112th Grey Cup, U.S.-Venezuela tensions, TB outbreak in Edmonton, and more

Summary

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Your World Tonight – CBC

Episode: 112th Grey Cup, U.S.-Venezuela Tensions, TB Outbreak in Edmonton, and More
Date: November 16, 2025
Hosts: Karen Hauerlock, Karen Pauls, and guest correspondents

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Overview

This episode of "Your World Tonight" delivers a comprehensive roundup of urgent national and international stories, blending sports and political drama with health, historical mysteries, and pop culture. From the excitement of the CFL's 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg—and its implications for Canadian sports culture—to looming U.S. military action in Venezuela, the episode also explores a tuberculosis outbreak among Edmonton's homeless population, public outcry over corruption in the Philippines, the reopening of a political assassination case in Mexico, and the discovery of a rare shipwreck in Lake Ontario. The show closes on a lighter note with observations of Christmas music surging early on the charts.

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Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg: Rivalry and Change

(00:31–04:57)

• Rival Teams & Quarterback Narratives

  • The sold-out stadium (30,000+ fans) watched the Saskatchewan Roughriders chase their first Grey Cup in 12 years, led by veteran quarterback Trevor Harris, while Montreal's young quarterback Davis Alexander aims to keep his unbeaten streak.
    • Karen Pauls: “Harris is up against a confident young Alouettes quarterback. Davis Alexander has not lost a game he started in the CFL." (01:51)
    • Alexander’s recent injury and return: “He swears he’s good to go.” (02:28)

• Controversial CFL Rule Changes

  • New commissioner Stuart Johnston’s upcoming changes: shortening fields, moving goalposts, and eliminating the "rouge" (single-point play).
    • Football Fan: “We need to be unique and distinguish ourselves. Different than our American counterparts. What makes us special.” (03:17)
  • Resistance and nostalgia mark the final game under old rules.

• National Politics on Game Day

  • PM Mark Carney attends, paired with hopes for major infrastructure announcements.
  • Federal and provincial governments pledge support for Churchill’s arctic port upgrades.
    • Carney: “Nothing more important than Port of Churchill and everything that that brings together...energy, agriculture, critical minerals and beyond.” (04:09)
  • Manitoba commits $51 million; total public investment in Churchill “plus” exceeds $262 million over five years.

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2. Canadian Budget Drama: Minority Government Tested

(04:58–07:59)

• Carney’s minority Liberal government faces crucial confidence vote on the 2025 budget.
• Polls show most Canadians oppose a fresh election; opposition parties signal little support.
  • Pierre Poilievre: “100% of our MPs oppose the costly Carney credit card budget that is going to drive up the cost of food, housing and living for Canadians.” (06:39)
• Tactics: potential for abstentions to allow government survival; could hinge on Green Party leader Elizabeth May’s single vote.
  • Elizabeth May: “Right now I’m a no.” (07:21)
• JP Tasker: “It could come down to a single vote…” (07:16)

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3. U.S. Political Infighting and the Epstein Files

(07:59–10:57)

• Donald Trump targets Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG)—formerly a loyalist—accusing her of betrayal over her push to release Epstein files.
  • MTG: “I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It’s, it’s very bad for our country.” (08:58)
  • Trump’s motivations questioned; his administration launches investigations that may delay file releases.
    • Rep. Thomas Massie: “If they have ongoing investigations... those documents can’t be released.” (10:01)
• Bipartisan movement in Congress to release all Epstein records, though the Senate may stall the effort.
  • Rep. Don Bacon: “Let’s rip the band aid off and get it done. And I wish the President realized that... it just looks bad, right?” (10:33)

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4. U.S.-Venezuela Tensions: Military Buildup and Uncertainty

(10:57–14:45)

