Israel targets Hamas in Qatar, homeless encampments in cities, navigating US tariffs, and more

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Your World Tonight

Host: Susan Bonner (with Stephanie Skenderis, reporters, analysts, and correspondents)
Episode: Israel targets Hamas in Qatar, homeless encampments in cities, navigating US tariffs, and more
Date: September 9, 2025
Duration: Approx. 26 minutes

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Your World Tonight" provides an in-depth look at several major global and Canadian news stories. The centerpiece is Israel's unprecedented bombing inside Qatar targeting Hamas leaders, a move that risks regional diplomacy and impacts negotiations to end the Gaza conflict. The podcast also explores the growing crisis around homeless encampments in Canadian cities, the rise of a far-right group in Ontario, uncertainty over US tariffs on Canadian exports, political upheaval in Nepal, and defense exercises in Canada's Arctic. The episode closes with a human interest feature on an art exhibit of algorithmically triggered bells.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

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1. Israel's Strike on Hamas Leaders in Qatar

• Timestamps: 00:37–08:15
• Key insights:
  • Event Summary: Israel bombed a diplomatic section of Doha, Qatar, killing members of Hamas. Netanyahu claims the strike was independent and necessary for retaliation against a Hamas-led attack in Jerusalem that killed six Israelis.
  • Regional Impact: The attack is heavily condemned by Qatar, the UN, and Western allies. Qatar, a US-aligned, energy-rich state and vital mediator in ceasefire talks, considers the strike a flagrant violation of its sovereignty. The attack places Israeli-Qatari and Israeli-US relations in jeopardy.
  • Ceasefire Talks at Risk: The move signals Israel’s shift away from negotiation toward total military victory, diminishing prospects for a ceasefire and hostage release.
  • Geopolitical Fallout: Could undermine recent diplomatic improvements between Israel and Arab Gulf states, particularly those of the Abraham Accords, while intensifying an already complex relationship with Qatar.
• Notable quotes:
  • "Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation... does not advance Israel or America's goals." — Analyst/Commentator (00:37)
  • "Netanyahu says this can lead to the end of the Gaza war, but all the signals seem to suggest that Israel's decided to reach what it calls total victory against Hamas on the battlefield." — Sasha Petrocic (05:12)
  • "Hamas has really no place in any future peace plan... But Hamas has been stubborn in ending the war through negotiations or surrender." — Sasha Petrocic (07:32)
• Memorable moment: Emotional reactions from Israelis and Palestinians; hostages' families fear for their loved ones (04:28).

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2. Homeless Encampment Crisis in Canada

• Timestamps: 09:30–12:31
• Key Insights:
  • Barrie, Ontario Declares Emergency: Mayor Alex Nuttall calls a state of emergency to remove homeless encampments after a summer marked by violence and public health concerns.
  • Legislation and Enforcement: New Ontario laws empower municipalities to address encampments, with Barrie planning enforcement, task forces, and appeals for more shelter funding.
  • Community Debate: Supporters cite unsanitary and unsafe conditions, while advocates worry about criminalizing “a small portion” of the encampment population and the lack of alternative housing.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "For the individuals who want help, we're going to help them. For those who don't, we encourage them to go somewhere that doesn't have the same standards when it comes to encampments." — Mayor Alex Nuttall (12:16)
  • "It's a very small portion of the population compared to all the people that are experiencing homelessness." — Sarah Petal, Busby Center (10:38)
• Memorable moment: Graphic descriptions of crime and unsanitary conditions from both sides of the debate (10:24–10:38).

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3. Rise of Extremist Group ‘Second Sons’ in Canada

• Timestamps: 12:31–15:25
• Key Insights:
  • Public Rally: "Second Sons," a self-described men's nationalist group, staged an anti-immigration rally in Ontario, raising alarm among experts and anti-racism advocates.
  • Extremism Concerns: Experts link the movement to the “Great Replacement” theory and international “active club” networks associated with extremism and white nationalism.
  • Visibility Trend: Increasing willingness of such groups to act publicly, signaling troubling mainstreaming of extremist narratives.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "They're not talking about white people taking away their birthright. They're talking about people like me, racialized people." — Saleh Wazi Reddin (13:20)
  • "What they're really pushing are these white nationalist ideas." — Carmen Celestini, University of Waterloo (14:17)
  • "There is potential for violence that is there... young men who are training in boxing matches that are fighting for white nationalism in Canada." — Susan Bonner & Analyst/Commentator (14:59–15:08)
• Memorable moment: Caution over “mainstreaming” of extremist, anti-immigrant ideologies (14:46).

