The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/04 at 21:00 EDT

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and says it will help 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 agreed to release all remaining hostages as paul hunter tells us all this is given israeli hostage families some guarded optimism 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, 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 Ettingahu 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.

Now to an achievement in our country, the Toronto Blue Jays won the first game in their American League divisional series with the New York Yankees. That bang, a home run by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., starting the Jays towards a 10-1 victory over the New York Yankees. It's the first time that the two post-season faced off postseason, and the Jays' first post-season win since 2016. Game 2 goes tomorrow afternoon in Toronto.

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's plan to send 200 members of the National Guard into Portland, Oregon. gun. That order follows a lawsuit by the city and the state, but 300 national troop guards are heading to Chicago, where protests are already underway. That chant, you can see it, you can feel it, the people are present. Demonstrators faced off against immigration and customs enforcement officers who've been firing tear gas at the crowds. The White House says the soldiers are being sent in to tamp down riots and lawlessness, but Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says it's a performance rather than a serious attempt to protect public safety.

Liberals in President Rhode Island have a new party leader, one they hope will revive the party's fortunes in a part of the country where the liberals usually do well. Wayne Tibodeau has more. PEI liberals went with experience and stability and electing a new leader today. Former MLA and cabinet minister Robert Mitchell won with more than 2300 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 a 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 PEI 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 pay. pick a date for its leadership convention. In fact, every PEI political party will go into the next

election with a new leader. Wayne Tobito, CBC News, Charlottetown. In the Czech Republic, a political comeback for her former Prime Minister. Andre Babbage thanks a crowd of supporters after his party won the country's parliamentary election. His party took the most seats with 35% of the vote, but not enough to secure a majority. Babbage has been a fierce critic of his country's military support of Ukraine and has pledged to stop sending weapons in artillery there. Opposition parties have accused Babish of wanting to move the Czech Republic away from the European Union and NATO, and toward Russia, something he denies.

That is your World This Hour? Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.