The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 21:00 EDT

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This week will be critical for the U.S. President's Gaza ceasefire plan. Delegations from Israel, the Palestinian militant group Hamas, and the United States are meeting in Egypt tomorrow. To finalize the agreement, Marco Rubio is the U.S. Secretary of State. He says the deal could still fall apart. This is the closest we've come to getting all of the hostages. is released every single one, all 48, including the 28 who were deceased, of course the 20 that are still alive. But there's a lot of pitfalls along the way. There's some work to be done here. We're hoping

it will be finalized very quickly early this week. If it doesn't, then I think the entire deal becomes imperiled. This Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of the start of the war when Hamas invaded southern Israel. The fight between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat-run cities is heating up. A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the president's plan. to deploy federal troops in Portland. But Trump is trying to find a way around that and is now deploying hundreds of U.S. National Guard troops to Chicago as well.

Ashley Burke has more. Washington, D.C., went from a hellhole to a safe place. We're going to do that in Chicago. We're going to do that in Portland. He's doing that even after a federal judge in Portland ruled last night that Trump's gone too far. She issued a temporary restraining order, blocking Trump from sending National Guard troops to Portland.

Today's ruling is a healthy check on the president's power. Oregon's attorney general, Dan Rayfield, calling it the right move. But hours later came news from California's governor that Trump is sending a National Guard troops to Oregon, but deploying them from California instead. On Tuesday, Trump told military leaders he wants to use American cities as training grounds for troops to respond to civil disturbances. And he's pointing to ongoing protests in Portland and Chicago as his justification.

This is a war zone. Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Christy Knoem, on Fox News, after Trump today authorized deploying 300 National Guard troops there too. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Washington. Officials in Nova Scotia say a wildfire in Annapolis Valley is still burning out of control. The province's Department of Natural Resources says the Lake George fire grew slightly over the weekend. up to 285 hectares. Firefighters have been dealing with dry and windy conditions, but continue working to build fire breaks around the perimeter.

About 350 homes and cottages have been evacuated. Officials say so far no structures have been damaged. Alberta teachers are set to strike Monday morning. They've been in a dispute with the provincial government for months. After a breakdown in talks, tens of thousands of teachers plan to walk off the job. Sam Samson reports. Thousands of families are finding ways to deal with the province-wide teacher strike starting Monday.

It's a tipping point after months of negotiations between the province and the union. Teachers want more money, a cap on classroom sizes, and more resources for kids with complex needs. The province's latest offer included a 12% wage increase and 3,000 more teachers. That was rejected by almost 90% of Alberta Teachers Association members. We fully support the teachers. Though she now has to figure out what her three-school-aged children will do during the strike, Beverly McCool says she stands with educators. And we're not asking for 15 student classrooms.

Like, they're asking for 25 students. To help with the emergency child care, the province promised parents of children 12 and under $30 a day per child while the strike is underway. On Sunday, thousands gathered in Edmonton, Calgary, and other communities to show support for the strike. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. And finally, the Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from advancing to the American League Championship series. Offense everywhere as they beat the Yankees 13 to 7, and they're going to take a 2-0 lead into the Bronx. The Jays are headed to New York for game three.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.