side with the state of Israel. Kearney says there are outlines of a peace plan for the war in Gaza, which is led by the U.S. and supported by Gulf states such as Egypt and Jordan. And Carney says that that plan is coming together and increasingly shows that. the possibility of success. Kearney says the next few weeks could be decisive.

Olivia Stefanovic in London. Thanks, Olivia. You're welcome. The RCMP is closing an investigation into alleged clandestine Chinese government police stations in the Montreal area. No one has been charged, but police say they will continue to watch for foreign interference, harassment, or threats of harm targeting the Chinese diaspora. Meanwhile, the RCNP is facing a multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit from the group named in their probe. They accuse the police of publicly linking them to foreign interference

and of hosting illegal police stations without properly investigating those allegations. Ji Zing Li is a municipal counselor and heads one of those community groups. Dozens of the members of Chinese community in the city of Bharasar and other citizens I have met often tell me that they are very angry about the treatment I received. And it has a affected the anti-Chinese community and our city. When they filed the suit, the organizations said that the allegations had cost them more than $3 million. U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ordering troops to Portland, Oregon. On social media, Trump vowed to use full force to crush what he calls domestic terrorism.

He said the National Guard troops are required due to Portland being, quote, war ravaged. Trump also said he made the decision because of the need to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he says is under siege from Antifa. The UN Security Council is due to reimpose sweeping sanctions on Iran today. They were lifted a decade ago in a landmark international deal over its nuclear program. But last month, France, Germany, and the U.K., accused Iran of failing to keep its commitments. The last-minute bid by Russia and China to delay the sanctions failed yesterday during a U.N. vote. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arachi says that Tehran is undeterred.

Iran will never bow to pressure. We respond only to respect. The choice is clear. Escalation or diplomats. The responsibility lies with those who broke their commitments and undermined international law. There is also concern over the possibility of renewed fighting between Iran and Israel. There are reports the missile sites struck during the 12-day war in June are being rebuilt. Alberta, of course, well known for its oil and gas industry, but there is growing buzz in the province

about another form of energy, nuclear. But as the CBC's Paula Duhatchik explains, the cost of the technology could be a barrier. We've really seen a change in terms of excitement when it comes to nuclear energy. Mae Wong, a senior vice president with capital power, speaking on the sidelines of a nuclear industry conference in Edmonton, Wong's company is working with Ontario power generating,

to explore the possibility of building small modular reactors or SMRs here in Alberta. It's something that we do not currently have as a fuel mix, but potential is tremendous here. The technology recently got a big PR boost after a plan to build four SMRs in Clarington, Ontario, made Ottawa's list of nation-building projects. Alberta's Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Nathan Newdorf, says now could be a good time for his province to get on board. It's about the high need for electricity, it's the high need for reliability, and it's the high need globally to decarbonize. Nuclear is one of those things that checks all three boxes. But in Alberta, nuclear would have to compete with cheap, abundant natural gas.

Right now, it's the province's main source of power. Yeah, I would say short term, it's very difficult. Dustin Wilkes is president and CEO of nucleon energy, a Calgary-based developer of nuclear power assets. For us, we didn't get into this for the short term. It's for a long-term philosophy. Wilkes believes the case for nuclear will be obvious in the long run, given that the need for power is expected to skyrocket in the decades ahead.

Alberta is currently hosting a public survey about how nuclear could fit into the province's energy mix that runs for another month. Paula Duhatchek, CBC News, Edmonton. And more now in our top story with people across the country showing their pride for the women's rugby at the World Cup, including those at the Nova Scotia University, where two of the team's most senior players attended. Gareth Hampshire has their story.

Family on three, one, two, three. Family! 17-year-old Lauren Ruff emerges from a huddle of blue uniforms at a practice of the St. Francis Xavier Women's Rugby Team in Antigonish, Northeastern Nova Scotia. She says Canada's run to the World Cup final is big news for the game. Watching this team that I know has put so much effort in finally get that recognition on the national level, it's really incredible.

To get to the field, she goes by a blue wall called Championship. walk marked with a big X, showing six previous national titles. Tyson Bukabum and Olivia DeMurchat, who were part of Canada's World Cup roster, have both been members of winning teams. Current player, Aquima Ackpan, got to train alongside DeMurchant. She just has such a wealth of knowledge that she's able to give to people whenever she steps on the field with them. Coach Mike Kavanaugh is expecting Canada's achievements to grow the game,

which is already on the rise, even further, after the number of feet. female players at clubs in Nova Scotia nearly doubled in the last seven years. When I got here 27 years ago, we were begging people to play. Now we're attracting hockey players and basketball players, and our athleticism has gone through the roof. They're all hoping Canada makes history against host team England in the final. Gareth Hampshire, CBC News, Ante Ganesh. Train, train, coming around, round to be here.

On this day, 200 years ago, a stretch of train track in northeast England changed the way we travel forever. On September 27, 1825, the first steam-powered passenger railway train made the 42-kilometer long journey along the Stockton and Darlington line, marking a significant milestone in the way the world lived, communicated, traded, and traveled. Today, thousands of people are expected to line the route as the newly restored replica, rather, of the famous, engine locomotion number one recreates the original journey. And that is the latest national and international news with the second half underway at Women's World Cup Rugby, 21 to 8 for the English team. I'm John Northcott.

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