The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 15:00 EDT

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Follow World Report, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Ottawa is changing the way at arms the Canadian forces, trying to keep up with a shifting global security landscape. A new federal agency will be a one-stop shop meant to speed up and streamline defense procurement and focus purchasing here in Canada. David Thurton reports.

This is a step change in the way we do this. Many governments have talked about it. And over the last couple months, I've realized why it never got done because it was very, very difficult to do. Steve Scher, the Secretary of State for Defense Procurement, explaining what the new defense investment agency will do. The government says it will rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in the Canadian Armed Forces. Currently, the military relies on several different agencies to buy equipment. On day one, fragment and oversight is now gone because it's one spot looking and working on all the procurements. And duplication of effort is eliminated.

Hope is not just speed, but offering the forces more say and customization in what it needs, while leveraging new investments in Canadian companies and technologies. Until now, it's estimated Canada spends 75 cents of every dollar on military purchases in the United States. David Thornton, CBC News, Ottawa. Police in Ontario say they've taken down a large criminal network, arresting and charging 30 people in connection with drug trafficking and auto theft. RCMP border agents and police from Hamilton, Brantford, uncovered the large-scale operation, seizing guns, cash, and drugs in the process.

They called their investigation Project Road King. Police also recovered dozens of stolen vehicles, some already in containers, bound for Nigeria and Vietnam. British Prime Minister Kier Starrmer is promising to increase security around the UK's Jewish community after a deadly attack in Manchester. I will do everything in my power to guarantee you the security that you deserve, starting with a more visible police presence, protecting your community. Two people were killed and four are now in hospital after a suspect rammed his car into a synagogue. He then attacked people with a knife before being shot and killed by police. It happened as worshippers gathered to Mark Yom Kippur the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

Two other people were arrested. Days of youth-led protests in Morocco have turned deadly. At least two people were killed in the country's south after officers opened fire to prevent demonstrators from storming a police station. Protesters chant, the people want the fall of corruption. A loosely organized youth group has organized days of marches to demand better education, health care, and job options. It's inspired by similar youth-led protests.

in Asia and Latin America, which ask for better economic opportunities. Statistics show youth unemployment in Morocco has now reached 35%. In exactly one month, most Canadians will be turning back their clocks to daylight standard time. It sure to raise the question that comes up every time change. Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? A member of Parliament is now looking to explore that with an eye on doing away with the time changes nationwide. Nicole Williams has the details. The time has come to address time change.

Member of Parliament, Marie-France-Leyland, on Parliament Hill this afternoon, bringing up the age-old question, why do we still need to change our clocks in Canada? It is a practice that increased costs for small businesses and employers. There's more road accidents, including pedestrians, getting hit by cars, happen when the time changes. That's why Lelande is putting forward a private member's bill that would see the organization, of a pan-Canadian conference on seasonal time change in the hopes of formally setting one-set time across the country. It's a long shot, but she says it is doable.

There are several regions in Canada that have already ditched the switch, including Saskatchewan, Yukon, parts of BC, and Innuvut. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.