The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 01:00 EDT

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Israeli government has ratified the first phase of a peace deal with Hamas, setting the stage for the agreement to take effect. That means the return of some 48 Israeli hostages next week and a ceasefire, though it's not clear when exactly that will begin. Aaron Collins has more. On the streets of Gaza, jubilation, relief from Palestinians at the potential end of this country. Is it over? asks this man. No more bombing, no more drones, no displacement, no hunger. The initial terms of the ceasefire were agreed to Thursday. Under it, Hamas will return the remaining hostages by next week.

Shosh Bedrogyan is an Israeli government spokesperson. All of our hostages, the living and deceased, will be released 72 hours later, which will bring us to Monday. Israel is preparing to receive our hostages in all conditions they may be in. If the truce holds Israeli forces will partially withdraw from Gaza, holding on to roughly half of the enclave. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. The U.S. says it will send 200 troops to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire, part of a joint task force. Other countries are expected to participate. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada may have a role to play in supporting the ceasefire, but didn't specify what that would be. The next 48 hours are crucial.

We urge the parties, particularly Hamas, to follow through, release all the hostages, including the deceased hostages. The president and I discussed in the White House how Canada can support this process. Carney says Canada will step up with aid. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Nand says Canada has already put some $340 million on the table, which is the third highest Gaza aid commitment of any country. Quebec's Premier says its essential legislation needed to protect Quebec core cultural values. Opposition parties call it political theater.

A draft of a Quebec constitution has been tabled in the National Assembly. However, critics are questioning its legality. Sarah Levitt has more. Vive le Quebec. Quebec Premier Francois Legoe receiving a standing ovation from his party inside the National Assembly, announcing the tabling of a bill that would create an official constitution for the province, one that affirms the constitutional existence of the Quebec nation and protects aspects of the province's identity, including from the federal government.

Guillaume Rousseau is a law professor at the University of Sherbrook. When there's an infringement on the autonomy of Quebec by the federal government, there would be mechanisms so that all of the states of Quebec would resist to it. Paul St. Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Quebecois, says the Constitution means nothing since the Canadian Charter table. takes precedence as long as Quebec is a part of Canada. Our goal is to have a constitution of a country named Quebec, and then it becomes very interesting what you can change.

Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. Canada's only Major League Baseball team is now one step closer to the World Series as they get ready to play in the ALCS. And as Jamie's Trashon reports, it could be a challenge finding tickets to see them play. Let's go! In the champagne-soaked Blue Jay locker room, Springer and his teammates celebrate a serious victory over the mighty New York Yankees.

I'm so happy for our city, our fans, the country. For this team, the journey continues. Next up, the American League Championship series. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Eastern, and the demand was heavy. Hundreds of thousands of people on the Ticketmaster website. Some were lucky. You know, rolling lucky seven, and I got it for the whole family. For most, though, disappointment.

Yeah, unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to get them. Toronto will either play Seattle or Detroit in the next round, while those teams battle it out a welcome chance to recharge, says Drew Fair Service, who hosts a Blue Jay podcast. At this time of year, the rest is everything. Jace fans hope the extra rest may give All-Star Bo Bichet a chance to return to the lineup for a playoff run that has the whole country paying attention.

Jamie Strash and CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Neil Kumar.