• USS Gerald Ford, the U.S. Navy’s largest carrier, arrives in the Caribbean—Washington calls it anti-narcotics, but escalation suggests possible action against President Maduro.
  • James Story (former Ambassador): “The policy is regime change. I don’t think this is a policy of counter narcotics... resources that are entirely too powerful to prosecute just a counter narcotics strategy.” (12:52)
  • U.S. destroyed 22 boats alleged to carry drugs; Maduro designated a drug trafficker.
  • Regime change scenarios: exile, extradition, or more severe—counsel from U.S. analysts.
    • James Connolly: “There are three options there. He goes into exile, he is extradited... or sent off the planet in some other way.” (13:26)
  • Venezuela warns of possible civil war; uncertainty reigns among citizens.
    • Local Analyst: “There’s a feeling something is going to happen... it’s kind of like out of our control.” (14:21)

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5. Philippines: Public Outcry Over Flood Corruption Scandal ("Floodgate")

(14:45–18:47)

• Mass protests following “Floodgate” — $2.8 billion suspected stolen or wasted on fake, unfinished, or substandard flood control projects.
  • Jamil Vertjasalva, protester: “We are very angry. We cannot define the level of frustration that we have.” (16:03)
  • Direct impact on citizens saddled with annual, worsening floods.
    • Joanne Filisario: “Sometimes it takes two days. Our things cannot be used anymore, so we just throw them away.” (17:15)
    • Raymond Dira: “Every year it’s getting worse, the flood... I want full accountability and some politicians to be in jail.” (17:26, 17:33)
• Politicians blame each other amid ongoing investigations; public demands transparency.

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6. Mexico Reopens a 31-Year-Old Political Assassination

(18:47–21:50)

• Authorities arrest a former intelligence agent as a possible “second shooter” in the 1994 killing of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio.
  • The assassination shaped modern Mexican politics, its shadow likened to JFK’s death in the U.S.
    • Laura Sanchez Ley, journalist: “It’s been corrupted. The official story says Colosio was killed by 23-year-old Mario Aburto... Now authorities say Sanchez Ortega may also be involved.” (19:49)
  • Officials dispute new evidence; political motives suspected.

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7. Alberta TB Outbreak Hits Edmonton’s Homeless

(21:50–24:58)

• Surge in Edmonton TB cases, mostly among homeless, is alarming public health officials.
  • Andre Tenillo, social worker: “When you’re in a position where you have to think about your food, you have to think about your mental health… to compound with now living with TB... it exacerbates everything in your life.” (23:21)
• Health director Ryan Cooper notes a 300% rise in the city’s homeless population and links it with TB resurgence.
  • Ryan Cooper: “Ensuring adequate nutrition, adequate housing will be extremely helpful in preventing TB disease in individuals and will also reduce the risk of spread amongst vulnerable populations.” (24:17)
• TB’s stealthy onset complicates management.
  • Dr. Robin Harrison: “You might breathe it in and be infected but not actually manifest disease... it might be within a year or two or even over a lifetime.” (24:58)

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8. Rare Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Ontario

(25:41–28:37)

• Divers locate a pristine, intact shipwreck predating Canadian confederation, likely from the early 1800s—a rare find in the Great Lakes.
  • Hyson Chak, diver: “It took us a few moments to calm ourselves down because it’s overwhelming finding a pristine wreck all in one piece.” (26:15)
  • Prof. James Connolly: “This is different than what we thought it was. This is something else… maybe far older.” (27:03)
  • Prof. Charles Beaker: “If this truly turns out diagnostically... pre-U.S. civil war, that’s rare.” (27:40)
• The discovery could shed new light on shipbuilding history.

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9. Christmas Music Surge: Mariah Carey Leads Early Chart Invasion

(28:37–30:52)

• Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hits the Billboard and Canadian Hot 100—weeks before U.S. Thanksgiving—joined by Wham’s “Last Christmas.”
  • Karen Hauerlock: “If you’re one of the many people out there feeling extra festive this year, we’ll leave you tonight with a little more of Mariah Carey.” (29:38)
• Streaming numbers surge, heralding an early start to the holiday music season.