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4. US Tariffs and Canadian Export Troubles

• Timestamps: 15:25–19:03
• Key Insights:
  • Copper Industry Mergers: Tech Resources plans to merge with Anglo American, making it one of the world’s largest copper producers. The potential merger is complicated by US tariffs.
  • Trade Confusion: New US policy eliminates de minimis exemptions, imposing heavy tariffs on even small Canadian shipments. Even businesses compliant with North American trade deals suffer from unpredictable, arbitrary fee assessments.
  • Legal Challenge: The US Supreme Court will review the legality of Trump's tariffs.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Since the last two business days, we have had to pay $28,000 Canadian dollars in obscure government charges." — Patrick Fullop, entrepreneur (16:26)
  • "You've really gone from almost overnight a pretty simple system to one that has layer upon layer upon layer of bureaucracy." — Scott Lincecomb, Cato Institute (18:10)
  • "Even the experts, the logistics pros, the customs brokers are like, I don't know." — David Common (18:25)
• Memorable moment: Frustration from small business owners over regulatory chaos (17:25–18:28).

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5. Political Unrest in Nepal

• Timestamps: 19:46–22:10
• Key Insights:
  • PM Resignation: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli steps down after deadly protests primarily led by youth frustrated with corruption, nepotism, and a weak economy.
  • Protest Dynamics: Demonstrators demand not just political change but systemic reform; frustration over limited job prospects forces many to leave Nepal.
  • Historical Context: The episode ties current unrest to Nepal’s post-monarchy political transition, with persistent violence and instability.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "To our now former prime minister, I must say that resigning from your post is not enough." — Protester (20:13)
  • "It just felt like the state does not care about the well-being of most of its people." — Nirnahi Abhata (21:20)
• Memorable moment: Protester calls the deaths "a mass murder" (20:15).

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6. Canadian Arctic Defense Exercises

• Timestamps: 22:10–25:47
• Key Insights:
  • Military Readiness: CBC joins the Navy on a practice mission intercepting a "suspicious" vessel in the Arctic, amid growing global competition for resources and concern over Russian and Chinese activity.
  • Real-World Parallels: Reference to actual surveillance of a Chinese vessel (Zuelong 2) in Canadian waters, highlighting contemporary security threats.
  • Expert Concern: "Research" vessels are capable of activities that may not align with Canadian interests, including mapping for military/strategic purposes.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "These research vessels have a wide range of purposes, some of which may not exactly be in Canadian interest." — Stephanie Carvin, Carleton University (24:14)
• Memorable moment: The simulation ends with the "arrest" of mock Russian military intelligence officers, underscoring preparedness (25:00–25:15).

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7. Art and Data: The Ringing Bells of Ottawa

• Timestamps: 25:47–end
• Key Insights:
  • Art Exhibit: Mixed-media artist Rich Loewen creates an installation of bells, each triggered by real-time global data—from cups of Tim Hortons coffee sold to lightning strikes to the birth of stars.
  • Human Connection: Bells are described as universal, marking life events across cultures and times.
• Notable Quotes:
  • "Every bell will ring, but they're all ringing and it's super interesting to see them all going." — Rich Loewen (25:57)
  • "Bells for wedding, for deaths, for everyday meals or emergencies... with each ring a representation of the statistics that make up our daily lives." — Susan Bonner (26:58)
• Memorable moment: Children dancing to the rhythm of the world's data sonified by bells (26:50).

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Conclusion

This episode of "Your World Tonight" deftly weaves together urgent stories of global conflict, domestic crisis, and the undercurrents of political and social change, while also offering moments of artistic reflection. The reporting provides clarity and context, with expert voices and on-the-ground reporting bringing immediacy and depth to each topic.

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Transcript

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[Host/Reporter]

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[Analyst/Commentator]

Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard in bravely taking risks with us to broker peace does not advance Israel or America's goals.

[Susan Bonner]

From mediator to Caught in the Middle Condemnation in Qatar and around the world after an Israeli attack in the country that targeted and killed Hamas members and threatened the sovereignty of another country, one that's trying to mediate an end to the war. Welcome to youo World Tonight. I'm Susan Bonner. It is Tuesday, September 9, just before 6pm Eastern. Also on the podcast, tents are going to be removed.

[Host/Reporter]

For the individuals who want help, we're going to help them. For the individuals that don't want, there's going to be removal of those tents and we encourage them to go somewhere that doesn't have the same standards when it comes to encampments.

[Susan Bonner]

Eviction notice An Ontario mayor declares a state of emergency, fed up with what he calls lawlessness in homeless encampments, telling people living there to go somewhere else. But it isn't clear where. As communities across the country struggle with Canada's housing crisis, the Israel Hamas war could be on the verge of escalation after a strike targeting Hamas leaders based in Qatar. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it was retaliation for an attack in Jerusalem that killed six people yesterday. Netanyahu says the strike in Doha proves no one in Hamas is safe even outside Gaza. Paul Hunter begins our coverage from from Washington.

[Host/Reporter]

Seen on the city's horizon, smoke billowing into the skies over Qatar's capital, Doha, a stunning Israeli strike into its diplomatic quarter targeting the leadership of Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was clear Israel acted wholly independently. Wholly independently, and we take full responsibility for this action. Hamas, which has used Doha as a base from which to negotiate a ceasefire in its war with Israel, said a number of its members were killed and wounded. But, said a spokesman, the leadership of Hamas survived. But as the strike came inside Qatar, a sovereign state, longtime U.S. ally and facilitator in ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, a larger question is what it means for the whole region, said a Qatari state TV presenter today. Qatar won't deal lightly with this reckless Israeli behavior. We are just learning about Israeli attacks in Qatar. At the United Nations, Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack as a flagrant violation of Qatar's sovereignty. All parties must work towards achieving a permanent ceasefire, not destroying it.

[Analyst/Commentator]

This morning, the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that Israel was attacking Hamas, which very unfortunately was located in a section of Doha.

[Host/Reporter]

At the White House, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, underlining US President Donald Trump, learned of the strike not from Israel, but from the Pentagon, which controls a huge military base just outside Doha. Israel's strike inside Qatar, said Levitt, does.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Not advance Israel or America's goals.

[Host/Reporter]

Meanwhile, in Israel, the question what does this mean for any talk of a ceasefire or for the fate of hostages still held by Hamas somewhere inside Gaza? Said one Israeli demonstrator today in Tel Aviv.

[Analyst/Commentator]

It's just, it's devastating.

[Host/Reporter]

While inside Gaza, the stepped up Israeli bombardment continues to shatter any thoughts there of any end ever to the relentless misery, hunger and hopelessness of Palestinians caught in all of it. We don't know what to do, said this man. There's no civil defense, no paramedics. There's nothing. And with that, he kept digging for bodies. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington.

[Susan Bonner]

For more on the impact in the region, Sasha Petrocic is in Jerusalem. Sasha, what does this development mean for the negotiations to end the war in Gaza and to free the remaining Israeli hostages?

[Sasha Petrocic]

Well, that's the big question, Susan. Netanyahu says this can lead to the end of the Gaza war. But all the signals seem to suggest that Israel's decided to reach what it calls total victory against Hamas on the battlefield. This attack in Qatar underlines that fighting approach. In other words, moving away from negotiations. And in that, Netanyahu is playing to his base and to his political allies in government who have demanded that the war continue all along at any cost. That pressure really intensified after yesterday's attacks in Jerusalem that killed six Israelis and for which Hamas claimed responsibility. It's one of Netanyahu's justifications for today's strike. For hostage families, though, all of this is a huge worry. Some 20 hostages are believed to be alive in Gaza still, and their relatives fear that this could be, well, a death sentence if Hamas decides to retaliate.

[Susan Bonner]

And what about the broader region, the impact, the geopolitics and Israel's relationship with its neighbors?

