The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 03:00 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 the federal minister in charge of canada's

nation building projects is keeping his cards close to his chest on alberta's new pipeline pitch natural resources minister tim hodgson isn't endorsing Alberta's proposal opting and said for a wait-and-see approach alberton supporting the project say it could be a big deal for canada's economy but one bc minister argues there's no business case for a pipeline it's all about politics. Host of CBC Radio's of the House, Catherine Cullen, has more. It's an extraordinarily important project. Alex Porbe is cheering on Alberta's proposal for a new oil pipeline to the BC coast. He's chair of Cenovis Energy and he's helping advise the Alberta government on a path for the pipeline. No private company has come forward to say it wants

to build, so Alberta's government is putting up $14 million to get the ball rolling. There isn't a single project that could take place in this country that would remotely create the positive economic and GDP impact of this kind of project would. BC's government sees it differently. BC Energy and Environment Minister Adrian Dix says his province wants to stay focused on real projects, not what he says are political projects like this one. No route, no plan, no money, no investors, no one who's ever built a pipeline taking the project on. These are important questions. Alberta's government expects to submit the pipeline proposal to the federal government in the spring.

Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. You can hear more on this on the House right after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report or wherever you get your podcasts. Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, scattered explosions lit up the sky overnight. Trump's order came after Hamas said it agreed to negotiate the release of all the hostages held there

and accepted parts of Trump's 20-point plan to end the fighting in Gaza. Janice Stein is founding director of the Monk School of Global Affairs. She says having both sides agreed to different parts of the deal is a big step forward. Trump is asking Israel to stop firing immediately, and Amas is agreed to release the hostages. Those are critical first steps. They have not agreed to disarm until there is a full withdrawal. That is correct.

that's down the road. But what they've agreed on is significant. Israel says it is getting ready to implement the first part of the Trump plan, the release of hostages held by Hamas. Munich's airport is slowly starting operations after drones again were seen nearby, forcing officials to delay opening nearly two hours later than scheduled. Munich's airport was first plagued Thursday night by unconfirmed drone sightings. Airports across Europe have been bedeviled by drones in recent weeks,

with some authorities suspecting Russia and Moscow denying any part in it. Germany's Minister of Armament says it's entirely possible Canada could build at least half of its planned submarine fleet. Jens Plotner says all the federal government has to do is ask. Plotner was in Canada this week to speak with senior Canadian officials, and he exclusively sat down with the CBC's Murray Brewster. You're looking to acquire 12 submarines? Jens Plotner went to great lengths to stress there's more at stake than a submarine sales job. As Germany's armaments minister, he has to look at the bigger picture

and encouraging Canada to get into the submarine construction business with German shipbuilder TKMS make sense for both countries and NATO allies. Having not only a maintenance and training site here in Canada, but actually a production site would be an important contribution to our overall resilience in time. times of crisis. Canada has never built submarines and the country's existing shipyards don't have the technical know-how to do so at the moment. Germany's TKMS is one of two companies vying for the project. The other is Hanwa Ocean of South Korea. The pitch fits with the Kearney government's

push to expand defense production. Plotner, however, says it's not been formally raised, but if Canadian officials want it, all they have to do is ask. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is the world this hour. Get all the news you need anytime, anywhere. Download the free CBC News app today. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.