Frank Gehry dies, sport/politics mix at FIFA, Indigenous items repatriated, and more

Summary

Your World Tonight (CBC) – December 5, 2025

Episode: Frank Gehry dies, sport/politics mix at FIFA, Indigenous items repatriated, and more
Hosts: Stephanie Skenderas, Susan Bonner

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Overview

This episode delves into significant stories shaping Canada and the world. The top headline marks the passing of legendary architect Frank Gehry and explores his creative legacy. The show covers the intersection of sports and geopolitics at the FIFA World Cup draw in Washington, DC—where Canadian trade relations with the US are at stake alongside World Cup matchups. Additional segments examine the return of Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican, a shake-up in the entertainment industry as Netflix acquires Warner Bros., new economic data pointing towards a rebound, concerns about the safety of glyphosate, changes in hepatitis B vaccine guidelines in the US, and a lighter note with Ryan Reynolds and Freddie Freeman for a SickKids fundraiser.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Remembering Frank Gehry (00:26–05:18)

• Gehry’s Impact on Architecture:
  Frank Gehry, a Canadian-born visionary, is celebrated for designs that sculpt steel and glass into iconic forms.
  • “Architecture, I believe, is an art. Some of the greatest artists, El Greco, Giotto, were all architects. So it was a seamless profession.” – Frank Gehry (00:26)
• Personal History:
  Gehry was born Frank Goldberg in Toronto in 1929. Endured antisemitism, changed his surname to Gehry.
• Signature Works:
  • Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao: Credited with transforming the city (“the Bilbao Effect”) (03:18–03:22)
  • Dancing House, Prague – nicknamed for its likeness to dancers
  • Art Gallery of Ontario renovation in Toronto, with a spiral staircase meant to inspire romance:
    • “He had a very romantic sense of the staircase.” – Stefan Yost (04:12–04:16)
• Philosophy & Legacy:
  Gehry kept working into his 90s because he loved people and solving problems:
  • “The people relationships are really the most important things.” – Frank Gehry (04:29)
• Final Projects:
  Gehry’s final design, two stainless steel towers in Toronto, is under construction.

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2. Canada-U.S. Relations at the FIFA World Cup Draw (05:18–08:01)

• Diplomatic Reset:
  Prime Minister Mark Carney used his visit for the World Cup draw in Washington as an informal opening to reset relations with President Donald Trump, with Mexico's President also present.
• Trade Negotiations:
  • Trade talks on CUSMA stalled over a tariff-related TV ad; now potential for thaw after “private, informal” face time.
  • “We’re getting along very well.” – Donald Trump (05:52)
  • “This is a chance to lighten the mood.” – Diamond Isinger, former advisor (06:45)
• Expert Caution:
  • “Now is not a time when we’re going to get a very good deal out of the US. But I think conditions will improve over time.” – Steve Verhool, ex-lead negotiator (07:13)
  • Key exemptions (steel, autos) remain; tone is better, but uncertainty with Trump prevails.

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3. FIFA World Cup Draw: Canada’s Path (08:01–11:09)

• Canada’s Group:
  Canada will face Qatar and a (to-be-determined) UEFA playoff winner (Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, or Italy).
  • “Right. We saw that with baseball with the Jays recently...” – Deepak Puri, fan (08:39)
• Community Impact:
  • Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio notes it’s a tough group; possibility of facing Italy resonates with Italian Canadians.
  • “The luck of the draw is…hugely important in terms of setting teams up for success or failure.” – John Molinaro (10:00)
• Legacy and Optimism:
  • Bob Lenarduzzi draws pride from playing at home:
    • “Anytime you pull the red jersey on as a player…that pride is just going to go through the roof.” (10:33)

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4. Indigenous Repatriation: Vatican Museum Returns (11:27–12:22, 23:17–26:25)

• The Story:
  After a century at the Vatican Museum, a rare Inuvialuit sealskin kayak and 61 other Indigenous artifacts are being returned to Canada.
• Cultural Significance:
  • “It's heartwarming...It's a part of our history, our culture and what it means to the Inuvalavut in general.” – Duane Smith, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (24:44–24:50)
  • Artifacts were once sent by missionaries to represent Indigenous life—it's often unclear if they were gifts or taken.
• Process & Impact:
  • The return was spurred by Inuit requests, which helped accelerate the return of First Nations and Metis items as well.
  • Final destination of artifacts to be decided by Indigenous leaders after examination in Gatineau, Quebec.
  • “We want some of our elders and people that continue to have a lot of knowledge with kayaks to have access to look at the traditional methods that were used.” – Duane Smith (26:08)

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5. Economic Update: Signs of a Rebound (12:22–15:15)

• Job Numbers:
  • Unemployment drops to 6.5% as 54,000 jobs (mostly part time, for youth) are added.
  • “It is, it's, it's huge. And that big of a drop in that short of a time, it just doesn't happen very often.” – Peter Armstrong, Sr. business correspondent (14:48)
• Expert Voices:
  • Avery Schoenfeld, CIBC: More youth jobs could signal early-stage recovery, as they’re typically last hired.
  • Douglas Porter, BMO, notes the sharp decline in unemployment is rare—comparable only to the late 1990s tech boom.

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6. Netflix Acquires Warner Bros for $72 Billion (15:15–18:14)

• Blockbuster Deal:
  • Netflix will buy Warner Bros., incorporating its vast catalogue (HBO, DC, Harry Potter) into its streaming empire.
• Industry Reactions:
  • Paolo Pescatori, UK analyst: “This kind of preserves, you know, Hollywood and gives Hollywood a chance to thrive…” (16:33)
  • Critics worry about “fewer movies that are put into theaters.” – Michael O’Leary, Cinema United (16:49)
• Regulatory Concerns:
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren calls it an “anti-monopoly nightmare.”
  • Filmmaker Sasha Lee Henry voices concern for Canadian artists:
    • “It’s concerning wondering if that means that the breadth of what they’ll be looking for will be narrow.” (18:05)

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7. Glyphosate Study Retracted: Safety in Question (19:10–21:47)

• Background:
  Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup and one of Canada's most-used herbicides, faces renewed scrutiny.
• Study Issues:
  • A 25-year-old study supporting glyphosate’s safety is retracted after concerns of industry (Monsanto) influence.
  • “They continue to rely on industry funded science despite the fact that we've seen time and again over the years that you can't trust what these guys put out.” – Bruce Lanphear, Simon Fraser University (20:33)
• Official Response:
  • Health Canada stands by its 2017 review but acknowledges the retraction; approval stands until 2032.

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8. Hepatitis B Vaccine, U.S. Changes (21:53–22:56)

• Policy Rethink:
  • U.S. vaccine advisory panel (members appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) limits hepatitis B recommendations to higher-risk babies only.
  • “This has a great potential to cause harm and I simply hope the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused. And I vote no.” – Dr. Joseph Hibbelin (22:25)
• Contrast with Canada:
  • Canadian provinces continue day-of-birth or early infant hepatitis B vaccination to prevent serious liver disease.

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9. Ryan Reynolds & Freddie Freeman: SickKids Fundraising (26:44–28:33)

• Comic Relief for a Cause:
  • Ryan Reynolds and baseball star Freddie Freeman star in a playful SickKids Hospital fundraiser spot.
  • Blue Jays fans rib Freeman for “ruining everything” after LA Dodgers’ World Series victory, but the encounter is good-spirited.
  • “You've really got some nerve coming here. You ruined everything.” (27:46)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Frank Gehry (00:26):
  “Architecture, I believe, is an art. Some of the greatest artists, El Greco, Giotto, were all architects. So it was a seamless profession.”

• Stefan Yost recalling Gehry’s spiral staircase (04:12):
  “He imagined it as a place where somebody might be walking up and somebody else might be walking down; it's so beautiful, they might see somebody and they might fall in love.”

