The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/10 at 15:00 EDT

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The debater's 20th anniversary season, comedy, worth arguing about. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. The federal government is rolling out an automatic tax filing system for low-income Canadians. Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's a way

to ensure eligible people receive all of the federal benefits that they are entitled to. Kate McKenna explains. The budget will set out what we will build, will also set out how we will build. In the first of what's expected to be several pre-budget announcements, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will automate tax filing for low-income Canadians.

Right now, some low-income Canadians lose out on federal benefits because they don't file tax returns. This program will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits in the next few years that would otherwise be left unclaimed, helping our most vulnerable get the supports that they need. Carney also announced plans to make the federal school food program permanent, working with provinces to provide meals to students and expand the Canada's strong pass through next summer, making national parks free to visit, and making rail travel free or at a reduced cost for people under 25.

Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada's striking postal workers are changing their tactics and moving to rotating strikes instead. Mark Lubinsky, with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, says they're making the change to end the inconvenience for Canadians. Postal workers, what we do best is, deliver the mail, we sort the mail, and that's why we're returning back to work. Small businesses, the public needs postal services, but we also will continue on our fight

to keep door-to-door delivery. Cup W estimated that people will start receiving mail again on Tuesday or Wednesday as contract negotiations continue. An explosion in Tennessee has killed several people and a number of others remain unaccounted for. The blast happened at a facility that makes explosive. of devices for the U.S. military. Humphrey's county sheriff, Chris Davis, says his priority is notifying the families of victims. We've got a lot of moving parts. We've got a very big investigation. This is not going to be something that we're going to be like a car wreck or something like that, that we're just going to clean up the debris and leave. We're going to probably

be here for a couple of few days. The cause of this explosion remains unknown. The clock is ticking for Hamas to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza. They have until Monday at noon local time to do so. And a ceasefire is now in effect. God willing, this will be the last war we see, says this Palestinian resident. He and others, displaced by two years of fighting, are returning to see what is left of their homes. A United Nations official says Israel has given them the green light to begin delivering more aid to Gaza beginning on Sunday. Ricardo Piraes, with the UN Children's Agency, says it's critical that human humanitarian help get to those who need it quickly.

We risk seeing a massive spike in child death, not only neonatal, but also infants, given their immune systems are more compromised than ever before. Nor have they had access to proper food. To add to this cold winter, without adequate shelter and clothing, will be lethal. The UN says a quarter of Gaza's population suffers from famine. And Maria Corino Machada is this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, The Venezuelan opposition leader received the honor for promoting democratic rights in her country. Machado gained political momentum in the 2024 elections, but was then disqualified from running by the Maduro government.

She's been in hiding for months now because of threats to her life. Christian Harviken, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, called Machado to deliver the news. You will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 20, 25. Oh my God. This is a movement. This is a treatment of a whole society. I am just, you know, one person. I certainly do not deserve this.

I think both the movement and you deserve it. In a statement, Machado said Venezuela is close to being free from tyranny and oppression. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilvery. Thank you.