The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/08 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/08 at 11:00 EDT

How do you know Dwayne the Rock Johnson? Is it as a mega movie star in Jumanji or The Fast and the Furious? Is it as Maui in Disney's Moana? Or are you a wrestling fan and you still smell what the rock is cooking? In the new film The Smashing Machine, Dwayne goes back to his fighting roots. And there's only one guy he wanted to direct the film, Benny Safdi. Benny will tell you about directing the movie. Dwayne Johnson is calling the most challenging of his career.

You can hear that now on cue with me, Tom Power, wherever you get your podcasts, including YouTube. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. CBC News has learned that Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the Keystone XL pipeline in his meeting yesterday with U.S. President Donald Trump. Keystone XL would move oil from northern Alberta to the American Midwest, but both the Obama and the Biden administrations kept the project from moving forward. Trump has said in the past that he wants to revive Keystone, and it's possible Carney is prepared to use it as leverage in his tariff negotiations with the White

House. Former FBI director James Comey appeared in a Virginia courtroom this morning. I'm pleaded not guilty to two charges laid by the U.S. Justice Department. Comey is accused of providing false statements and obstructing a congressional proceeding. The case is linked to an investigation Khomey led into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. His trial is set to start January 5th. Now to the guys at peace talks in Egypt, where special U.S. envoy Steve Whitkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are now at the table.

Crystal Gamansing has more from Jerusalem. We're in very serious negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the arrival of American delegates in Sharmal Shik yesterday and expressed optimism about a deal. I think there's a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East, even beyond the Gaza situation. In an effort to nudge talks along, the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is also joining a team of mediators. The Prime Minister of Qatar and the head of Turkey's intelligence agency will also take part. Those nations have leverage as they could bar or

expel Hamas. Egyptian officials have said talks are currently focused on initial steps in the plan. ending the war, bringing aid into Gaza, returning the hostages, and releasing Palestinian prisoners. Global leaders are encouraging all parties to seize the opportunity for peace. Chris Dolga Mancing, CBC News, Jerusalem. The Israeli military has intercepted another aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea. And according to Israel, six Canadians are among the activists who have been detained. The flotilla includes nine vessels that were believed to be. looking to challenge Israel's naval blockade

of Gaza. Israel says 145 people were aboard the boats and they are now being processed for deportation. A potentially dangerous game of cat and mouse is playing out across the North Atlantic, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea. It involves NATO allies

and a Russian surveillance ship that appears to be mapping undersea infrastructure. Murray Brewster has a story. CRV. Canadian Navy divers training to dispose of underwater mines and threats. Threats that are becoming more abundant around undersea pipelines and cables,

particularly in the Baltic Sea, is it sabotage or accidents? Allies aren't sure, but are concerned about a Russian intelligence ship found loitering near those cables in the Baltic and off the UK. NATO has established a mission known as Baltic Sentry to monitor threats, but instead of divers, it's drones. Germany's armaments minister, Jens Plotner, who has met with Canadian defense and naval officials to talk about possible cooperation on drones. Plotner says securing such a vast underwater network is going to have to be a responsibility shared with private pipeline and cable owners.

It's certainly also the responsibility of the companies. Can they do it alone? No. But they should significantly contribute. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. The New York Yankees beat the Blue Jays last night. Diving stop at third by Cavallero. He will fall it out, and that's the ball game. 9-6 is a final score for the Yankees, and New York has its first win in this best of five American League divisional series. So the Jays are up two games to one, and they'll try again tonight to close things out. Game four again in New York.

And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca.com. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.