World Report
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Every morning, more than one million Canadians begin their day with World Report.
David Common brings you the news that has broken overnight, with a look ahead to the day's expected events. The program features the latest international news, as well as the top domestic stories. It is also an outlet for CBC journalists to break original stories.
Broadcast time:
- Weekdays at 5, 6, 7 & 8 a.m. - starts 6:00 a.m. Maritimes - 6:30 a.m. NT on CBC Radio One
- Weekends at 6, 7, 8 & 9 a.m. - starts 7:00 a.m. Maritimes - 7:30 a.m. NT on CBC Radio One
World Headlines
- New Anti-U.S. government shutdown rebellion grows among Republicans video
- As the shutdown of the U.S. government enters its third day, a growing cohort of Republican politicians is openly taking party leadership to task for a tactic that they fear will incur a deep backlash from the American public.
- Sicily migrant boat sinking death toll more than 100 video
- Italian rescue divers have found some 20 bodies underwater near a boat carrying African migrants that caught fire and sank off the island of Lampedusa on Thursday, a coast guard official said, bringing the total of known dead to more than 100.
- U.S. government shutdown: Republicans, Democrats and the blame game
- For the cynical political observer, the greatest concern for Republicans and Democrats coming out of the partial government shutdown may not be the short- or long-term effects on the country, but rather which party will shoulder the blame for the continuing impasse.
- Ireland grapples with whether to kill or keep the Senate
- People in Ireland will be voting on Friday whether or not to abolish the Senate, a notion that has preoccupied the minds of many Canadians in light of the recent expense scandals. But as Margaret Evans reports, getting rid of the Senate won't necessarily fix Ireland's parliament.
- New U.S. government shutdown: Editorials across the country
- With few signs yet to suggest the U.S. government shutdown will end anytime soon, here is a sampling of what newspaper editorial boards have said about where they believe blame should be laid.