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Notable Quotes by Segment & Timestamp

• On CFL rule changes:
  • Football Fan: “We need to be different... What makes us special.” (03:17)
• On the Churchill port investment:
  • Mark Carney: “Nothing more important than Port of Churchill… energy, agriculture, critical minerals and beyond.” (04:09)
• On the Philippine “Floodgate” scandal:
  • Adriana Chu, protester: “We want more transparency… for them to go to jail. It’s simple justice.” (16:41)
• On homelessness & TB crisis:
  • Andre Tenillo: “It exacerbates everything in your life.” (23:21)
  • Ryan Cooper: “More than 300% increase in the homeless population and I think that underlying social determinant of health is driving this reactivation of TB in Edmonton.” (24:17)
• On shipwreck discovery:
  • Hyson Chak: “It’s overwhelming finding a pristine wreck that is all in one piece.” (26:15)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Grey Cup preview & controversy: 00:31–04:57
• Federal budget showdown: 04:58–07:59
• Trump, Greene & Epstein files: 07:59–10:57
• US–Venezuela military tensions: 10:57–14:45
• Philippines corruption protests: 14:45–18:47
• Mexico assassination reopened: 18:47–21:50
• TB outbreak in Edmonton: 21:50–24:58
• Lake Ontario shipwreck: 25:41–28:37
• Early Christmas music charts: 28:37–30:52

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Tone and Style

The episode maintains CBC’s even-toned, moderate, and factual reporting style, incorporating on-the-ground perspectives, expert voice-overs, and direct quotes to provide context and analysis. The hosts present urgency where warranted—especially in political and health segments—while moments like the shipwreck discovery and Christmas music surge are approached with curiosity and warmth.

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In summary:
This episode artfully weaves together passionate sports fandom, high-stakes political drama in Ottawa and Washington, alarming public health news, civic unrest over corruption, historical intrigue, and cultural trends, offering a thorough and engaging catch-up on the day’s most significant stories for Canadian and global listeners.

Transcript

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[CBC Announcer]

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[Karen Hauerlock]

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[Football Fan/Analyst]

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[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

Go.

[Karen Hauerlock]

It's game on in Winnipeg. Thousands of football fans pack a sold out stadium for the CFL's Gray Cup. No bombers on the field, but it's still a battle between blue and green. Welcome to youo World Tonight. I'm Karen Hauerlock. Also on the podcast. Making big waves near Venezuela. A massive aircraft carrier adds to the US Military threat against the country.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

And when you're in a position where you have to think about your food, you have to think about your mental health. Living with TB and trying to get rid of that. It exacerbates everything in your life.

[Karen Hauerlock]

A new threat from an old disease. Health experts in Edmonton warn of tuberculosis amid a growing number of homeless people. It's the biggest night in Canadian football. And what a night it is in Winnipeg. Almost no wind and a balmy minus two as more than 30,000 fans watch the Saskatchewan Rough Riders take on the Montreal alouettes in the CFL's 112th Gray Cup. The CBC's Karen Pauls is in the stands tonight. Karen, talk about the rivalry for us.

[Karen Pauls]

Well, the Saskatchewan Rough Riders are one win away from ending an agonizing championship drought. It's been 12 years since the team last played for and won a Grey cup, but this year they have a savvy veteran quarterback Trevor Harris, who led them to a league best record. He's been on two Grey cup winning teams already, but this is his first as a starter and he has something to prove. Now Harris is up against a confident young Alouettes quarterback. Davis Alexander has not lost a game he started in the cfl. He's hoping to lead Montreal to its second great cup in three years. Now he injured a tweaked hamstring had him miss 11 games this season. But Karen, he swears he's good to go.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Well, there's been some drama off the field though. Controversy over some rule changes. What can you tell us about that?

[Karen Pauls]

Yeah, in September, the league's new commissioner, Stuart Johnston, announced a series of changes that will take place over the next two years. The changes include shortening the field and the end zones, moving the goal posts to the back of the end zone and eliminating one of the quirkiest rules in the CFL known as the rouge. It's a single point awarded when the ball is kicked wide of the goal posts and goes out the back at the end zone. And as you can imagine, there's been some pushback. Take a listen.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I am not happy at all with the changes.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

I think we're talking about an issue of survivability. I think we need to be different. We need to be unique and distinguish ourselves. Different than our American counterparts. What makes us special.

[Karen Pauls]

And Karen, today is the last day the game will be played under the current rules before those changes take effect.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Now, Prime Minister Carney is at at the game tonight. He had a couple of other events in Winnipeg today and there was some hope he might make an announcement about another nation building project. What happened?