• Donald Trump at FIFA draw (05:52):
  “And we’re getting along very well.”

• Diamond Isinger on diplomatic reset (06:45):
  “This is a chance to lighten the mood.”

• John Molinaro, Canadian soccer journalist (10:00):
  “The luck of the draw is…hugely important in terms of setting teams up for success or failure.”

• Bob Lenarduzzi, on home field pride (10:33):
  “Anytime you pull the red jersey on as a player…that pride is just going to go through the roof.”

• Peter Armstrong, unemployment context (14:48):
  “It’s, it's huge. And that big of a drop in that short of a time, it just doesn't happen very often.”

• Michael O’Leary, Cinema United (16:49):
  “There will be fewer movies that are put into theaters.”

• Bruce Lanphear, SFU (20:33):
  “They continue to rely on industry funded science despite the fact that we've seen time and again over the years that you can't trust what these guys put out.”

• Dr. Joseph Hibbelin, vaccine panel (22:25):
  “This has a great potential to cause harm and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused. And I vote no.”

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Frank Gehry Tribute & Legacy: 00:26 – 05:18
• Canada-U.S. Trade Talks at FIFA Draw: 05:18 – 08:01
• FIFA World Cup Draw – Canada: 08:01 – 11:09
• Economic News – Rebound?: 12:22 – 15:15
• Netflix Buys Warner Bros.: 15:15 – 18:14
• Glyphosate Study Retraction: 19:10 – 21:47
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Panel Change (U.S.): 21:53 – 22:56
• Indigenous Repatriation, Vatican Museums: 23:17 – 26:25
• SickKids Fundraiser (Reynolds/Freeman): 26:44 – 28:33

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This episode exemplifies the CBC’s commitment to integrating context, expert insight, and Canadian perspective on the biggest stories of the week, ranging from culture and diplomacy to public health and the recalibration of history.

Transcript

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[CBC Announcer]

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[Reporter/Correspondent]

Architecture, I believe, is an art. Some of the greatest artists, El Greco, Giotto were all architects. So it was a seamless profession.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

The Canadian visionary who designed some of the world's most unique buildings. Sculpting steel and glass into global landmarks while reshaping the possibilities of architecture itself. Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96. This is your WORLD Tonight. I'm Stephanie skanderas. It's Friday, December 5th, coming up on 6pm Eastern. Also on the PODC.

[Interviewee/Expert]

We're getting along very well.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

I don't know. I think we have a meeting set up for sometime after the event.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Hoping to kick start negotiations at an event for the World cup after Canada U.S. trade talks got stalled because of a TV ad during the World Series. Paused for more than a month now, hoping for a reset as the prime minister gets some face time with Donald Trump.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

And oh Canada. Oh, congratulations.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Canadian trade officials may be focused on the United States, its men. Sweden's soccer team is worried about Switzerland, Qatar and a mystery team matchups are set in next summer's FIFA World Cup.

They are striking. Must see museums, theaters and homes that are as much art as as they are architecture. The creations of Frank Gehry. Born and raised in Canada before going on to global fame. The superstar architect died this morning at his home in California following a brief illness. Yasmin Renea has more on Gary's life and work.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

I didn't know I wanted to be an architect until I took some classes in the art school.

[Yasmin Renea]

From there, Frank Gehry would go on to become the most famous architect of our time.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Architecture, I believe, is an art. Some of the greatest artists, El Greco, Giotto were all architects. So it was a seamless profession between.

[Yasmin Renea]

Art and architecture long before making that connection. Gary was born Frank Goldberg in Toronto in 1929. His family struggled to make ends meet. As a child, he played with small pieces of wood, making imaginary buildings and cities. After a time in Timmins Ontari, his family moved to California. Enduring anti Semitism throughout his life prompted him to change his last name to Gary. That name now best known for his design of the shiny waves that define the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Well, it did get a lot of press, I'll tell you that the project.