[Sasha Petrocic]

It could have a big impact on that as well. Israel has for some time been courting closer ties with the rich Arab Gulf state, seeking cooperation in business and security, intelligence, other things. And Israel does have official diplomatic relations with the UAE, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain through the 2020 Abraham Accords, which promise to reshape the Mideast in many ways. Now, all of this is very much in question, certainly for the foreseeable future. And of course, this also puts Israel's connection with Qatar at risk. It's long had a kind of love hate relationship with Doha, condemning its financial support for Hamas and its hosting of Hamas leaders, but also recognizing that Qatar has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas for several years. Qatar is also an energy rich US Ally, hosting a huge US Military base and thousands of American troops. So all of this puts Israel and Qatar in very difficult positions and could also complicate Israel's own relationship with the US which is its biggest backer, of course.

[Susan Bonner]

And what about Hamas? What does it mean for Hamas?

[Sasha Petrocic]

Well, there's no question that Hamas has really no place in any future peace plan. Israel's made it clear it won't accept the militant group staying in Gaza and certainly not having any role in governing it. That's a position widely agreed on by the U.S. other allies, even among Arab countries. But Hamas has been stubborn in ending the war through negotiations or surrender. If indeed its main negotiators in Doha survived this attack, it seems even less likely that Hamas will voluntarily get out of the way. Netanyahu did call on Gazans to rise up and overthrow Hamas today to, as he puts it, clear the path to peace. But that doesn't seem very likely either.

[David Common]

Now.

[Susan Bonner]

Thank you, Sasha. My pleasure, Susan cbc Sasha Petrusik in Jerusalem. In a statement, Canada's prime minister calls the Israeli strikes on Qatar an intolerable expansion of violence. Mark Carney also says the attack risks efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages being held there. He is among several Western leaders and allies denouncing Israel's actions, including France, Germany and the UK Coming right up. Amid a housing and addiction crisis, another city declares a state of emergency in response to homeless encampments and concern about extremism after a men's nationalist group gathers in an Ontario park. Later, we'll have this story.

[David Common]

I'm David Common in the far north on board a navy vessel. How would Canada defend against a suspicious ship that doesn't want to be found?

[Sasha Petrocic]

So it could be something that could be very challenging to find.

[David Common]

That story coming later on youn World Tonight.

[Susan Bonner]

Critics say they are lawless zones threatening health and safety. Supporters argue people there just need a place to live. As municipalities across the country try to Manage homeless encampments. Tonight, the mayor of Barrie, Ontario, is escalating his city's approach by declaring a state of emergency. Katie Nicholson has more.

[Host/Reporter]

We, the city of Barrie, do not.

[Sasha Petrocic]

Have control over this emergency.

[Analyst/Commentator]

But Mayor Alex Nuttall pulled a lever today to try and get control, instituting a state of emergency to reclaim our.

[Susan Bonner]

Streets, our boulevards, our parks, our squares.

[Host/Reporter]

Our feeling of safety and our order.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Nuttall's announcement follows a double homicide investigation at an encampment over the summer. He also pointed to increased E. Coli counts downstream of camps, multiple fires that have had to be put out, and a host of other issues.

[Host/Reporter]

A tent that was right behind me.

[Sasha Petrocic]

Being found with drug money.

[Host/Reporter]

Drugs, multiple crossbows and a pistol. Assaults, rampant drug use, overdoses, theft, exposure.

[Sasha Petrocic]

To needles by citizens just trying to clean downtown. Defecation in doorways.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Bolstered by new legislation in Ontario passed earlier this summer, which gives municipalities and police more tools to tackle encampments. Barrie's emergency order will allow it to strike a task force, hire contractors, and better enforce bylaws. It's also hoping to unlock more provincial funding for more shelter spaces. It's something that we've been calling for for a long time. Sarah Petal is with the Busby Center, a Barrie organization that works with the unhoused. Maybe not a state of emergency, but some type of immediate response and real focus on the homelessness and housing crisis. But she's concerned. So much of today's decision to declare an emergency appears rooted in what the mayor called lawlessness. It's a very small portion of the population compared to all the people that are experiencing homelessness. Just like there is lawlessness and people not following the laws and involving themselves in illegal activity that are housed outside the Barrie courthouse, the multicolored tents of another encampment billow in the wind. Court worker Abdul Rayman has seen some of the lawlessness on his way to and from work.

