The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/08 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/08 at 02:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil hurland russia is using new tactics in its war against ukraine improvised explosive devices a hallmark of the war in afghanistan are now found in ukraine covert assassinations railway sabotage and mysterious arsons far from the front lines are bringing a whole new dimension to vladimir putin's fight the cbc's ben macou reports from ukule Ukraine. At a Kiev training facility with Ukrainian soldiers preparing for a war that isn't just being fought on the front lines. An officer who CPC cannot name per Ukrainian protocol warns me about Kremlin spies inside his country. The number of agents that Russia constantly maintains in Ukraine is excessively high. Using the secrecy of the telegram app, Russia's FSB spy agency has recruited desperate civilians in need of money or duped them into assassination plots and

planting IEDs. In May, Ukrainian authorities followed a plot involving a teen given an IED that Russia directed him to hide at a busy military recruitment center. Stephen Ray is a counterterrorism analyst at the U.S.-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Russia is basically exploiting vulnerable individuals who are desperate for some sort of money to carry out these attacks. As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth birthday, so too does the shadow war. Ben Maku, CBC News, The conflict between Via Rail and the Canadian National Railway is costing the Crown Corporation. Via has offered millions of dollars in travel credits to passengers affected by speed limits imposed at CN crossing since last year.

Gabriel Le Marcant-Perrault reports. Via Rail has been paying the price for its dispute with CN since the fall of 2024. CBC has learned that the conflict related to CN's decision to impose speed limits at railroad cruise. crossings has cost nearly $31 million in travel credits in nine months. Travel credits of up to 100% of the price paid are offered to passengers whenever a train is more than an hour late. Jacques-Rae is a retired professor specializing in transportation and logistics management. It adds to the frustration of the VRA users who are facing an unreliable schedule service.

For the past few weeks, train have been able to run at a continent. instant, albeit reduced, speed over longer segments. Both VRL and CN insist they will not compromise on safety, but the two cannot agree and the measures that should be put in place to protect all passengers. Gabrielle Markampereau, CBC News, Ottawa. A career fair for people with autism in downtown Ottawa drew hundreds of job seekers. Jody Applewaith spoke with some of the candidates looking for work. Dozens of job seekers lined up at booths, resumes in hand,

waiting to speak to prospective employers. It's been years, maybe since 2009, that I've been looking for work and no luck. Hager Kasab says she's losing hope after years spent looking for a job. She says her disability has made the search harder. Often, employers treat her differently than her peers or can't meet the accommodation she needs.

For me, it's been degrading. For many others living with autism, it's a similar story. The Spectrum Works Career Fair is meant to change that. Co-founder, Neil Forster. We have been very successful in finding a lot of people employment, and I think that's what really kind of pushes us to keep doing this event. Kasab again. There is a little bit of hope left from being here.

The job fair moves to downtown Toronto next Friday. Jodi Applewaith, CBC News, Ottawa. And finally, it was a tough loss for Canadian baseball fans. Diving stop at third by Carriero. He will fall out, and that's the Borgie. The New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays tonight 9-6 in game three of the American League Division series. The Jays were ahead 6-1 at the start of the night, but the Yankees roared back. Toronto leads the best of five series 2 to 1.

Game 4 is Wednesday in New York. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.