The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 04:00 EDT

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Representatives from Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas will meet with U.S. Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo today to try to finalize a ceasefire plan for Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the plan last week. Anthony King is a professor of war. studies at the University of Exeter in England. Despite any skepticism audiences around the world might have, the fact is Trump has got the parties to a place where they might actually discuss these points. And it's a moment of, in a terrible war and a terrible series of events, it's actually a

moment of optimism. It's going to be difficult to execute this plan, but it's a moment of optimism in my view. Tomorrow will mark the second anniversary of the start of the war when Hamas attacked Southern Israel. Starting this morning, teachers across Alberta are set to walk off the job. Fifty-one thousand public, Catholic, and French school teachers are planning to go on strike. Jason Chilling is president of the Alberta Teachers Association. He spoke at a union rally yesterday outside the Alberta legislature. Right now, our schools are stretched too thin. It's beyond the breaking point. Classrooms are overcrowded. Students. with complex needs don't have the supports they need. Teachers are being asked to do more with less.

During her radio program Saturday, Alberta Premier Daniel Smith said the government has asked the union to call off the strike, describing the potential job action as a lose, lose, lose situation for teachers, parents, and students. The union and the provincial government have been deadlocked in talks for more than a month. The previous contract expired in August 2024. A new report obtained exclusively by CBC reveals Canadian surveillance technology was used in two U.S. strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats that killed at least 14 people last month. Eric Sito has details. You've probably seen the images. U.S. military surveying Venezuelan boats from the air before they're blown up. A new report says Canadian surveillance

technology was part of those strikes on September 2nd. and September 15, Kelsey Gallagher of the NGO Project Plow Shares. It was very clear that the footage was coming from a Canadian sensor, right? So this sensor is produced by a company based in Waterdown in Hamilton called L3 Harris West Cam. Gallagher says those strikes were recorded through special cameras and sensors made in Canada. CBC also did its own visual analysis. Although the videos were obscured, digital markers in those U.S. videos closely matched previously. released L3 Harris West Cam footage. The company, L3 Harris, says it doesn't comment on military

operations. Global Affairs Canada said it's aware of the U.S. operation and is monitoring the situation. Eric Cito, CBC News, Toronto. Well, the Toronto Blue Jays are one-win away from a spot in the American League Championship series after another victory against 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 Yassavage. 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 sell-out 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 these, this fan base has. At bat, the Jays kept blasting with a pair of home runs from Dalton Bar Show, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the team's first ever postseason 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. I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.