[Karen Pauls]

Right. Well, the Prime Minister and his Northern Affairs Minister have both said there would be some kind of an announcement for Churchill plus it's a project to upgrade Canada's only Arctic deep water port connected by rail. Now, Ottawa did say it will pay for a feasibility study on icebreakers and ice tugs at the port of Churchill. Here's Carney before meeting with Premier Wab Kanu at the Manitoba legislature.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

And you know, nothing more important than Porter Churchill and everything that that brings together opportunities from energy, agriculture, critical minerals and beyond.

[Karen Pauls]

Manitoba also announced it has committed another $51 million that will be used for improvements to the rail line up to the port and for storage and loading of critical minerals and potash and other port improvements. So today's announcements bring the provincial investment to Churchill plus over the next five years to more than $262 million. Carney is now watching the Great cup with the CFL commissioner and then he'll head to Ottawa for a big vote on his budget tomorrow.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Karen. All right. Big day in Winnipeg. Thanks, Karen.

[Karen Pauls]

You're welcome.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Karen Paul's reporting from the Grey cup in Winnipeg. Well, that budget vote Karen mentioned will be a crucial test of Carney's minority government. With less than a day to go, it's still if the Liberals have enough votes to pass Budget 2025 and avoid a winter election, JP Tasker reports. We're also going to throw a few long balls. Right.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

I'm trying to extend the football metaphor.

[CBC Announcer]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is out west selling his budget and taking in this year's Grey cup with Manitoba Premier Wab kanu.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

You know the ball is in your.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Hands when it comes to the economy.

[CBC Announcer]

Building up the true north, strong and free. On Monday, the ball will be in the opposition's hands. If enough MPs vote against Carney's first budget, Canadians could be headed to the polls.

[Karen Hauerlock]

The reality of the situation is, is.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

That this is a minority parliament right now.

[CBC Announcer]

The Liberals are in the red zone, just two seats shy of a majority. They don't yet have the support to hold off an election. Mark Garrison is the party's whip. He's responsible for wrangling the votes on this confidence motion.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I will make sure that all of our votes are there and I leave.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

It up to others to have those negotiations.

[CBC Announcer]

Patty Hydeau, Canada's jobs min, is urging all MPs to line up behind a budget that includes more money for housing and infrastructure and a major cash injection for the military.

[Karen Hauerlock]

What I'm saying to members opposite is that let's get this over the line and stand with Canadians during this difficult time.

[CBC Announcer]

Polls suggest most Canadians don't want an election so soon after the last one. Still, the Bloc Quebecois say they are a firm no on this budget. And Conservative Leader Pierre Poliev says his party can't prop up a document that piles on more debt.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

100% of our MPs oppose the costly Carney credit card budget that is going to drive up the cost of food, housing and living for Canadians.

[CBC Announcer]

All of them are opposed. But will every Conservative MP show up to vote? Sources tell CBC News the party doesn't want an election right now. Some Tories could abstain, helping the government survive. New Democrats are considering a similar strategy.

[Karen Hauerlock]

There may be some, and not just in the ndp, as we know, who may be suddenly un to manage their remote voting app. No one knows.

[CBC Announcer]

In the end, it could come down to a single vote, that of Green Party leader Elizabeth May.

[Karen Hauerlock]

And I'm still talking to ministers and representatives from the Prime Minister's office and others to see what could we do before tomorrow afternoon to affect my vote? Because right now I'm a no.

[CBC Announcer]

While the consensus on Parliament Hill is that the government should be able to narrowly survive this budget vote, anything can happen. Don't forget about 1979. Joe Clark's Progressive Conservative government miscalculated. Opposition MPs toppled that year's budget. An election was called and Clark lost. Carney doesn't want that to be his fate this time around. J.P. tasker, CBC News, Ottawa.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Donald Trump is attacking one of his closest Republican allies, outspoken congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene says she's being targeted because she wants the Epstein files released, and that's a problem for the US it just won't go away. Katie Simpson reports from Washington. His remarks, of course, have been hurtful.

[Katie Simpson]

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican congresswoman from Georgia, is pleading with Donald Trump to stop his attacks, saying his words put her life in danger. On social media, the President called her a traitor, wacky and a ranting lunatic. Insults hurled her way, she says, because she wants the Epstein files released.

[Karen Pauls]

Unfortunately, it has all come down to.

[Karen Hauerlock]

The Epstein files, and that is shocking.

[Katie Simpson]

Green had been one of Trump's most loyal and vocal supporters, once a conspiracy theorist known for using incendiary rhetoric. But now that Green's on the receiving end of the vitriol, she's vowing to change her ways.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I would like to say humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It's, it's very bad for our country.

[Katie Simpson]

Trump says Greene is the angry one and that because he didn't support her ambitions to run for higher office like Senate or governor, she's lashing out. The fight is surprising and dividing the MAGA movement. And it taps into the core dissatisfaction among some Trump voters about the lack of transparency around the Epstein files.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I don't care about it, released or.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

Not, what I think you should do. If you're going to do it, then you have to go into Epstein's friends.

[Katie Simpson]

Trump was named after hundreds of times in emails from Epstein's estate recently released by Congress, renewing calls for transparency. Trump has since ordered his Attorney General to investigate links between Epstein and Democrats, a probe specifically targeting his political opponents. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie fears Trump is only doing this to stop the release of any new information.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

If they have ongoing investigations in certain areas, those documents can't be released.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

So this might be a big smokescreen.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

These investigations, to open a bunch of them. As a last ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files, lawmakers.

[Katie Simpson]

In the House of Representatives will hold a vote Tuesday on a bill that compels authorities to release everything they have on Epstein. While the White House wants it to fail, all Democrats and possibly dozens of Republicans are expected to support it, including Congressman Don Bacon.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Let's rip the band aid off and get it done. And I wish the President realized that the more the White House pushes back on this, it's, you know, it just looks bad, right?

[Katie Simpson]

The bill is expected to pass in the House, but will likely stall in the Senate, meaning it won't go anywhere. Though it ensures this issue remains front and center as Trump struggles to move past it. Katie Simpson, CBC news, Washington.

[Karen Hauerlock]

The U.N. security Council will vote tomorrow on a U.S. resolution backing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. Washington says the plan would set up a two year transitional governing body and launch an international stabilization force to help secure borders and demilitarize the Gaza Strip. The draft also mentions a possible future Palestinian state. Meanwhile, Russia has put forward its own draft it describes as a balanced counter proposal. The arrival in the Caribbean of the US Military's largest aircraft carrier is raising questions about whether military action is being planned against Venezuela. The warship's presence comes after months of US Strikes on small boats accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs. The military escalation is officially described as an anti narcotics mission, but it's also being seen as putting the squeeze on Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro. Journalist Cody Weddle has more from Bogota.

[Cody Weddle]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro singing John Lennon's peace anthem. Imagine at a political rally. A not so subtle message directed at US President Donald Trump and the American people. But Washington doesn't appear ready to live life in peace with Maduro. On Tuesday, the USS Gerald Ford, the US Navy's most advanced warship, arrived in the region. With it, 15,000 sailors and marines are now stationed in the Caribbean.

[James Connolly]

But I have it at 8020 that some kind of action will take place.

[Cody Weddle]

James Story served as the ambassador for Venezuela during the first Trump administration. He believes US Forces will soon conduct some type of airstrike against targets in Venezuelan territory.

[James Connolly]

The policy is regime change. I don't think this is a policy of counter narcotics. It certainly these are resources that are entirely too powerful to prosecute just counter narcotics strategy.

[Cody Weddle]

The Trump administration has framed its campaign as a counter narcotics operation and destroyed 22 boats that were allegedly carrying drugs.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

We made a lot of progress with Venezuela in terms of stopping drugs from pouring in.

[Cody Weddle]

But Washington has also designated Maduro as a drug trafficker himself, leading many to believe he may soon become a target.

[James Connolly]

I think that the ideally somebody close to Maduro will show him the door. There are three options there. He goes into exile, he is extradited to the United States, or he's sent off the planet in some other way. Right. But I think the policy approach of the administration probably hinges on somebody close to Maduro taking an action.

