The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/06 at 15:00 EDT

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It's like he's trying to date you all of the sudden. Yeah, and I do look like my mother. Love Me, available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. The federal fisheries and oceans minister says marine lands request for money is inappropriate. Ottawa has recently denied the park a permit to export its 30 remaining belugas to China. The Ontario company now says it has run out of money and will start euthanizing the whales unless the federal government reconsiders or comes up with cash by tomorrow.

Minister Joanne Thompson says marine land should try harder. Frankly, marine land is responsible for the care of the bulugas. They've been in their care for quite some time. And really the province of Ontario has a role here to ensure that the bulugas are well-maintained and care for. Thompson says she is talking to the company today to decide on the next steps. Changes are coming to the way Ottawa does its budget planning.

The federal budget will be presented in the fall instead of the spring. Ottawa says it's for better transparency. David Thurton reports. We need to spend less so we can invest more. Canada's finance minister offered a preview of his November 4th federal budget. Francois Filippe-Champine says day-to-day spending will be separate from capital spending. You know, when Canadians go and pay their sell bill, they understand that's an expense. When you buy a house, it's an investment.

So the government of Canada, when we're doing that, I think it's going to provide more clarity, more transparency. At committee, Conservative finance critic Jasrat Singh Halan didn't buy the approach. So are you guys going to be cooking the books, trying to trick Canadians with these tricky accounting practices? I think, Madam Chair, it's responsible for a member of parliament to use language like that. The finance minister added, the government will still report on whether it has balanced its overall budget. David Thornton, CBC News, Ottawa. Alberta students are staying home today. teacher strike in provincial history has begun with classes canceled at some 2,000 elementary

and high schools. A contract dispute between teachers and the province has dragged on for months, with the union voting against a contract offer last week. The province is offering some assistance to families, as the strike goes on, $30 per day for households with kids under 12. France is once again without a prime minister. Sebastian LeCourneau abruptly resigned hours after naming a new government. He blames increasingly polarized politics in a nation that's in crisis. Rebecca Rossman reports from Paris. Speaking outside the Elysee Palace, Sebastian Le Cornu says the job has become impossible amid political gridlock. A loyalist to President Emmanuel Macron, he criticized opposition parties for refusing to cooperate.

Both left and right-wing lawmakers had already slammed his new cabinet, nearly identical to his predecessor, Francois Beiruse. The Corn News resignation comes just 26 days after his appointment, making him France's fifth prime minister in less than two years. This farce has gone on long enough, says far-right party leader Marine Le Pen, calling on Macron to resign. The embattled president says he won't step down before the end of his term in 2027. His two options now are to dissolve Parliament or appoint yet another prime minister.

Rebecca Rossman for CBC News, Paris. The Edmonton Oilers have locked down their superstar captain at least for another couple of years. Connor McDavid has signed a two-year $25 million extension with the team, keeping him under contract through 2028. The three-time NHL MVP announced the news on social media saying, Our Journey Here continues alongside a photo of him and teammates at Edmonton's Rogers Place. McDavid is coming off his fifth straight hundred-point season. he also led his team to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals in 2024 and 2025.

The price of your double-double is going up by about three cents. Tim Horton says it has to increase the price of coffee to keep up with inflation. The company points out it's the first increase in about three years and the price of coffee beans more than doubled over that same period. And that is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Stephanie Scandaris.