The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/14 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/14 at 19:00 EDT

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We can't move on. We can't move on with the construction of Gaza. We can't move on with bringing in supplies. We can't move on with bringing people back to their homes. Meantime, the UN estimates about $70 billion are needed for the reconstruction of Gaza. Special Representative Yako Siliers says the early stages of cleanup are underway. We've already removed about 81,000 tons. The majority of the debris removal is at the moment to provide access to humanitarian actors

so that they can provide the much needed aid. and support. Humanitarian groups say the aid currently flowing isn't enough and call for unhindered access. Results are starting to come in in the Newfoundland and Lappador election. Liberal leader John Hogan is hoping voters will give his party another majority government. Progressive conservative leader, Tony Wakeham, says it's time for change. And ultimately, NDP leader Jim Dyn says he thinks this election will be a referendum on the Liberals' leadership. Health care, the economy, and an energy deal with Quebec have been the big issues this campaign. A new 10% U.S. tariff on Canadian softwood lumber takes effect today.

Lumber exports from New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Quebec now face a crippling 45% surcharge. And as Ottawa works to reach a deal with Washington, New Brunswick is considering a high-stakes move. Colin Butler reports. This has broad provincial economic implications, and it's going to hurt our economy tremendously. New Brunswick where one in every 11 jobs depends directly on forest products. Premier Susan Holt says the new U.S. tariff on softwood lumber will hit hard. She warns her province is weighing its options, including cutting off electricity to the U.S.

I mean, that's a matter of last resort. Whether it's a bluff or Holt is willing to play her ace, it's hard to tell. Either way, it ramps up pressure on Ottawa, already pushing hard for a deal with Washington. We know there's only one person that decides in the U.S. And it's Donald Trump. Federal industry minister Melanie Jolie is urging Canadians to buy domestic lumber to support workers and the sector. But with jobs and livelihoods on the line,

it means both the provinces and Ottawa are under pressure to act fast. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario. BC is getting a new medical school. The Simon Fraser University School of Medicine is the first new training facility in Western Canada in more than half a century. The province says it's being designed specifically to train primary care physicians

which are urgently needed in B.C. Instagram is introducing new safeguards for teens by limiting what they can access on the app. The changes come as its parent company, META, faces intense criticism about exposing young users to inappropriate content. Nisha Patel has more. I think this is one step on a much longer path

to try to be the safest platform for teens. online. Head of Instagram Adam Messeri says teen accounts will now become even more restrictive, allowing them to only see content similar to what they might see in a PG-13 movie, with tighter controls on strong language and suggestive visuals. And if you as a parent want to go even a step further, you can. You can actually set up parental controls and lock down the content setting to something called... Even if teens claim to be adults, the company said it will use age prediction technology to place users into... certain content protections.

The changes come just weeks after a U.S. study by a group of online safety researchers found that nearly 60% of teens using Instagram reported seeing unsafe content over the last six months. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cBCnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Skendaris. Thank you.