[Host/Reporter]

It's a government property and it's a representation of our province. It's a representation of our country.

[Susan Bonner]

And at the same time, we see.

[Host/Reporter]

Problems right in front of the corridors.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Which is kind of ironic, but perhaps not for long. Barry's encampments days are numbered.

[David Common]

As its mayor, the tents are going to be removed.

[Host/Reporter]

For the individuals who want help.

[David Common]

We're going to help them.

[Host/Reporter]

We're going to find them those supports.

[Analyst/Commentator]

For those who don't, we encourage them.

[Host/Reporter]

To go somewhere that doesn't have the same standards when it comes to encampments.

[Analyst/Commentator]

And if he's challenged in court Nuttall says he's asked the province to back him up. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Toronto.

[Susan Bonner]

The group usually operates out of sight, but earlier this month, a self described men's nationalist organization known as the Second Zone Sons held a rally in an Ontario park. Experts say the open display is raising questions and concern about extremism and anti immigrant sentiment. Thomas Dagla explains Canada First.

[David Common]

About 50 people dressed in black, wearing white face coverings, all marched together, chanting loudly. The group Second Sons posted their own videos of the rally held Labor Day weekend. They call themselves a Canadian men's nationalist club and openly share anti immigration rhetoric, drawing concern from anti racism advocates like Saleh Wazi Reddin.

[Sasha Petrocic]

If you look at their own explanation of their name, they're not talking about white people taking away their birthright. They're talking about people like me, racialized people.

[David Common]

The group promotes gatherings from New Brunswick to B.C. the very public rally now drawing attention was held in Niagara on the Lake Ontario, in the shadow of a monument honoring Sir Isaac Brock, an Upper Canada military commander who fought the Americans in the War of 1812.

[Susan Bonner]

And they pushed the idea that white.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Individuals are being replaced. So they are somewhat of a militia.

[Susan Bonner]

Prepared to fight to save Canada and its heritage.

[David Common]

Carmen Celestini at the University of Waterloo studies religion, conspiracy theories and extremism. She says Second Sons not only has roots in that myth known as the Great Replacement, it's also linked to the active club movement involving men in multiple countries preparing in groups to fight.

[Analyst/Commentator]

And what they do is train under this idea of a fraternal group for.

[Susan Bonner]

Men who feel disenfranchised. But what they're really pushing are these white nationalist ideas.

[David Common]

In their videos posted online, Second Sons members usually hide their faces except for their leader, Jeremy Mackenzie, also the founder of the group Diagonal, described by the RCMP as an extremist militia like organization and political science. Professor Kauzer Ahmed at the University of Winnipeg says this offshoot is growing increasingly comfortable showing itself in public.

[Sasha Petrocic]

This is what is really worrying for me as a researcher in this area, along with many of my colleagues, that these groups are getting mainstream.

[David Common]

Celestini wonders where this will all lead.

[Susan Bonner]

There is potential for violence that is there.

[Analyst/Commentator]

We have young men who are training in boxing matches that are fighting for.

[Susan Bonner]

White nationalism in Canada.

[David Common]

Police say they were called to the Niagara park, but the group was gone by the time officers arrived. The town says it does not tolerate any form of racism, hate or discrimination. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

[Susan Bonner]

It's a deal worth about $69 billion and would form one of the world's largest copper producers. Vancouver based mining company Tech Resources is planning a merger with Britain's Anglo American. It still needs to be approved by Ottawa. Canada's industry is valued at just over $9 billion. The US is the biggest customer, but it has placed a 50% tariff on on many imports of the metal. The Liberal Cabinet is meeting in Edmonton this week hashing out plans for the return of Parliament on Monday. The economy and the hit it's taking from US Tariffs is top of mind. Despite the trade uncertainty, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadian businesses still benefit from the existing North American trade deal and exemptions for Kuzma compliant products. But as Peter Armstrong reports, navigating those exemptions is not easy.

