The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 02:00 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 mike miles bc's premier is slamming as alberta counterpart for pushing a pipeline project to bc's north coast without a private sector backer

as katie de rosa reports such a project could ratchet up tension between the two western provinces not a real project Premier David E.B. responding to Alberta's plan to submit an application for a new oil pipeline to northwestern BC. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hopes the pipeline will be backed by Ottawa's major projects office. A new oil pipeline to the northwest BC coast would have the greatest economic benefit of any new nation building project. While there's no private sector proponent, Smith has assembled an advisory group that includes three major Canadian pipeline operators. E.B. says the plan is alarming to British. Colombians, including First Nations along the coast. There is no

project. There is no bridge to cross unless the Albertan government and the federal Canadian government are committing billions of taxpayer dollars to build this project. And if that is the plan, then they should be transparent about it. A group of coastal First Nations oppose

a new pipeline and are pushing the federal government to maintain the ban on tanker traffic off BC's north coast. Katie de Rosa, CBC News, Victoria. Israel's seizure of a flotilla headed for Gaza has prompted several protests around the world. This was one of them outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul early Thursday morning. Demonstrators demanded that Turkey speak in defense of the flotilla. Israeli forces boarded

several boats and took them to an Israeli port. Flotela organizers are calling that a war crime and say their intent was to deliver humanitarian aid. But Israel is accusing them, rather, of being provocative. More than 30 other boats are still headed to Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an order promising to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the U.S. It means American forces could step in to defend the Middle Eastern country. Israel fired on the capital Doha last month, saying it was targeting leaders of Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nanyahu apologized to Qatar's leader in a phone call from the White House Monday. The agreement with Qatar significantly deepens its relationship with

The U.S. four months ago, the Trump administration accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliners a gift from Qatar to use as Air Force One. The U.S. government shutdown is causing confusion and frustration for millions of Americans who rely on or work for the federal government. Services are on hold. Many employees could soon be laid off if lawmakers aren't able to break a bitter political deadlock over federal funding. Katie Simpson reports. If this thing drags on for another few days or, God forbid, another few weeks, we are going to have to lay people off. Vice President J.D. Vance confirming the shutdown could be used as an opportunity to identify jobs that can be eliminated permanently. It adds a layer of pressure on Democrats to get them

to agree to the Republican funding resolution, though Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is rejecting that plan. They can't bully us into just passing their bill, which does nothing, zero for American health care. Democrats say they will agree to fund the government if the current proposal is changed to include extending insurance subsidies and to reverse some health care cuts. In response, members of the Trump administration, including White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, are making wildly misleading claims. We cannot afford to provide taxpayer-funded free health care to illegals who broke the law to enter our country. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. For the second year in a row, Christmas has come early in Venezuela.

The sound of a seasonal celebration Wednesday night, President Nicola Maduro decreed it to be the season of joy, possibly to distract from the increased U.S. military activity offshore and stepped up military deployments along land borders. Maduro first declared an early Christmas last year after a disputed presidential election. Elon Musk got a president of his own Wednesday. His net worth hit half a trillion dollars. That's according to the Forbes Billionaires Index. is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.