[Cody Weddle]

If the United States does decide to remove Maduro, what might happen next remains uncertain. The government in Caracas has suggested the country could enter a civil war. Do they want another Gaza in South America? Maduro recently said aboard Air Force one this week, Trump said he had almost made a decision about how to proceed.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

I sort of made up my mind. I mean, I can't tell you what it would be, but I sort of.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Made up my mind.

[Cody Weddle]

Elias Farah runs a investor research advisory in Venezuela. He says in the country there's also an expectation that action is imminent.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

There is a feeling that something is going to happen and it's a bit.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Like religious in a way, like, oh.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

You know, there's something out there that's going to happen. It's kind of like out of our control.

[Cody Weddle]

Venezuelans for now, only left to imagine what comes next. Cody Weddle for CBC News, Bogota.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Still ahead, it was a shock found way down deep at the bottom of a great lake. A shipwreck unlike any other. Pristine and with an ancient story to tell coming up, the experts examine just how old the wreck is and what it could say about its creators. Public anger over a corruption scandal has been spilling into the streets across the Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting and calling for accountability after the discovery that thousands of flood control projects were either substandard, incomplete or simply did not exist. Freelance reporter Dave Grunebaum has the story.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Shouts of jail the corrupt as hundreds of protesters march in a rally on Friday night. Just days after back to back typhoons battered the Philippines. The demonstrators take to the streets over a scandal known as floodgate, which involves failed flood control projects across the archipelago. The protesters range from business owners to blue collar workers. Jamil Vertjasalva, hotel accountant, says people across the spectrum are furious about their tax dollars being abused.

[Karen Hauerlock]

We are very angry. We cannot define the level of frustration that we have.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

The country's finance minister says more than $2.8 billion may have been skinned from flood control projects during the past three years. Activists say billions more were stolen before that. Government investigators say many of the projects marked as complete were either not finished, built, substandard or in some cases not even started. So called ghost projects.

[Karen Hauerlock]

It's not going to fly anymore. The people have awoken.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Adriana Chu is fed up with crooked officials and private contractors lining their pockets with dirty deals.

[Karen Hauerlock]

We want more transparency in our government. We want the people who have stolen and gained from these corrupt practices to actually return the money that they've stolen and for them to go to jail. It's simple justice.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

A flood control project was supposedly built in Quezon City's Apollonio Sampson neighborhood, but after the scandal broke, inspectors could not find any trace of it. That means residents like Joanne Filisario have to deal with flooding several times a year. She says floodwaters and mud have ruined her furniture and appliances, requiring a long cleanup.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Sometimes it takes two days. Our things cannot be used anymore, so we just throw them away.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Raymond Dira says sometimes floodwaters almost reach the ceiling of his home's ground floor.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Every year it's getting worse, the flood.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Dera says his family neighbors are paying the price for others greed.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I want full accountability and some politicians to be in jail.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Political analyst Cleve Arguelles says ongoing investigations and public hearings have revealed who's getting some of the payoffs.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

Lawmakers who have the power and the authority to put this in the national budget. And primarily they are in connivance with construction companies. And another actor would be those in the government, those who are in the Public Works and Highways Department.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

Even before this issue erupted several months ago, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Was locked in a bitter feud with the country's vice president, Sarah Duterte, the daughter of Marcos predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, who was in power when there were also alleged ghost flood control projects. Arguellius says each of these two rival camps are looking for ways to pin blame for the scandal on the other.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

So you see that both camps are playing the issue right to gain public support.

[Football Fan/Analyst]

But many protesters say there's corruption across the board and they will not rest until they see accountability. Dave Grinebaum for CBC News, Manila.

