Your World Tonight

By: CBC
  • Summary

  • Wrap your day with the world’s biggest stories. We set the bar on the daily news catch-up, going deeper on news stories that speak to the moment.

    An evening news podcast updated seven days a week, from CBC News. Sort out what's real, what's relevant and what’s truly new, from a Canadian perspective, with hosts Susan Bonner, Tom Harrington, and Stephanie Skenderis.

    Context, analysis and surprise — all in about 25 minutes.

    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • Pro-Palestinian Day of Action, Climate fight in Saskatchewan, Buhurt tournament and more
    Oct 5 2024

    Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a global day of action, taking to the streets in cities all over the world. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, demonstrators say Israel's retaliation has gone too far, and they're calling for a permanent end to the war. Also: A group of people in Saskatchewan are taking their province to court over climate change. They claim by expanding gas-fired electricity, the province is violating their Charter rights. Plus: We'll take you to a tournament in Sackville, New Brunswick, where athletes are turning Medieval combat into a sport.

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    29 mins
  • Youth vaping crisis, updated COVID vaccines, reusable shopping bags, and more
    Oct 4 2024

    A group of anti-smoking organizations wants a federal ban on vaping flavours. They say Canada has a youth vaping crisis, with some of the highest rates in the world


    And: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are starting to become available across the country. But public health officials are concerned that Canadians aren't as enthusiastic about getting vaccinated as they once were, even though new variants are circulating.


    Also: It is hard to find a plastic shopping bag in this country. They have been banned, and replaced with reusable ones. But those are also starting to pile up, and find their way into the garbage. Retailers don’t have much incentive to deal with the problem, as the bags make them money.


    Plus: Israel continues airstrikes in Lebanon, Nepalese workers find themselves fighting for Russia, and cellphone bans in schools.

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    26 mins
  • Rabies death in Ontario, wrongful conviction overturned, Lebanon airstrikes, and more
    Oct 3 2024

    An Ontario child is dead after contracting rabies from a bat. It is the first domestically-acquired case of human rabies in the province since 1967.


    And: An Indigenous man has been exonerated 50 years after being convicted of murder in Winnipeg. The judge says systemic discrimination affected the police investigation and the prosecution of the case.


    Also: Israel warns Lebanese residents in a growing number of towns to leave their homes as it expands its ground incursion, and continues bombing targets around Beirut.


    Plus… Music store owners in Quebec on French language rules, satellites get in the way of astronomy, and more.

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    27 mins

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Canadian take on the world.

I just like the news from a place that is not my home. A different perspective is refreshing.

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