[Yasmin Renea]

Was so successful that it helped transform the city of Bilbao into an international destination, a phenomenon that would later be named the Bilbao Effect.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It did change the town, so that caught me by surprise.

[Yasmin Renea]

Gary played with materials and designs in ways other architects wouldn't or couldn't. In Prague, one Gary creation has been nicknamed the Dancing House. It's shaped and curved to look like a pair of dancers, one in the arms of the other. In Los Angeles, another building features what looks like a giant pair of binoculars in the center of the structure. And in Canada, he's perhaps most known for leading the renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario, designing, among other things, the iconic spiral staircase in the museum's Walker Court. Stefan Yost is the museum's director.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

He imagined it as a place where somebody might be walking up and somebody.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Else might be walking down. It's so beautiful. They might see somebody and they might fall in love. So he had a very romantic sense of the staircase.

[Yasmin Renea]

Gary worked into his 90s because he loved the projects and the people.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

I like solving problems for them. I like making them happy. And so it just drives me to keep doing it. The people relationships are really the most important things.

[Yasmin Renea]

The 96 year old renowned architect died in his California home after a brief respiratory illness. But one of his final designs is still under construction. Two soaring mixed use buildings in downtown Toronto. The towers will have sections of different sizes that by design don't align perfectly, almost like blocks of wood stacked on top of each other. And they will get the unmistakable Gary touch and will be clad in shimmering.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Stainless steel, having some sense of movement in the tower.

[Yasmin Renea]

Yasmine A. CBC News, Vancouver.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

For days, Prime Minister Mark Carney played down his Washington trip for the World cup draw, saying it was more about soccer than restarting trade talks. But an unexpected pull aside at the event is offering some hope that frosty relations with the US could be warming up. Katie Simpson explains why.

[CBC Announcer]

It's going to be fantastic.

[Katie Simpson]

An upbeat Prime Minister Mark Carney genuinely seemed excited to be in Washington. His soccer mission serving as an opportunity to recalibrate the Canada U.S. relationship by getting plenty of facetime with President Donald Trump.

[Interviewee/Expert]

And we're getting along very well.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

You know, we're getting along very well.

[Katie Simpson]

Trump seemed to be in a good mood as well. He was praised at this star studded ceremony. Awarded the first ever FIFA prize for peace.

[Yasmin Renea]

Please.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

A big round of applause for the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald J. Trump.

[Katie Simpson]

He laughed and smiled on stage, seeming to bring that same kind of energy to his private viewing box where he was seated right next to Carney. The pair chatted and joked for the better part of two hours. At one point, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum squeezed in between them and the conversations continued. All three would later meet in private for about 45 minutes.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

It actually really demonstrates the ways in which we have such a depth of relationship beyond just the ebbs and flows of what's happening at trade talk tables.

[Katie Simpson]

Diamond Isinger served as a special Advisor on Canada U.S. relations for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the country waits to learn more about what was said in private, Isinger says this is a chance to lighten the mood. Trump is threatening to leave Kuzma, which is up for renegotiation next year. He also broke off separate talks aimed at lifting tariffs on some Canadian sectors after becoming angry about an anti tariff ad run by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Patience, we need to be patient. Now is not a time when we're going to get a very good deal out of the US But I think conditions will improve over time.

[Katie Simpson]

Canada's former lead trade negotiator Steve Verhool says these complicated talks should not be rushed.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

We still have the exemption, the CUSMA exemption from our perspective, which allows most of our goods to trade duty free. We hang on to that. We work on those that aren't steel, aluminum, autos and others.

And just try to do it quietly and professionally.

[Katie Simpson]

Between Trump and Carney, the body language and camaraderie seem to suggest the tone is headed in a better direction. And the prime minister's office says all three leaders have agreed to keep working together on Kuzma. But when it comes to Trump, you just never know what's next. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

While Canadian officials looked to shake hands on a new trade deal, many were watching events in Washington more concerned about some guys who use their feet. It was the all important FIFA World cup draw. Canada has qualified and today the team learned who it is matched up against.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Philip Lee Shannock has more obviously we're a hockey nation. Recently baseball as well, right? So now soccer hopefully.

