The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/12 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/12 at 07:00 EDT

The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in Canada, and Google is helping Canadians innovate in ways both big and small, from mapping accessible spaces so the disabled community can explore with confidence, to unlocking billions in domestic tourism revenue. Thousands of Canadian companies are innovating with Google AI. Innovation is Canada's story. Let's tell it together. Find out more at g.co slash Canadian Innovation. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg we start in israel a country in anticipation and preparation

this morning awaiting tomorrow's expected return of 48 hostages living and dead and they were held by hamas in gaza the cbc's crystal gamansing is in tel aviv a massive clog in hostages square tracks the days hours and minutes since the October 7th massacre. A visual display of the desperate wait for reunification. Yulia Drabkin walked the square. When you see it, you don't just pass it. It's very touching and horrid to be here. Last night, thousands packed into the square cheering Jared Kushner.

The U.S. president's son-in-law said he would wait and celebrate on Monday. Acknowledging the returns as joyful for some closure for others, and an end to the suffering for the people in Gaza. For most of them, we're experiencing this through no fault of their own. As many as 600 trucks are to flood supplies into Gaza daily as a part of phase one of the peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Crystal Gamanscing, CBC News, Tel Aviv. Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations.

It says the attacks are in risk. response to repeated violations of its territory. It also accuses Pakistan bombing the capital Kabul earlier this week. Pakistan hasn't confirmed the number of today's casualties. Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan are closed this morning. Some historic sites in eastern Canada are reporting a concerning trend. Lately, someone's been trying to dig up artifacts under the cover of night. It's damaging the archaeological historical history. and the culprit is risking big fines. Shane O'Luck reports.

Archaeological sites in Canada are protected by law, but in the last few weeks, someone's been raiding two historic sites on either side of the New Brunswick, Nova Scotia border. Tim LeBlanc-Murphy of Parks Canada says staff have found at least 150 holes. We have been able to determine that the activities happening in the sort of in the dead of night.

Meanwhile, a historic site from the 1600s in Fairyland, Newfoundland, suffered a brazen dig right through its cobblestone yard this summer. Site archaeologist Barry Galton says nothing like it has happened in 30 years. Now people are actually for the first time ever coming in and actually destroying those features to find a little, I don't know, buckle or part of a coin or who knows what. Archaeologists say removing artifacts messes with a place of shared history. Parks Canada says they haven't seen this issue spread to other historic sites across the country, but anyone who's caught doing it risks big fines up to $25,000.

Shane Alux, CBC News, Halifax. It's a big day for Canadian baseball fans. For the first time since October of 2016, the American League Championship Series will be played on this side of the border as the Toronto Blue Jays look to move a step closer to the World Series, hosting their expansion cousin, Seattle Mariners. Thomas Dagg reports. Let's go Blue Jays.

Let's go Blue Jays! After knocking out the Yankees, Blue Jays fans hope to see their team keep barreling through opponents. Hopefully we can go all the way. Next up, the Seattle Mariners. The Jays last made it this far in the playoffs in back-to-back seasons a decade ago. The city caught fire, the whole country caught fire. I've never seen anything like it. John Gibbons was the team's manager back then, and he predicts the Jays have what it takes to go even further this time.

I think you have a real good shot of winning the World Series. Legendary slugger Joe Carter led the team to baseball. ball's biggest prize 32 years ago. Swinging a belt, left field, way back. Blue Jays win it. And in this squad, he sees talent up and down the roster. It's not just one guy carrying that team. It's just everybody is picking everybody up. With four wins needed to advance, history is once again within reach.

Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Figg.