The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 06:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg everybody was unified in wanting this war to end and seeing peace in the middle east and we're very close to achieving that donald trump is optimistic his peace plan is becoming a reality the u.s president posted a video on a social media platform after hamas responded to his peace plan hamas says it's ready to release hostages but wants to negotiate a number of other issues in Trump's 20-point plan. Journalist Blake Sifton is in Tel Aviv. Well, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nanyahu reportedly views Hamas's response as intended to buy time because of how vague it is, and he thinks that President Trump's enthusiasm for a breakthrough is premature.

Trump has, of course, demanded that Israel stopped bombing Gaza. That hasn't happened. There has been continued shelling and air strikes overnight. But the Israeli government has ordered the military to pause. offensive to seize and occupy Gaza City. The family members of the hostages held in Gaza are very hopeful. They're demanding that the government stop hostilities now and immediately begin negotiations. And there are reports that the Israeli government has indeed ordered its negotiating team to prepare to deploy imminently. And negotiations could be held as early as tomorrow in Egypt. In its response,

Hamas has glaringly not addressed Israel's second major demand after the hostages, which is that it must disarm. Hamas also wants clear timetables and maps for when Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza. That has not been clear up until this point. Blake Sifton for CBC News in Tel Aviv. Canada Post has taken lifetime employment guarantees off the table in its latest offer to striking postal workers. Like previous offers, it proposes a salary increase of more than 13% over four years. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers calls that insulting. Here's Cup W negotiator Jim Galant. Instead of coming closer, the government has interfered and said that they're going to cut service. And we voted no. The minister ordered a vote back in May, and members heavily voted against

it. And this is the punishment that we received from this government. This is union busting 101. We need to put a stop to this stuff. Workers walked last week after the federal government announced major operational changes. Ontario provincial police say they've busted illegal cannabis production sites on Tayan de Naga, Mohawk Territory in eastern Ontario. Provincial and Tayan de Naga police say the sites were controlled by non-indigenous organized crime networks. $122 million worth of plants were seized along with firearms, ammo, and other property. Japan is poised to have its first ever female Prime Minister.

Sanai Takasi was selected as new leader of Japan. Pen's ruling party, the Liberal Democrats. It's been trying to regain public support after losing parliamentary majorities. Currently, the LDP leads a coalition government. A parliamentary vote on the 15th will decide whether Takase will become prime minister. Well, the Toronto Blue Jays hosts the New York Yankees this afternoon in the first game of the American League Division series. The Jays haven't made it this far in the postseason in nearly a decade. And as Thomas Dagla reports, that has fans dreaming of a world series. For a whole generation of Blue Jays fans,

October has never felt quite this exciting. Last time they were good 10 years ago, I was not even 10. With a team that finished at the top of the American League, now entering the playoffs energized, having skipped the wild card round. Go Jays, go. They're ticking it all the way. Manager John Schneider leads the squad

that few expected early on would go this far in the fall. It's cool to say, you know, that you're playing for a country. East Coast to West Coast. Everyone's pulling for this team. It's the first time ever the Jays faced their rivals from New York in the playoffs. Both teams finished the regular season with the same record, setting up what promises to be a hard-fought best-of-five series and a raucous home crowd. Way back in right-center and go on. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.