[Sasha Petrocic]

Hey guys, sneak peek. Here at the Smarty factory, Patrick Fullop.

[Host/Reporter]

Films himself in front of a warehouse full of the dummies he invented for MMA training. Think of a human shaped punching bag for wrestling practice. Business has been booming. He shipped 75% of these to the U.S. or at least he did. Since the last two business days, we have had to pay 28,000 Canadian dollars in obscure government charges. Last week, the U.S. government got rid of the so called de minimis exemption that allowed shipments worth less than $800 to go to Americans duty free. Philip knew that was coming, so he went through the process of becoming CUZMA compliant. He thought he'd be fine, but UPS is still charging tariffs. Philip showed CBC News dozens of documents from UPS and the U.S. customs and Border Protection laying out just how much should be paid. The amount that we are charged is totally arbitrary and it varies wildly on the exact same $250 product. The fees on one form showed $66 outstanding, citing one set of tariffs. Another claimed $465 was owed under a completely different set of tariffs. UPS says it's working to resolve these issues, but on its website it says duties will be assessed based on effective tariff rates or specific duties dep country of origin. And that sort of confusion is precisely the kind of thing trade experts have been warning about. Scott Lincecomb is the vice president of the Cato Institute in Washington. He says businesses, brokers, shippers, all have no idea how to process the proper rates. You've really gone from almost overnight a pretty simple system to one that has.

[David Common]

Layer upon layer upon layer of bureaucracy.

[Host/Reporter]

He says shipping companies are liable if the tariff isn't paid, so they're charging enough to cover their own bott. But he says that's no way to run a major economy. Even like the experts, the logistics pros.

[David Common]

The customs brokers are like, I don't know.

[Host/Reporter]

And that, he says, is just another barrier to trade. The tariffs themselves cause trouble, but the chaos and uncertainty make it hard for everyone to do business, even if they're complying with the rules. That frustrating reality is setting in at Philip's company. We thought we were getting a good deal because Kuzma or USMCA was supposed to keep on being respected, and that is not the case either, phillips says. A company his size can't afford the time, the lawyers and the headache of navigating the chaos and uncertainty that surround Canada. U.S. trade Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto.

[Susan Bonner]

The U.S. supreme Court will decide whether Donald Trump's tariffs are legal or not. Justices today agreed to hear the case. The White House appealed a lower court ruling in August that said the president overstepped his authority. Trump imposed most of the levies using a federal emergency law. Arguments are expected to start in early November. Nepal's prime minister has stepped down following widespread protests. What started as anger from young people over a social media ban exploded into a broader social revolt that turned disruptive and deadly. Crystal Gamansingh has more on the ongoing unrest and what's driving it.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Engulfed in smoke as the Nepalese parliament burned, anti corruption demonstrators celebrate it. They succeeded in forcing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign Tuesday along with two of his cabinet ministers. To our now former prime minister, I must say that resigning from your post is not Enough, says this 30 year old student protester who went on to call the deaths a mass murder. Violent street clashes between mostly young demonstrators and police continued even after the government lifted its ban on social media. Protesters want an end to what they say is a corrupt government rife with nepotism and an unwillingness to address a failing economy. Economy at least 22 people have been killed and hundreds injured. Ignoring an indefinite curfew, protests intensified. Crowds blocked roads, stormed government buildings, setting them on fire and in some cases attacking political leaders. Army helicopters had to ferry some ministers to safety. Demonstrators say the state civil unrest goes beyond the social media ban. They blame their lack of opportunities at home on the government. And with limited domestic growth in Nepal, many young people end up seeking work in the Gulf states or seasonal jobs in neighboring India.

[Sasha Petrocic]

It just felt like the state does not care about the well being of.

[David Common]

Most of its people.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Speaking to cbc, Nirnahi Abhata expressed hope that the lives lost would prompt real change. He says Nepal has changed over the decades, but it's come at a price. The monarchy was abolished and a Republic declared in 2008. But in the process, thousands died as political groups fought the royals, the police, military and each other for control.

[Sasha Petrocic]

The need now is utter sincerity from the state, from the government.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Nepal's army chief is calling on demonstrators to cancel future plans and engage in talks. He says national unity is needed. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London.

