The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 12:00 EDT

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investigators in britain are treating this morning's attack on a synagogue in manchester as an act of terrorism two people were killed in the attack and four others remain in serious condition the attacker was shot and killed by police brier stewart has a latest The attack was carried out around 9.30 this morning as Jewish worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. It began with a car ramming pedestrians outside of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. Then an attacker began stabbing people. When police arrived, they warned the public that the man appeared to have a bomb. Moments later, shots were fired.

Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Taylor is the head of California. counter-terrorism policing in the UK. The attacker has been shot dead by the police. We believe we know their identity, but for safety reasons at the scene, we're unable to confirm at this stage. We have also made two further arrests. Police say as their investigation continues,

they've stepped up patrols at synagogues and other Jewish sites across the country. Breyer-Stewart, CBC News, London. The Israeli military says the global Sumud Flotilla is no longer sailing toward Gaza. The IDF has been intercepting the activist, boat by boat, and preventing the flotilla from delivering aid to the Palestinian territory. Israel says the flotilla members are being brought to Israel and will be deported. Sasha Pantrissik reports.

160 kilometers from Gaza's coast, a boatload of heavily armed Israeli troops board the sailboat all in. Its crew and passengers, activists, are detained at gunpoint. The scene has been repeated all night. I am concerned with my safety. Canadian Zahirah Sumar. It's hard to know what they're going to do to us. I am going to try and stay calm as best as possible and not put up any resistance in any way or any form I will comply.

From Rome to Buenos Aires, Tunis to Istanbul, pro-Palestinian protesters support the flotilla and denounce the war. Sasha Petrissik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Canada's budget watchdog says gains are being made in closing the country's housing affordability gap. However, the Parliamentary Budget Office says the gains vary depending on where you live. The biggest improvements in recent months are being reported in cities such as Toronto and Hamilton. But in Calgary, Montreal and Quebec City, affordability pressures persist. The PPO tracks housing affordability by measuring average

home prices against what the average household can afford. Health Canada says more than five million Canadians have now signed on to the National Dental Care Program. Here is Health Minister Marjorie Michelle. The Canadian dental care plan is having a profound impact on the lives of Canadians improving both health and affordability for eligible members. Just six months ago, the program was expanded to cover those aged 18 to 64. But while the latest data is showing that uptake has been considerable. Nearly half of those eligible have yet to visit a dental clinic. 75 years ago today, one of the most popular comic strips of all time made its debut.

The Peanuts gang, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Lucy made their first appearance in seven American newspapers on October 2, 1950. And by the time creator Charles Schultz died 50 years later, the strip was appearing daily in more than 2,000 papers in 75 countries. At the height of their popularity, the Peanuts characters were generating a billion dollars a year in merchandise and product endorsement. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.