[Interviewee/Expert]

As Canada's group matchups become clear, longtime soccer fans like Deepak Puri say while this is home to people from around the world, he hopes Canadians of all backgrounds rally around Team Canada.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Right. We saw that with baseball with the Jays recently, so.

[Interviewee/Expert]

And after today's FIFA draw, fans like Puri are liking the odds Canada will be facing Qatar in Group B of the competition. The team is ranked 51st in the world and was the first team eliminated in 2022 when it hosted the World cup.

At a FIFA draw watch party in Toronto. Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC captain, points out that Canada's competition in Group B is still not settled, depending on even how.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

The playoff turns out in March, the European playoff it will be. I think it's a tough group.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Canada drew the winner of UEFA. That tournament in March will see Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland and Italy compete for the final Group B spot.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Any of those four teams will be interesting, especially of course, with the huge Italian community that we have here.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Osorio says many Italian Canadians would have their loyalties tested if 12th placed Italy were to face Canada to play the.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Opening game of the World Cup. Canada, Italy.

Honestly, it's huge for the country. It's huge for everybody.

[Interviewee/Expert]

John Molinaro, longtime Canadian soccer journalist, says in 2022, Canada drew one of the hardest groups and had to play Belgium, Morocco and Croatia.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

The luck of the draw is just, you know, hugely important in terms of setting teams up for success or failure.

[Interviewee/Expert]

At the World Cup, Canada made an early exit, losing three games. Canadian soccer legend Bob Lenarduzzi was a member of Team Canada at its first World cup appearance in 1986.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

When I say a ragtag group, I don't mean that in a derogatory way, but some of the players weren't even.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Playing professional soccer, he says. Playing on home turf may push the team to outperform higher ranked squads.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Anytime you pull the red jersey on as a player, you feel, I mean, I'm getting goosebumps now as I'm saying, you feel a sense of pride and the fact that you're playing in a World cup in your backyard. Well, that pride is just going to go through the roof.

[Interviewee/Expert]

That may make the difference if Canada does face Italy in the World cup opener. Canada's first game is on June 12 at BMO Field, which during the tournament will be simply known as Toronto Stadium, as per FIFA rules. Philip lucianox, CBC News, Toronto.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Coming right up, an end of the year surprise for the Canadian job market and why the R word more economists are talking about is rebound. Also, Netflix could become even more dominant in the entertainment industry with plans to buy one of Hollywood's biggest studios. Later, we'll have this story.

[Juanita Taylor]

An ancient inuvialuate seal skin kayak is on its way back to Canada tonight, all the way from the Vatican Museum where it's been housed for 100 years after a repatriation effort. It's coming home along with dozens of other artifacts.

[Interviewee/Expert]

We want to make sure that it's preserved to the extent that it should be so that it's not further damaged. We want some of our elders and people that continue to have a lot of knowledge with kayaks to look at the traditional methods that were used.

[Juanita Taylor]

I'm Juanita Taylor and I traveled to Inuvik, Northwest Territories last month to find out more about this Inuvialuit kayak. That's coming up on YOUR WORLD tonight.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Uncertainty has been the dark cloud hovering over the Canadian economy all year. But with just a few weeks before the end of 2025, a tiny glimmer of light today shining through in the latest job numbers. Unemployment down to 6.5% last month, employers adding 54,000 jobs. Senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong is looking at the data. Peter, can we call this the beginning of a rebound?

[Reporter/Correspondent]

You know, Stephanie, I asked a few economists about that today, and I do think at least part of this is they're all afraid of jinxing it by calling it a recovery too early. And it does depend on what you call a rebound.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Right?

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Yes, these numbers are encouraging. And yes, we've seen a trend of more positive news on both the jobs front and the GDP front. But it's important to point out that this is a bounce off a very low point. If it sustains, though, I think we can look back to like the beginning of the summer as the worst of the hit to the economy. And that, of course, is contingent on the trade war not escalating and tariffs not increasing.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Of course, most of the jobs are part time. Does that take away from the enthusiasm of this report?

