The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 19:00 EDT

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Join us political nerds on Wednesdays in the House feed wherever you get your podcasts. Party with nerds. Sounds amazing. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Andrea Belmere. Israel has dialed back its attacks on Gaza and says it will halt them all together, but it hasn't stopped yet. All this in response to a deal put together by the Trump administration in which Hamas has agreed to release all remaining hostages. As Paul Hunter tells us, all this has given Israeli hostage families some guarded optimism. It's cool on! At Hostage Square in Tel Aviv tonight, hope.

A weekly rally demanding the release of the hostages held by Hamas and an end to Israel's war in Gaza. Tonight packed with those hoping the U.S. proposed peace deal might actually finally get that done. Jasmine Argman, among the many, many thousands who turned out. Like I'm shaking here, I believe, you know, I believe the time is, you know, The time is now. With Hamas having put conditions on signing off on it, U.S. President Donald Trump today said

Hamas must move quickly or all bets are off. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tonight says, quote, we are on the verge of a great achievement. Demanded those at the rally, just get it done. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Tel Aviv. Liberals in Prince Edward Island have a new party leader, one they hope will revive the party's fortunes in a part of the country where liberals usually do well.

Wayne Tebowdo has more. PEI liberals went with experience and stability in electing a new leader today. Former MLA and cabinet minister Robert Mitchell won with more than 2,300 of the 2,800 votes cast. That's more than 80%. Mitchell spent 13 years in politics and served as a cabinet minister in health and environment

in his speech to party members. Mitchell said the Liberal Party has lost trust with too many islanders. He says he plans to rebuild that trust. One small conversation at a time. The Liberals only hold four seats in the P.E.I. Legislature in a region of the country where the liberal brand is strong. The liberals hold all federal seats in PEI. It's not known who Mitchell will face in the next election. Former PEI Premier Dennis King resigned earlier this year. The PC party has yet to pick a date for its leadership convention.

In fact, every PEI political party will go into the next election with a new leader. Wayne Tibuto, CBC News, Charlottetown. Flu and COVID shots are becoming available this month for Canadians across the country and doctors are particularly urging those at high risk such as older Canadians and those with underlying chronic illnesses to get the vaccines. Whether the shots are free varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Vancouver says it's working on ways to help people feel better prepared in an emergency. After a new survey reveals some people have trouble accessing information, especially if they are non-English speakers. Amelia John has more. The Understanding Disaster Preparedness in Vancouver report surveyed nearly 3,000 residents. Co-author and UBC Associate Professor Sarah Schneiderman says about 70% of respondents reported having emergency supplies

or savings set aside. But almost 30% that lack of information or access to it was a big barrier, and this rose to 38.5% among non-English speakers. Emergency Management Specialist Jillian Wong with the City of Vancouver says they're now looking to translate more information. And one key thing importantly is that we're looking to continue some of the work that we're doing with community serving organizations. Wong says the biggest hazards people were worried about were earthquakes, extreme heat and coastal flooding, which are also priorities for the city. She recommends downloading the free alertable app for emergency information.

Researchers say they're hoping to repeat the survey in a few years, to see whether any progress is made. Amelia John, CBC News, Vancouver. And the Toronto Blue Jays are currently well in the lead in the first game of the ALDS against the New York Yankees. It is 10 to 1 at the bottom of the 8th. And if the Jays take this game, it will be their first post-season win since 2016.

And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Andrea Bellmare. Thank you.