The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/05 at 22:00 EDT

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Representatives from Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas will meet with U.S. and Egyptian mediators in Cairo tomorrow to try to finalize a ceasefire plan for Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. Meantime, Israeli planes and tanks continue to pound parts of the Gaza Strip today. The CBC's Paul Hunter reports from Jerusalem. From Gaza, yet more plumes of dark smoke on the horizon after another Israeli strike. From its streets, frustration. We still have people being killed every day. They are dead every day. In Israel, with demonstrators at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv last night,

again demanding an end to the war. and the release of the remaining hostages still held by Hamas, word of the proposed peace plan had energized the huge crowd. To that end, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending his team of negotiators to Cairo for those talks on the plan's details with intermediators who will then meet with Hamas. Trump posting on social media a map of the Gaza Strip with a yellow line marking a large stretch of land in which Israeli forces could remain during the deal's early stages. That brought more pessimism back in Gaza. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads back to Washington this week for a meeting with the U.S. President, and this time there's some optimism about improvements on steel and aluminum tariffs. But even if there is a breakthrough, there's a new concern. Canadian lumber. J.P. Tasker has more. We're going to be friends with Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed back to Washington for a second high-stakes Oval Office meeting. And while the last one in May was cordial. Canada is a very special place. US President Donald Trump has only ramped up

the pressure on Canada since then, adding new tariffs and hiking others. Canada has been fighting behind the scenes ahead of the visit and senior government officials tell CBC News they are feeling optimistic, saying there is the possibility of a breakthrough on the punishing steel

and aluminum tariffs. But the forestry sector is also reeling from Trump's new duties and tariffs, which run as high as 45%, on soft with lumber. The last time these two leaders came face-to-face, Carney described the meeting as constructive. But with pressure building at home for a deal, the Prime Minister may have to deliver more than that this time around. J.P. Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. Starting tomorrow morning, every teacher across Alberta is set to walk off the job. That's a first for the province with public, Catholic,

and French teachers going on strike. Jason Schilling is president of the Union, the Alberta Teachers' Association. Teachers are resolved. They're committed to making sure that they can make their classrooms better because they've had enough of watching kids fall through the cracks. The previous contract expired in August 2024. Well, the Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from a spot in the American League Championship Series after another victory over the New York Yankees. This time, the Jays beat the Yankees 13-7. The CBC's Thomas Dagler reports. And a 22-year-old in Trey The Blue Jays sent rookie pitcher Trey Yassavage to the mound for only his fourth start in the major leagues. But the 22-year-old delivered in a big way, shutting down the Yankees with 11 strikeouts, setting a new record for the Jays in the playoffs.

The sellout crowd of more than 44,000 gave Yassavich a standing ovation as he left the field. It's something I've never felt before the energy and the passion that this fan base has. At bat, the Jays kept blasting, with a pair of home runs from Dalton Varsho, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the team's first-ever post-season Grand Slam. With the 13-7 win, the Jays are now just one away from advancing to the American League championship series. The two teams next face each other Tuesday in New York. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.

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