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

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

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

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A message from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil kumar the israeli government is now putting in place the first phase of a peace deal with hamas which will help the agreement take effect it will lead to the return of some 40 Israeli hostages next week and a ceasefire but it isn't clear at this point when that will start crystal kumansi has more we will scale up the provision of food across gaza to reach 2.1 million people who need food aid tom fletcher the u.n's emergency relief corps The coordinator says the goal for the first 60 days of the ceasefire is to have hundreds of trucks moving into Gaza daily. Aid access is included in the comprehensive end of Gaza war plan. Text of the deal, brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt was made public last night after the Israeli government ratified it. An Israeli spokesperson says the IDF will still control 53% of the Gaza Strip. A multinational force, including military personnel from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and the U.S. will oversee the plan. Roughly 200 U.S. troops are being deployed to support the agreement.

It's unclear where they'll be stationed, but part of their assignment will be to create a joint civilian military command center. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem. 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 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. A former undercover police informant in the Mayor of Times is suing the RCMP in the federal government. He says he suffered abuse while working more than 40 years ago. Blair Rhodes reports.

Paul Derry says there's one question driving his lawsuit. is thinking to use somebody like that. Derry says when he was just 17, police sent him to infiltrate a child sex ring operating out of a motel in Moncton, New Brunswick. He says he ended up being abused himself. He had a lengthy career as an undercover operative, gathering information that led to dozens of convictions

across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, including that of Hells Angels hitmen. Derry was placed in witness protection for several years, so he was surprised when government lawyers suggested the lawsuit should be transferred from federal courts, where it was filed, to New Brunswick Provincial Court in Moncton. In 2019, it was deemed a threat area to me by the RCMP, and now they're asking me to go back there.

Derry and his lawyer are fighting the transfer request, but he says even if the case ends up being heard in Moncton, he's going to see it through. The RCMP is refusing to comment while the matter is before the courts. Blair Roads. CBC News, Halifax. Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year for Canadians. After technical glitches at the Canada Border Services Agency,

recently brought airports and border crossings of a crawl. Some travelers are taking no chances this weekend. As Colin Butler reports, some travelers are getting a jump on the crowds ahead of the holiday weekend. Took a day off work to be there earlier. Ricky Chang has a plan. Suitcase packed, running shoes ready. He left Thursday, Chicago bound.

He's not chasing Turkey. He's chasing the finish line at the Chicago Marathon, and he's beating the rush, or so he hopes. Last week, 48 hours of computer glitches at the Canada Border Services Agency jammed terminals at airports and border crossings that left travelers inching through lines and truckers parked for hours. This weekend, the CBSA says the systems are solid. We don't anticipate any outages this weekend. Superintendent Adam James says if we all do our part, there will be fewer snags. So Ricky Chang's early jump might just pay off.

And when he drives back home on Monday... I don't know what to expect, to be honest. A smooth border crossing after a long race. Now, that's something to be thankful for. Colin Butler. CBC News, London, Ontario. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

Thank you.