The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 01:00 EDT

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Tony, Wacom will be the next premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. Tonight voters in the province elected a progressive conservative majority government with 21 seats. And if you didn't vote PC, that's okay too, because we're also going to work hard for you. Because it doesn't matter to me if you are. blue or red or orange. At the end of the day, all of us are Newfoundlanders and Labradorians first. Liberal leader John Hogan was trying to win his first election and retain power for the liberals who have formed government for nearly a decade in Newfoundland and Labrador. People of Newfoundland and Labrador have spoken, and we will always respect their choice.

And in the coming days, I'll meet with the lieutenant governor and Mr. Wakeham to ensure a smooth government transition. Now, we all know that this is not the outcome we'd hope for. NDP leader Jim Dyn won his riding, but failed to grow his party seat count. Our job now is to continue the fight we started in this election, to build on the successes of this election, to continue building a better world for all people who call this place home. With the results of this election, seven Canadian provinces will have conservative governments. Canadian lumber is taking another hit from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, and it's not just softwood.

New tariffs announced last month are now in effect. Yasmin Rania reports. As workers sand down kitchen cabinets at Nichols' cabinets in Richmond, BC, Director of Sales and Marketing Keith Grubaugh is anxious. The main driver of the stress is the uncertainty. About 70% of the company's products are shipped to the U.S. Again, we're trying to refocus our efforts looking at different markets, but that takes years to develop. There's now a 25% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities imported into the U.S.

that could rise to 50% in January if a deal is not reached, and an additional 10% global tariff on softwood lumber and timber imports. Canadian producers were already facing duties of just over 35%, meaning Canadian softwood will now see total import taxes exceeding 45%. percent. Yasmil Renea, CBC News, Vancouver. The U.S. military has attacked another boat off the coast of Venezuela. U.S. President Donald Trump says six people were killed after an airstrike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs. Katie Nicholson reports. Trump claims that another U.S. military strike happened on a boat

that he says was carrying drug traffickers from Venezuela, and he says they killed what he called six male narco-terrorists. And this brings the number of these confirmed strikes to five in the last two months and the number of alleged drug traffickers killed to 27, according to U.S. authorities. In the president's post, he just says intelligence confirmed that the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narco-terrorist networks, and it was transiting along a known designated terrorist organization route. And evidence has yet to emerge in the other strikes beyond the assertions of U.S. authorities. Venezuela's regime leaders have been furious since these strikes started.

Venezuela has declared a state of emergency and says that the U.S. is violating international law. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Toronto. And finally, R&B singer DiAngelo is dead. The Grammy-winning artist was known for his raspy yet smooth voice. He drew mainstream attention for blending hip-hop, soul, and gospel. into a sound that helped spearhead the Neo-Soul movement of the 1990s. DeAngelo's debut album, Brown Sugar, earned him multiple Grammy nominations 30 years ago. The singer whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer died Tuesday after a battle with cancer.

DeAngelo dead at the age of 51. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurlitt. decide to elaine i love you please when you come to my