The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/12 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/12 at 19:00 EDT

You might be familiar with the voice of Seth McFarlane. For over 20 years, he's been the voice of Peter and Stewie Griffin, Brian the Dog, Quagmire on Family Guy. Of course, he also created it. But did you know Seth has made a name for himself as a bona fide crooner, like an incredible vocalist? On cue with me, Tom Power, Seth McFarland will tell you how it all started with his love of film scores.

While he still uses a live orchestra for Family Guy, which is a bit of a lost tradition in TV, You can hear that now on Q with Tom Power wherever you get your podcasts, including on YouTube. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Anticipation is growing in both Israel and Gaza as the clock ticks down to a historic exchange. The 20 surviving hostages will return to Israel, followed by about 2,000 Palestinian detainees, who will be released and brought into Gaza. Margaret Evans explains what's expected to.

to happen in the coming hours. The International Committee of the Red Cross, I should say, is once more handling the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees. They'll be the ones collecting the hostages from a point in Gaza and taken, we understand, in a convoy of about eight vehicles to Israel, to a reception area, where specialist medical attention and psychological help will be available, and then, of course, to be reunited with their families. There are 250 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who are expected to be released.

The Red Cross, their vehicles will take the prisoners to designated spots in the West Bank. From there, they will be distributed to their families. 1,700 Palestinians from Gaza who were detained by Israel without charge over the course of the war are also due to be released. Senior international correspondent Margaret Evans in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the world leaders gathering in Egypt tomorrow for a summit chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abel Fate El-Sisi.

They are said to discuss ending the war in Gaza. Neither Israel nor Hamas will be there. Ottawa is expected to announce its second list of major nation-building infrastructure projects next month. And one of the potential projects is the $3 billion Kivallik Hydro Fiber Link, which would start in Manitoba and connect Western Nunavut to electric grids and high-speed internet. Karen Pauls tells us more. This project is so important to us. Huno Tatuni heads the Kivilik Inuit Association.

He's also on the board of Newkik, the Inuit-run Corporation, in charge of the project. Nunavut imports all of its fuel to power diesel generators. the main electricity source for isolated communities. The proposed hydrofiber link would stretch 1,200 kilometers, connecting Manitoba Hydro's power grid to five western Nunavut communities and a gold mine. What an amazing time to be a Canadian. The premiers of Manitoba and Nunavut have agreed to work together on the project. The mayor of Rankin Inlet, Harry Totangi, sees the benefits.

But he has questions. Will locals get any of the jobs? and how will it impact the environment and the wildlife? Proponents know it's a delicate balance, but Kuno Tatwinis says... There's no better time than now to connect the rest of Canada. Karen Paul's CBC News, Winnipeg. Madagascar's president is accusing a military unit of attempting a coup against his government. An officer from the unit known as Kapsat says they are taking command of all of the country's armed forces. The unit was pivotal in bringing President

Andre Rajalina to power after a coup in 2009. On Saturday, Capsat soldiers joined anti-government protests that have plunged the country into crisis for weeks now. Protest first broke out over water and electricity shortages. They've since expanded to include calls for a complete overhaul of the government. An anticipation is reaching a fever pitch in Toronto and across the country ahead of the first game in the ALL Championship Series. The Toronto Blue Jays go up against the Seattle Mariners in just over an hour. Shortstop, Bo Bichette will once again not be in the lineup. He suffered a left knee sprain five weeks ago

and was clearly uncomfortable as he tried base running drills yesterday. If the Jays take down the Mariners over the next seven games, they are headed to the World Series. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.