The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/01 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/01 at 17:00 EDT

The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in Canada, and Google is helping Canadians innovate in ways both big and small, from mapping accessible spaces so the disabled community can explore with confidence, to unlocking billions in domestic tourism revenue. Thousands of Canadian companies are innovating with Google AI. Innovation is Canada's story. Let's tell it together. Find out more at g.co slash Canadian Innovation. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcalfrey the alberta government is proposing to build a new oil pipeline

the province says it intends to submit a formal application to the federal major projects office by next spring it would bring alberta bitumen to the northwest coast of bc paula du hatchek has details Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will spend $14 million on initial planning work to figure out the general size and route of the pipeline and to start engaging with indigenous communities. She believes ultimately the private sector will take over. I just have confidence that if we fix the investment climate and get an agreement with the federal government to move forward on this on the major projects list, that proponents will step up and it will be built with private sector money. Speaking earlier in the day,

Premier David Eby criticized the plan, saying it could distract from major projects in his province that are further along. Let's focus on those shovel-ready projects with real proponents that don't have to be funded by taxpayers. Smith pledged taxpayers wouldn't be footing the bill for the project itself. The team will likely submit the plan by next spring. Paula Duhatchek, CBC News, Calgary. Police in LaValle, Quebec, say an organized crime figure was killed and two others were seriously injured in a brazen daytime shooting inside of a Starbucks this morning. They say the shooting bears the hallmarks of a planned hit. LaValle chief, Pierre Bruchette, says the police service is increasing its presence in the area.

We are going to target, strategic targets, to be sure that the organized rhyme understand that we're going to be there, we're going to follow them, and to work about the feeling of safety for our citizens. Radio Canada sources have confirmed the deceased is Haralambos Theologu, also known as Bobby the Greek. Those sources also say the other two people who were injured were members of Theologu's gang. RCMP in Alberta are calling off the search for a missing six-year-old boy. Darius McDougal went missing 11 days ago while camping in southern Alberta. He had gone for a walk with several young relatives but never came back.

Police had remained optimistic about the chances of finding him during an extent. extensive search that said over the weekend that his chances of survival had seriously decreased. And the Israeli military has started intercepting dozens of vessels sailing towards Gaza. Activists carrying humanitarian aid had hoped to reach the Palestinian territory by Thursday morning, but Israel says it has no intention of letting the flotilla reach its destination. Sasha Petrasek has the latest. Israel said it would use any means to stop the 40 ships from breaking the blockade, And with the flotilla about 160 kilometers off the coast of Gaza, the Israeli military made good on its promise.

Canadian Zahirah Sumar is on board the Fair Lady. The rest of the fleet is being surrounded by the vessels, which are cutting our connections and intercepting our cameras. The global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Spain in August, challenging Israel's right to isolate the Palestinian strip. On board, 500 protesters, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Sumar is a mother of three. Is she afraid? I am. I'm not going to lie.

I'm a human being, and I am not a mother, and I want to see my children again. Israel has said it plans to arrest and deport everyone on board. Sasha Petrissik, CBC News, Jerusalem. And an annual contest to crown the fattest bear in an Alaskan National Park has announced its winner. could cast a vote online using live cameras stationed in Catmine National Park to get to know the contestants. You could also check out the photos of the frontrunners from the summer when they were at their slimmest, and this fall, after a record-breaking feed on salmon. In the end, it was chunk, a 1,200-pound brown bear who was crowned the fattest bear of them all, and he did it all

with a broken jaw, likely sustained during a fight with another male bear over a female. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, head straight to our website. CBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.