The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/02 at 17:00 EDT

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That's vote.com. Thanks for listening. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilvery. British police say the man suspected of carrying out a deadly attack in a synagogue earlier today was a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Jihad al-Shami was shot and killed by officers in Manchester, He's alleged to have killed two people and sent four others to hospital in a car ramming and stabbing attack.

Prime Minister Kier Starrmer says it was an act of hate against the Jewish community. We must be clear. It is a hatred that is rising once again. And Britain must defeat it once again. The incident happened on the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur. UK authorities say they have stepped up police patrols outside of synagogues across the country. Officials have also arrested three other. on suspicion of preparing and instigating acts of terrorism.

Alberta is reporting its first measles' death since the beginning of the outbreak in March. A premature newborn baby has died after the mother contracted measles while she was pregnant. Measles in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, premature labor, stillbirth, and congenital infection. Ontario had previously reported the death of another premature baby who had underlying medical conditions. Ottawa is changing the way it 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 I never got done because it was very, very difficult to do. Steve Schur, 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. The 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 30 people now facing hundreds of charges in connection with drug trafficking and auto theft. RCMP border agents and police from Hamilton and 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. And in exactly one month, most Canadians will be turning back their clocks to daylight standard time. It's sure to raise the question that comes up every time change. Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? A member of Parliament is looking to explore that

with an eye on doing away with time changes altogether. Nicole Williams has the details. The time has come to address time change. Member of Parliament Marie-France-Landt 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 increases 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 Le Land is putting forward a private members 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 B.C. and Inuvut. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. You can listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery.