The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 12:00 EDT

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It's like he's trying to date you all of the sudden. Yeah, and I do look like my mother. Love Me, available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Mike Miles. Singing in prayers in Tel Aviv's hostage square as a ceasefire in Gaza is now in effect. U.S. envoy Steve Whitkoff says Israeli soldiers have pulled back to the first demarcation line, beginning a 72-hour window for Hamas to free its hostages, followed by the Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners.

The rapid developments follow yesterday's agreement on the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan. The CBC's Willie Lowry has more from Washington. The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Israel to support and monitor the ceasefire. U.S. troops are not expected to enter Gaza. They'll be working alongside soldiers from Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The U.S. played an instrumental role in brokering this deal and is expected to continue to play a leading role as they push for this deal to move forward. In order for the hostages to be released and a to flow back into the Gaza Strip, the ceasefire must hold. President Trump has been adamant

that he wants to travel to the region and the White House has confirmed that he intends to do so, but the timeline is still unclear. He has said he hopes to travel to Egypt where an official signing ceremony is expected to take place. And according to Israeli media reports, he's expected to arrive in Israel on Monday morning. He will address the Knesset, Israel's parliament, and then likely head home. Willie Lowry, CBC News, Washington. The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize

is Maria Carino Machado. She's a key opposition figure in Venezuelan politics, and the Nobel Committee calls her extraordinary example of civilian courage. She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work, promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Machado is known as Venezuela's Iron Lady. She tried to run against Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 presidential election, but she was disqualified from holding office. After Maduro's re-election, Machado went into hiding, her location remains undisclosed. The RC&P are investigating a major fire in Natuashish Labrador. The First Nation Band Council Office was destroyed. Shortly after, a new chief was elected.

Daryl Din brings us the story. There's absolutely nothing left, only right to the ground. Former Mutsuo Inu Ban Council Chief John Newee says the fire came as a shock to him. The newly renovated Ban Council Office in Natuashik Labrador has been an anchor in the community. for 20 years. Now it's in ruins after being destroyed by a fire that broke out overnight. The incident unfolded just hours after the council posted election results on Facebook. In a statement posted to social media, the newly elected chief, Patricia Andrews, says, The First Nation will rebuild what was lost and move forward towards the goals that people voted for.

She also wrote, the community has been through enough, and violence will never solve anything. The reason for the fire is yet to be established. Another Innu community lost its band council office to suspected arson two years ago. Daryl Din, CBC News, Happy Valley Goose Bay. Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is taking steps to make life more affordable for Canadians. He says next month's budget will include new measures, including automatic federal benefits for low-income Canadians. Millions of lower-income Canadians don't file their taxes, either because they don't have the resources to do so, or because they think that their income is too low for it to matter.

And that means too often that the people who most need benefits often don't get them. The Canada Revenue Agency will introduce an automated and free process, so those eligible Canadians will just need to confirm details on a pre-filled tax return to receive all the benefits. They're entitled to. Canada gained 60,000 jobs in September. Statistics Canada says full-time positions fueled that growth, However, the jobless rate remains 7.1%. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.