The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 10:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg in gaza this morning explosions heard over the territory israel continues its offensive in the territory even as negotiations to secure a ceasefire move forward in direct talks between israel and hamas are set for tomorrow in cairo with egypt acting as mediator donald trump is pressuring hamas to move faster quote All bets will be off. The U.S. President also claims Israel has agreed to an initial withdrawal line in Gaza. And he says if Hamas agrees, it clears the way for a ceasefire and hostage release. In Tel Aviv, crowds filled hostage square last night, hopeful that their family members could soon come home.

There are finally some very positive signs that a ceasefire will be signed. We know that President Trump has been pushing it. Unfortunately, knowing our Prime Minister Netanyahu, we are very worried that he will find a way to sabotage like he did in the past two years already. Netanyahu has been accused of prolonging the war for personal political gain. Ukraine was under air raid alert for most of the night, with the western city of Lviv, hit by a barrage of missiles and drones. The local governor says at least five people are dead, two others injured.

An attack on Zaporizia left more than 70,000 customers without electricity. Meanwhile, neighboring Poland scrambled its fighter jets to protect its airspace from Russian incursion. Conservative leader Pierre Pahliav says his party will not be supporting a key piece of liberal legislation in the House of Commons. Bill C2 was introduced last spring with the goal of strengthening. border security. But in an interview with CBC News, Pollyavs said the bill infringes upon Canadians' rights. Kate McKenna has this exclusive story. Let me take this opportunity to talk about other legislation. For weeks in the House of Commons, public safety minister Gary and Nandesangri has been promoting his bill, C2, also known as

the Strong Borders Act. But now the proposed legislation may not have enough support to pass through the House of Commons. In an interview with CBC News, Conservative leader Pierre Polyev says, his party won't support it. Their current bill, C2, will not pass unless they remove the violations of Canadians' individual freedoms. The bill was introduced in part to persuade the U.S. administration that concerns about safety at the Canadian border were unwarranted. It would give law enforcement more powers around border security, immigration enforcement, and information sharing. But civil liberties and privacy experts criticized it, saying some provisions seemed to go beyond border control. For example, it allows police access to some of an individual's digital activity without a warrant.

Both the Block Quebecois and the NDP have expressed similar concerns. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Polls are open in Syria for the country's first parliamentary election since the fall of autocratic ruler Bashar al-Assad last December. And there's criticism in the process. Two-thirds of the seats are being voted on by electoral colleges. The remaining one-third is going to be appointed by interim president, Amad. Al-Sharah. Human rights groups are warning it's undemocratic. The transitional government says a popular vote is impossible at this time, and that's due to the displacement of millions of Syrians

from the Civil War. Canada picked up some medals, including two golds at the World Parah Athletics Championships in New Delhi, 32-year-old wheelchair racer Anthony Bouchard of Quebec City, won today's men's 100-meter T-52 final for the gold. Yesterday, 39-year-old, Greg Stewart of Victoria, B.E., captured gold in the men's shot put F-46 final. Also scoring a medal was Julia Haynes. The 30-year-old from Vancouver won bronze in the women's shot put F-33 final. Canada currently sits 29th out of 61 nations competing with seven total medals. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag. Thank you.