The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 14:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. U.S. President Donald Trump says American mediators and negotiators for Israel and Hamas are talking today and will hold in-person mediations tomorrow in Cairo. This morning, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated that he wants to see hostages released as soon as possible. Sasha Petrasek reports from Jerusalem.

Families of hostages and their superiors. Quarters fail the center of Tel Aviv, eager for an imminent release. They urge U.S. President Donald Trump to keep the pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He's been accused of prolonging the war to please right-wing allies. Vowing coordination with Washington, Netanyahu says 20 living hostages and the bodies of the dead could be home within a week. But he warns the deal's not final. Hamas is insisting on a full Israeli withdrawal of forces before the release. Trump has mapped out a partial withdrawal.

He's also told Israel to stop its air campaign. Though loud booms are still heard over Gaza City, negotiators and mediators are on their way to Cairo for talks on finalizing the deal. Sasha Petrosich, CBC News, Jerusalem. In Ukraine. Emergency service workers clear chunks of rubble in the aftermath of Russian strikes that killed at least five people overnight. Local authorities say dozens of missiles and over 100 drones were launched in the attacks.

Ukrainian president, Philodomier Zelensky, is criticizing Allied nations over their inaction. Zelensky suggested that the lack of global reaction to escalating attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, is prompting Russia to continue. British Columbia continues to make its objections known to the Alberta government's proposal for a bitumen pipeline that would run through both provinces. Currently, no route has been specified and no private company has agreed to build or operate this pipeline.

BC Energy Minister Adrian Dix says that's the big sticking point for his province. The project itself is divisive, but it's not a real project yet. And so when people say, oh, well, you're putting things at stake, What exactly are we putting a stake? When we propose the dozens of projects we're putting forward, they have proponents and business plan. The hypothetical pipeline has also raised questions about whether Ottawa would repeal its tanker ban in northern BC waters

to accommodate it, something that a number of BC First Nations have said they firmly oppose. And conservative leader Pierre Pollyev 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 Pollyev says this bill infringes on Canadians' rights. Kate McKenna has our exclusive story. Let me take this opportunity to talk about other legislation that's... For weeks in the House of Commons, public safety minister Gary and Assangery

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 Pauliev 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, saying some provisions seem 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. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, head to our website, cBCNews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.