The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/09 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/09 at 05:00 EDT

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Go to Building Better Schools.ca. A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. A U.S. back plan for a ceasefire in Gaza could be implemented within hours. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have now agreed to a deal that will finally end more than two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker the deal. He spoke last night with Fox News. The whole world came together, to be honest, so many countries that you wouldn't have even thought of it.

They came together. The world has come together around this deal. And that's something I would say that without that wouldn't happen. Word of the ceasefire reached the streets of Gaza overnight. You're listening to a group of Palestinians celebrating in Han Yunus. Young men broke into song and cheered. The deal to end the fighting in Gaza and for Hamas. to release the hostages came after three days of talks in Egypt.

In Israel, celebrations broke out in Tel Aviv's hostage square. Families of the hostages started singing a prayer for peace, and there is reaction around the world, including here in Canada. Maureen Lesham is a Toronto woman whose cousin Romi was held hostage by Hamas. She was freed in January of this year. I'm feeling genuinely optimistic. This will happen. You know, this news has brought a breath of life back into all of us.

For the first time, in a really, really long time, there's a sense of movement. And I see this as a universal human victory. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez posted on the Platform X, I urge all concerned to abide fully by the terms of the agreement, All hostages must be released in a dignified manner. A permanent ceasefire must be secured. The fighting must stop once and for all. Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador will cast ballots in a provincial election next Tuesday.

Last night, the leaders of the three major political parties faced off in a debate. The main topic was the new Churchill Falls deal with Quebec. Heather Gillis reports. Liberal leader John Hogan, progressive conservative Tony Wakeham and NDP leader Jim Dins squared off during the only live televised leaders debate of Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025 provincial election. One issue permeated at all. The Churchill Falls Hydro deal with Quebec.

It's a complex and pivotal agreement in a province with a history of bad power deals. Liberal leader John Hogan says the province won't let billions of dollars and thousands of jobs slip by. Why can't we say to Quebec, we want a good deal with you that benefits Newfoundlanders and Labradurians not only on Gall Island, but on Churchill Falls. PC leader Tony Wakeham says he'll move ahead with the deal but wants an independent review and a binding referendum. Quebec are dancing in the streets right now,

and the press is telling them to keep their voices down because they don't want people to realize how good a deal it is for Quebec and bad for Newfoundland and Labrador. Meanwhile, NDP leader Jim Dinn wants more transparency. It can be no partisan politics in this. Election Day is October 14th. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. A city councilor from Campbell River, B.C.,

is joining the federal NDP leadership race. My name's Teneal Johnston, and I'm running to lead this party, your party, with integrity, inclusion, and inspiration. Stand with me, join my team, and together, let's build a better future for every Canadian. Teneal Johnston says she's the first indigenous woman to run for the NDP leadership.

New Democrats will pick their next leader in March at a convention in Winnipeg. Jeff Hoffman strikes out Cody Bellinger, and the Blue Jays have done it. They have knocked off the New York Yankees. They have won their first playoff series since 2016. The Toronto Blue Jays won game four of their division series last night against the New York Yankees. Final score 5'2. They'll now advance in the playoffs.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil. Herland.