[Susan Bonner]

Ukraine's president is asking for more air defense weapons to help in the fight against Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky made the plea to allies in his nightly address. He says the war is escalating along Ukraine's east. Russia today bombed a village in the region, killing more than 20 people. Many of the victims were elderly pensioners collecting their checks from a mail carrier. Canada's military is in the midst of a large scale exercise in the Arctic, looking to assert sovereignty in a region other nations are getting more interested in. Climate change is opening sea routes and the possibility of accessing rich mineral deposits. The CBC's David Common has exclusive access on board. The Navy's HMCS William hall and the.

[Analyst/Commentator]

Helo can check all the inlets and basically flesh out the small vessel.

[David Common]

On board one of the Canadian Navy's newest vessels, a search has just been launched. A Coast Guard helicopter is deployed to comb the vast Arctic waters for a small vessel that doesn't want to be found.

[Sasha Petrocic]

So now that we've been tasked for it, we're gonna go and take a.

[David Common]

Look and try and find this person. This is only a practice scenario, but Commander Scott Kellerman makes sure his crew treats it like it's real.

[Sasha Petrocic]

So it could be something that could be very challenging to find.

[David Common]

This is not some far fetched scenario. Just this summer, Canada's Air Force surveilled and the coast guard shadowed the Zuelong 2, a Chinese vessel potentially used for both research and military purposes. That same vessel sailed near Canada last summer, too. Canada's Navy followed nearby. Former national security analyst Stephanie Carvin, now with Carleton University, says China's moves are concerning.

[Analyst/Commentator]

These research vessels have a wide range of purposes, some of which may not exactly be in Canadian interest.

[David Common]

For instance, another Chinese vessel crossed Canada's northwest passage in 2017. It would be capable of mapping the sea floor to create maps for future surreptitious travel by Chinese submarines, as well as identify vast critical mineral reserves in the Arctic.

[Analyst/Commentator]

China wants to come in and effectively invest in Canada's Arctic, but in such a way that it would effectively solidify its control over a lot of these elements through which it already has a lot of domination. We have located the VOI. We'll be closing it in the next 90 minutes.

[David Common]

Back on board the ship in Nunavut, the suspect vessel has been located and the Navy is moving to intercept. They're sending two RCMP officers by boat.

[Analyst/Commentator]

We still have no indication that they have any hostile intent.

[David Common]

Mounties locate the boat near a remote shore and speak with people there who are acting as part of the exercise. Two have Russian military intelligence identification fake, of course, but for the purposes of this simulation, enough to arrest them. Underscoring the varied threats being prepared for in the vast territory of Canada's north. David Common, CBC News, Eclipse Sound, Nunavut.

[Susan Bonner]

We end tonight with a closing bell, or rather dozens of them, installed in an Ottawa art gallery, ringing to the rhythm of life. What we've done is we've made a.

[Host/Reporter]

System where they ring in response to things that are happening all around the world right now. So every bell will ring, but they're all ringing and it's super interesting to see them all going.

[Susan Bonner]

Rich Loewen is a mixed media artist who builds installations inspired by data science. For the past three years, Loewen has been collecting bells. From church bells to fire alarms, he's built mechanisms and computer software to ring them. And each bell is triggered based on a specific data point. One rings for every 100 Tim Hortons coffee Soldier, another for every lightning strike. One bell is set to go off for every 10 million emails sent around the world, it rings 24 times per minute. This one rings every time a star.

[Host/Reporter]

Is born in the universe. At first it might sound a little.

[Susan Bonner]

Clamorous, and then you realize there's a beat there. And you know, we've had children going.

[Host/Reporter]

Through the exhibit and they all start dancing.

[Susan Bonner]

Loewen chose bells for their universality. Found in every part of the world and linked to all kinds of emotions. They ring for weddings, for deaths, for everyday meals or emergencies. The exhibit resembles an exotic antique shop with special lighting and custom built tables. Visitors wind their way through a room full of bells with each ring a representation of the statistics that make up our daily lives. Thank you for joining us. This has been youn World Tonight for Tuesday, September 9th. I'm Susan Bonner. Talk to you again.

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