[Karen Hauerlock]

31 years ago, Mexico was rocked by a political assassination. A presidential candidate named Luis Donaldo Colossio was gunned down at a campaign stop. The aftershocks of his murder are still being felt today. Now the government president Claudia Sheenbaum has reopened the case. Jorge Barrera reports.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

Angel Rodriguez Avila expertly sears thin cuts of pork and beef at the El Calipe de Leon taco stand, the first in Mexico to receive a Michelin star. On the wall hangs a frame frame sketch portrait of Luis Donaldo Colossio, whose 1994 assassination while a presidential candidate changed the course of Mexico's political history. Colossio was once a frequent client here, says Rodriguez Avila. He treated us like equals. Colossio's death occupies the same space in the Mexican consciousness as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy does in the United States. And like the Kennedy case, the official story of what happened has been challenged from the start. Now the government of Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum is pursuing the theory that a second shooter was involved in the assassination. Federal authorities arrested a former intelligence officer on November 8th named Jorge Antonio Sanchez Ortega in connection with the three decade old murder. Colossio's investigation has been mishandled over the years, says Laura Sanchez Lay, a Mexican journalist who has written a book about the case. It's been corrupted. The official story says Colossia was killed by 23 year old Mario Aborto, who was acting alone when he hit Colossia with two gunshots on March 23, 1994 during a campaign rally in Tijuana. He was convicted and remains in prison. Now authorities say that Sanchez Ortega may also be involved. He's been arrested on suspicion of aggravated homicide. The alleged second shooter, Sanchez Ortega, was detained and then released in 1994 shortly after Colosio's death, and he's been questioned in each of the four investigations launched into the case. Sanchez Ley says Inaki Blanco was part of a special probe into Colossio's case that ended in the year 2000. He says there is no evidence linking Sanchez Ortega to the killing. Sanchez Ortega was never near Colossio during the assassination, says Blanco, a former state prosecutor. In these types of cases, when politics confronts the law, politics regularly triumphs to the detriment of justice, he says. A judge ordered Sanchez Ortega's continued detention on Saturday. Jorge Barrera, CBC News, Mexico City police.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Are searching for three suspects in connection to an armed robbery in northern Alberta. RCMP say the suspects stole multiple firearms Saturday afternoon from a business near Red earth Creek, about 350 km northwest of Edmonton. At least one person in the area was reportedly shot at. The suspects were later located north of Peerless Trout first nations and fled into the woods. Residents of the First Nation were put under a shelter in place order overnight, which has now been lifted. RCMP say the suspects are still considered to be armed and dangerous. Health officials in Edmonton say they're dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak mostly affecting the city's homeless population. Alberta officials say at least three people considered part of the outbreak have the same TB strain. Sam Sampson has more now on the warning from experts and the call for more resources.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

It was 10 days in the hospital and then the follow up treatment after the fact. It actually got worse before it got better.

[Andre Tenillo]

Edmonton social worker Andre Tenillo doesn't know when he contracted tuberculosis, but he's been living with chronic pain and health issues since his diagnosis last summer. The bacteria affected his lungs, stomach, colon and even parts of his spine.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

The medication is so intrusive you need to be watched. You need to follow and comply to a lot of the help health regimes that they want you to do.

[Andre Tenillo]

That's why he's concerned about an outbreak in Alberta's capital, mostly affecting the homeless population.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

When you're in a position where you have to think about your food, you have to think about your mental health, you have to think, how do I get to appointments? How do I do this? To compound with now living with TB and trying to get rid of that, it exacerbates everything in your life.

[Andre Tenillo]

Alberta health officials declared a TB outbreak in Edmonton's inner city in October. At the time, two people were diagnosed with the same stroke strain, suggesting local transmission. A November memo to emergency departments asks frontline workers to test patients who've had a cough for more than two weeks and are experiencing homelessness.

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There have been many more TB cases in Edmonton's inner city this year than we typically see.

[Andre Tenillo]

Ryan Cooper is the medical director of Alberta's TB program. He says most cases in Alberta contract the illness, while in other countries his team is still investigating this complex outbreak. But Cooper wonders if an increase in Edmonton's homeless population could be a factor.

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More than 300% increase in the homeless population and I think that underlying socially determined of health is driving this reactivation of TB in Edmonton. Ensuring adequate nutrition, adequate housing will be extremely helpful in preventing TB disease in individuals and will also reduce the risk of spread amongst vulnerable populations.

[Andre Tenillo]

The province says it's working with inner city shelters to get people screened and helped. Right now, experts say there's a low risk of the general public contracting tb, including Robin Harrison, who treats Alberta patients as an adult infectious diseases specialist. She says, however, TB can be insidious.

