The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/01 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/01 at 19:00 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 mcgilfrey 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 project's office by next spring it would bring alberta bitumen to the northwest coast of bc paula duch has details alberta premier daniel 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, BC Premier David Eby criticized the plan, saying it could distracts.

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 Dewhachek,

CBC News, Calgary. Police in LaValle, Quebec, say an organized crime figure was killed and two others 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 Police 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 crime 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 two other people who were injured were members of Theologu's gang. The Israeli military has started intercepting dozens of vessels sailing towards Gaza and detaining the activists on board.

The ships are carrying humanitarian aid. They'd 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 more. Israel said it would use any means to stop the forest. 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.

The RCMP in Alberta have called off the search for a missing six-year-old boy. Darius McDougal went missing 11 days ago while camping with his family in southern Alberta in the Crow's Nest Pass area. He had gone for a walk with several young relatives but didn't come back. Police had remained optimistic about the chances of finding him during an extensive search, but said over this past weekend that his chances of survival had seriously decreased.

And the world's leading chimpanzee researcher, Jane Goodall, has died. Goodall spent five decades living among chimps in Tanzania and was an active speaker and campaigner into her ninth decade. During her visit last month to Canada, she spoke with the CBC's Pia Chattapadai about the changes she's seen since she began her work. So gradually, science has had to admit that we're not the only beings on the planet

with personality, mind, and emotion, and we're part of and not separate from the rest of the animal kingdom. Goodall was 91 years old, and you can read a full obituary on our website. CBC.ca. slash news. That's the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey.