The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 20:00 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 andrea bell mare donald trump says more progress has been made towards making his mid-east ceasefire deal a reality on social media the u.s president said israel had agreed to withdraw a line and that when hamas agrees to that line the ceasefire will begin immediately on israeli television prime minister benjamin net

Netanyahu said the country was on the verge of a very significant achievement. He said IDF forces would be redeployed in a way where it still controls, quote, the depth of the Gaza Strip. It's unclear if Hamas will agree to those terms. Thousands gathered for their weekly protest in support of the hostages, urging Netanyahu not to sabotage the deal when they are so close to getting the hostages. released. The Toronto Blue Jays have their first postseason victory in nine years. It was a stunning 10-to-one win over the New York Yankees in the first game of the American League Division series. Jamie Strachan was there. Coming into this series, it was the New York Yankees who had the most

home runs in baseball, but it was the hometown Blue Jays who flexed their offensive muscles. Toronto flipped the script, slamming three home runs, including two by catcher Alejandro and Kirk, as the Blue Jays rolled the Yankees. 10-1 to take game one of the American League Division Series. Playing without all-star and further Boba Chet, the Jays like they have all season got contributions from every part of the lineup. Six different Blue Jays drove in runs, all of it giving the raucous sellout crowd at Rogers Center lost to cheer about.

They also got what they needed on the mound. Ace Kevin Gosman went a strong five innings and four different relievers combined to hold a potent Yankee lineup to one-one. in two of this best of five series news Sunday in Toronto. James Tash and CBC News, Toronto. Marine Land says the fate of 30 captive beluga whales could be decided by Tuesday. The Ontario Park says without federal funds

to help care for the whales, it will have no choice but to euthanize them. Philip Lee Shanik reports. Marine Land's failure to plan for these scenarios isn't Canada's emergency. Amusement Park Marine Land says it doesn't have the money to take care of 30 beluga whales. on its Niagara Falls, Ontario property.

Marine land claims it costs $2 million a month to care for the animals. Aaron Ryan of World Animal Protection Canada calls it extortion. I think it's morally reprehensible for marine land to be holding the government of Canada hostage for making what is essentially the right decision. This week, federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson denied marine land's request to export them to China. Thompson said the decision is in line with a 2019 law

that bans keeping whales and dolphins in captivity or using them for entertainment shows. Now the park could soon file for bankruptcy following the decision. Philip Lyshanock, CBC News, Toronto. Political experts are sounding the alarm about acts of vandalism in Winnipeg. Nahany Fontaine and Bernadette Smith are Manitoba's first two female indigenous cabinet ministers and both have had their constituency offices damaged by fires in recent weeks. Kelly Saunders is a political science professor at Brandon University.

It does the opposite of encouraging young girls to see politics as a possible career path for them. Winnipeg police are looking into the fires, but so far they have not confirmed whether they were intentionally set. Vancouver is looking into translating more emergency preparedness documents after our University of British Columbia study found about a third of non-English speakers lacked information. Gillian Wong is an emergency management specialist. with the city. We're seeing people are quite worried about earthquake, about heat, coastal flooding, and so those are all hazards that we've identified at the city as hazards that we're prioritizing. The good news, about 70% of Vancouverites reported having emergency

supplies or savings set aside. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Andrea Bellmer. Thank you.