[Karen Hauerlock]

And then what's really unique about this bacteria that can make outbreak investigation tricky actually is that you might breathe it in and be infected but not actually manifest disease in particular predictable days ahead. It might be within a year or two or even over a lifetime.

[Andre Tenillo]

She says. One way people can make healthcare workers lives easier is to get vaccinated for the flu and COVID 19 so screeners can rule those illnesses out in symptomatic patients. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton.

[Karen Hauerlock]

When Canadian divers went searching for a century old shipwreck under the surface of Lake Ontario, they found something much older and rarer. A pristine vessel that likely predates Canadian confederation. As Colin Butler reports, the relic could open a window on a poorly understood period of shipbuilding history.

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And when we saw that, we were like overjoyed.

[James Connolly]

Hyson Chak remembers the moment well. The veteran diver was 100 meters below the surface of Lake Ontario when the lights cut through the gloom and uncovered a ghost from a long forgotten era.

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It took us a few moments to calm ourselves down because it's overwhelming finding a pristine wreck that is all in one piece.

[James Connolly]

A rarity in the Great Lakes, where most wrecks collapse under quagga. Mussels are crushed by storms, anchors or human interference. Remarkably, this one has survived near Toronto's watery doorstep.

[Karen Hauerlock]

There's a lot of shipping that goes back and forth, but it somehow managed to escape any, any damage.

[James Connolly]

Trent University archaeology professor James Connolly says the wreck was first spotted in 2017 during a fiber optic cable survey between Buffalo and Toronto. Large and unusual, it appeared as a shadow no one could identify. Connolly hoped it might be a pristine ship, possibly the Rapid City, a century old schooner long lost to Lake Ontario.

[Interviewee/Subject Matter Expert]

This is different than what we thought it was. This is something else.

[James Connolly]

This is something far stranger and maybe far older on it. Rope rigging, a rounded bow, an early windless design. Both masts still upright, top masts intact. The dive team thinks it could date back to the first half of the 19th century, a period of Great Lakes shipbuilding. That's poorly understood. Good.

[Narrator/Commercial Voice]

Well, it's not that we know so.

[Karen Hauerlock]

Little about it, but we have so rare examples.

[James Connolly]

Charles Beaker is a professor at Indiana University. He's been researching and preserving Great Lakes shipwrecks for over 40 years.

[Karen Hauerlock]

If this truly turns out diagnostically for the artifacts to give it a terminus post quim of pre U.S. civil War, that's, that's rare.

[James Connolly]

Pre 1,850 Great Lakes ships rarely survived. Most sank in storms, rotted away or were scrapped. Few records remain.

[Karen Hauerlock]

I'm most excited if it turns out this is older. I don't want to diminish the value because it's a great example.

[James Connolly]

The dive team will return to the wreck next season. Wood samples will allow them to pinpoint the year it grew. For now, the ship waits beneath the waves near Toronto, silent, intact, guarding secrets we're only beginning to understand. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario.

[Karen Hauerlock]

It seems the Christmas season is starting earlier than ever. At least if the music charts are to be believed. I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need. This 1994 track by Mariah Carey has already cracked the Billboard Top 100 this year, as well as the Canadian Hot 100, suggesting some people are already getting into the holiday spirit. The song's continued popularity is no surprise. It first entered the charts in 2000 and has been at top 40 hit every year since 2012, picking at number one every year since 2019. Typically, holiday songs don't start gaining steam until later in November, following American Thanksgiving. But the Yuletide Juggernaut is hitting the charts this week after taking off back on Halloween. According to Billboard, nearly a million people in the US streamed All I Want for Christmas is yous from October 31 to November 6. And it's not the only modern carol seeing an unseasonable boost in popularity. Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. Hot on Mariah's heels, Wham's 1984 hit last Christmas, also re entering the Billboard Hot 100 this week at number 43. So if you're one of the many people out there feeling extra festive this year, we'll leave you tonight with a little more of Mariah Carey and All I Want for Christmas is you. This has been youn World Tonight for Sunday, November 16th. I'm Karen Howerlock. Good night.

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