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Look, you would always like to have more full time than part time. And the other thing in this is that most of the jobs, job growth came for young people, 15 to 24 year olds, not what they call the core age group, which is 25 to 54. But that too might actually offer some encouraging signs. We asked CIBC's chief economist, Avery Schoenfeld, what he made of that. Well, young people tend to be the first ones let go or not hired when times are tough. And we certainly saw that earlier this year. And so they've been out looking for work. And a lot of the jobs created in recent months have been part time, which sometimes suits what a younger person is looking for.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Okay, sometimes. But put together, the economy added what, a combined 180,000 jobs in September, October and November. Is the drop in the unemployment rate a more important metric?

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Look, they're both very important, but they're also both very encouraging. Those monthly numbers, though, they can be pretty volatile. We've talked about that a bunch of times before. So as a general rule, economists and certainly the bank of Canada tend to look at that unemployment rate a little.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Bit more and it was at 7.1% in September. So can you put that big a drop in context for us?

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It is, it's, it's huge. And that big of a drop in that short of a time, it just doesn't happen very often. BMO's chief economist Douglas Porter included this fascinating stat in his report when the jobs report came out. This is a quote here. He says the last time we saw a 6 tick drop in the unemployment rate in a 2 month span, aside from the wildness around Covid, was during the last tech boom in 1999.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Wow.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Thanks Peter.

[Interviewee/Expert]

You bet.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong in Toronto. It is a blockbuster acquisition shaking up Hollywood and the broader entertainment industry. Netflix is buying Warner Brothers for US$72 billion. The takeover folds big brands like HBO, Max, DC and a century old legacy studio into the streaming giants expanding empire. MacDigebris Lassa has more.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

A sound synonymous with movies. Telling you a Warner Brothers production is about to play. Now the century old Hollywood studio behind franchises like Harry Potter could have a new owner. Netflix, the streaming giant won its bid to acquire the company in a blockbuster $72 billion deal.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

This is a big day.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

That's Netflix Co CEO Ted Sarandos.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Together we can give audiences around the world even more value and choice to.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

Get to this point. Reports say there was a bidding war. Netflix beat out Paramount, Skydance in the end, sparking shock for some Bolt out.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Of the blue really a surprise.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

Paolo Pescatori is a technology media telecoms analyst in the uk. While he found the news unexpected, he thinks it's a big win for Netflix and Hollywood as a whole.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

This kind of preserves, you know, Hollywood and gives Hollywood a chance to thrive in an environment where we are clearly having, you know, making this shift towards towards streaming.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

But critics fear it's bad news for cinema.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

And so what we worry about is that there will be fewer movies that are put into theaters.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

Netflix isn't really known for creating movies for the big screen. And while it says it will keep showing Warner Bros. Films in theaters, Michael o' Leary with Cinema United representing movie theaters around the world isn't buying that commitment to theatrical.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Exhibition means that you have a, a steady slate of movies that you're putting into theaters, that there's a meaningful window of exclusivity and that those movies are supported by marketing. What Netflix has done historically is they'll put a movie in for 10 days so that it qualifies for an award or something like that. That's not a meaningful commitment to exhibition.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

This deal still has a ways to go, including facing regulatory reviews. US Senator Elizabeth Warren says it would put workers at risk and consumers fewer choices. In a statement, she calls it an anti monopoly nightmare, while Netflix's Sarando says the deal is pro consumer, pro innovation, pro worker, pro creator.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It's a pretty big chunk of our.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Industry now, all sitting under kind of one banner.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

Meanwhile, here in Ontario, filmmaker Sasha Lee Henry worries about what this will all mean in the end for artists like her.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

From the filmmaker perspective, it does. It's concerning wondering if that means that the breadth of what they'll be looking.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

For will be narrow.

