The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/09 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/09 at 23:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Kumar. Breaking news. The union representing striking postal workers announced that it will move from a nationwide walkout to rotating strikes, which will begin on Saturday. Canadian Union of Post workers' national president, Jen Simpson, has issued a statement that says it will start at 6 a.m. local time, saying the move to rotating strikes will get mail and parcels in the hands of Canadians. Canada Post now has 45 days to respond with a plan to implement the government's measures from the announcement back on September 25th. The caution, some are expressing about the ceasefire agreement,

is in direct contrast to the confidence coming from the White House. Donald Trump says he ended the war and created peace in the Middle East, taking credit, but also thanking Arab nations for cooperating. Katie Simpson has more. We ended the war in Gaza and really on a much bigger base. has created peace. There is no sense of caution countering Trump's optimism. He appears confident in his plan and that it will be respected.

Momentum around peace talks started building in early September, after Trump became angry with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, which is an American ally. The U.S. was given no heads up, and a frustrated Trump ratcheted up pressure on Israel to accept a deal. according to John Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor. So that may have been enough of a shock to Israel that it dislodge things. Trump is now planning a trip to the Middle East, invited to speak to the Israeli parliament with hopes of witnessing a peace deal signing in Egypt.

He's intent on taking credit for this moment and is openly asking to be given the Nobel Peace Prize. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Belgium police say they thwarted a terrorist plot aimed at the country's politicians, including the Prime Minister. Federal prosecutors say, after searching the homes of three suspects, investigators discovered a homemade explosive, and there were indications that the group planned to use a drone as part of their attack. Two men have been arrested. A third suspect was detained and later released. They play a key role in life-saving surgeries, and Canada doesn't have enough of them. Perfusionists are highly specialized medical professionals needed for heart operations,

but a shortage is getting so bad that in Quebec, health care workers have filed an official complaint. Alison Northcott reports. My mom was an absolute joy to be around. This Thanksgiving marks one year since Daniel Fuster's mother, Debbie, died while waiting for triple bypass surgery in Manitoba. It's the kind of death on a surgical waitlist cardiologists and heart surgeons in Quebec are warning about. Dr. Bernal-Cantin is president of the Association of Cardiologists of Quebec. 80 people have died in the last year, year and a half waiting for their surgery. largely due to a shortage of staff like perfusionists.

Profusionists play a crucial role during heart surgery, running the machine that does the life-sustaining work of the heart and lungs. But the associations of cardiologists and heart surgeons plan to file an ombudsman complaint because they say the province hasn't done enough. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group has been tossed out by a federal judge who decided that the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar's disc track are opinion, not liable.

The music company denied that and the judge agreed. Drake sued his own record label, promoting the song Not Like Us. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us where we get your podcast. We update every hour, seven days a week. Or for news any time, you can visit our website at cbcnews.com. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.