[MacDigebris Lassa]

Even if the deal passes all hurdles, Netflix says it will be a year or more before it's done. Magta Gebra Solassis, CBC News, Toronto.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

An Alberta judge has ruled a proposed referendum question on separation is unconstitutional. The question asks if the province should become a sovereign country. It was submitted by the Alberta Prosperity Project, a citizen led group. Justice Colin Feasby also used his ruling to criticize a government plan to sidestep the court. The government tabled a bill yesterday that would have discontinued the case. Fiesbe called that antithetical to the rule of law and democracy. There are new questions about the health risks of a popular pesticide. Glyphosate is used by farmers everywhere. But a decades old study promoting its safety is being pulled over. Claims the findings of may have been fixed. Josh McLean now on the fallout.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Weeds.

[Interviewee/Expert]

No problem.

[CBC Announcer]

It's been a staple of green thumbs for decades. Glyphosate is a common ingredient in weed killers in Canada. Like Roundup, 50 million kilograms of the chemical are sold in Canada every year, used in backyards, farmers, fields and logging operations around the country. But now a key study claiming it is safe for humans is being retracted.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Finally.

[CBC Announcer]

Studies pesticides at the University of Quebec at Montreal, there is a lot.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Of research on the impacts of glyphosate and glyphosate based herbicides showing the health effect of those products, some of those.

[CBC Announcer]

Health problems, various types of cancer, neurological problems and endocrine disruptors. The retracted study was published 25 years ago by the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. But now the journal says the study relied solely on unpublished studies by Roundup maker Monsanto. It may have misrepresented how much of the paper was written by Monsanto employees and that the authors may have received financial compensation from Monsanto for their work.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

And so the first question is how quickly should our agencies reevaluate the toxicity of glyphosate?

[CBC Announcer]

Bruce Lanphear is a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. He says regulatory agencies like Health Canada need more resources to oversee large multinational companies.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

They continue to rely on industry funded science despite the fact that we've seen time and again over the years that you can't trust what these guys put out.

[CBC Announcer]

In a statement to cbc, Health Canada says it acknowledges the retraction, but that doesn't change its position that glyphosate is safe to be used and that its latest review in 2017 relied on more than 1300 studies. Many Canadian gardeners are already looking for alternatives. Cath Smyth is with the Calgary Horticultural Society.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

It is a non selective herbicide.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It kills anything green that it touches.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

So when it's doing that, just think.

[Interviewee/Expert]

About it going into the soil and.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Then into the water table.

[CBC Announcer]

German chemical giant Bayer purchased Monsanto in 2018 and has faced tens of thousands of lawsuits related to glyphosate in its products, paying out billions of dollars and removing the chemical from residential products it sells in the United States. In a statement to CBC News, Bayer said it stands behind the safety of its glyphosate based products and points out that in addition to Health Canada, the European Union renewed its approval of the chemical in 2023 for another 10 years. Health Canada's current approval of glyphosate expires in 2032. Josh McLean, CBC News, Calgary.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

The DFO has transcribed eight votes yes and three votes no. The motion passes.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

A U.S. vaccine Advisory Committee has voted to stop recommending that all babies get a hepatitis B shot. The they are born. The panel members were appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Who's questioned the value of vaccination. The panel voted to recommend the birth dose only for babies whose mothers have already tested positive for hep B or who haven't been tested. Medical and public health leaders have criticized the decision, including Dr. Joseph Hibbelin, who is on the panel. He called the decision unconscionable.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

This has a great potential to cause harm and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused. And I vote no.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

In Canada, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut all recommend vaccination on the day of birth. Most of the rest of the provinces recommend hepatitis B. Vaccines begin at two months. Hepatitis B can lead to liver failure, liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.

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There are dozens of items, some of them sacred, all of them from Indigenous communities. They've been on display or tucked away in the Vatican Museum, but now, after 100 years, the artifacts are coming home. As Juanita Taylor reports, it started with a request for a sealskin kayak that led to much more.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It's unique to this area.

[Juanita Taylor]

Daryl Nasoga Luach is looking at a photo of a century old kayak. He's from Tuktuyaktuk, Northwest Territories. He knows a lot about this sealskin kayak specific to his region in the Western Canadian Arctic. Nasoga law points to the curved tail on the bow and stern.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

There's no other area that used them that had the same horn.

[Juanita Taylor]

His and other Inuvialuite's strong connection to their history helped identify the Cayex that's been housed at the Vatican Museum since 1925.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

They're fragile, but they were designed to be very light and fast.

[Juanita Taylor]

Roman Catholic missionaries sent it to the Vatican along with roughly 100,000 other objects from around the world for an exhibition they say was to show the church was open to all cultures, including a display of what daily life was like for indigenous people in Canada, where missionaries lived. But it's not clear if the items were sent as gifts or taken. Now, 100 years later, the ancient Qayak is returning to the Inuvialuit people.

[Interviewee/Expert]

It's heartwarming.

[Juanita Taylor]

Chair of the Inuvialuwit Regional Corporation, Duane Smith is leading efforts to repatriate the Qayak.

[Interviewee/Expert]

It's a part of our history, our culture and what it means to the Inuvalavut in general.

[Juanita Taylor]

Smith says he's been working with the national Inuit organization, Inuit Tabaritkanami, or itk, to get it back. ITK says initially that request helped advance first nations and Metis to get some of their sacred objects too. Now, 62 cultural objects are being returned.

[Interviewee/Expert]

Because these are artifacts, we needed permits.

[Juanita Taylor]

Negotiations between Inuit and the Vatican began in 2020 22, just before Canada's indigenous group's historic visit to Rome, where they met with the late Pope Francis and joined a private tour of the Vatican museums. Former Dene national chief Gerald Antoine was there and saw some of the pieces.

[Interviewee/Expert]

We're on the right path of truth moving forward.

[Juanita Taylor]

Only one object being repatriated has Metis origin. Disappointing for the president at the Metis National Council. Victoria Prudence couldn't say what the item is yet, but she said she's thankful for the work done to get it back.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

It is a delightful piece that actually has a lot of historical significance and significance to us.

[Juanita Taylor]

Smith says getting the kayak back is a form of reconciliation and will help revitalize their culture, especially for young people.

[Interviewee/Expert]

We want to make sure that it's preserved so that it's not further damaged. We want some of our elders and people that continue to have a lot of knowledge with kayaks to have access to look at the traditional methods that were used.

[Juanita Taylor]

All 62 pieces will be arriving in Montreal on Saturday, then brought to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, for examination and where Inuit, Metis and First nations leaders will decide their final destination. Jurnita Taylor, CBC News, Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Finally tonight, an annual fundraiser for one of Canada's major healthcare institutions, with one of this country's biggest celebrities revisiting some recent sports heartbreak.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Hey, Ryan Reynolds here. You know, ever since we started making our annual video to raise money for Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto a few.

[Juanita Taylor]

Years ago, I've heard from from so.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Many generous Canadians offering a co star. Well, Mr. Freddie Freeman.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Moviegoers will know Vancouver native Ryan Reynolds. Baseball fans may shudder at the name Freddie Freeman, even though he is a fellow Canadian. The pro baseball player is also a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who so cruelly defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. A video released by SickKids today pokes fun at Freeman's current standing among Canadians when he greets some young patients.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

It's me, Freddie Freeman.

[Interviewee/Expert]

What a loser.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Trust me, man, we know who you are.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

You've really got some nerve coming here. You ruined everything.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

Let's go, Blue Jays.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

Steven Letsbrough, let's go.

I asked him in March, what are the odds?

[Interviewee/Expert]

Ouch.

[Stephanie Skenderas]

An LA Dodger. Though really, Ryan, I think I speak for Blue Jays fans across the country when I say too soon. This Has Been youn World Tonight for Friday, December 5th. I'm Stephanie Skenderas. Good night.

[Reporter/Correspondent]

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