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

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

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

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the production line for the compass is moving to the u.s the president of uniform says canadian auto jobs are being sacrificed at the trump altar in a release statement stilantis says that this is the only model production leaving canada and that none of the three thousand workers at the Brampton facility will lose their jobs. It also says the company has plans for the Brampton plan but to a plant but wouldn't elaborate. The CBC's Janice McGregor reports from Ottawa on the backlash against Dillantus. The president of the local auto workers union, Vito Beato, told CBC radio this morning that this is all about Trump's tariffs. If they let Stalantis get away with what they're getting away with of the Brantan assembly plant, this could snowball into other facilities. And we'll,

We can let this happen. In fact, this might just be the beginning of a negotiation in public for more government incentives to save this plant. We saw this two years ago when Stalantus paused construction of its electric battery plant in Windsor and held out for more federal and provincial money to keep production in Canada. Governments then eventually dug deep. And in his statement last night, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is now working with Stalantis to develop the right measures to protect it.

its employees and create new opportunities in and around Brampton. Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that no provincial funding will be given until Ontario receives clear assurances on when the plant will restart operations. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Israel says the rafa crossing into Gaza will remain closed to humanitarian aid until Hamas releases all of the deceased hostages. Hundreds of eight trucks line up at the border between Gaza and Egypt barred from entering the Belieger territory. The border is reopening only to permit the movement of Gazans.

Only eight of the 28 deceased hostages have been returned to Israel so far, though Israel's military says one of the four released yesterday is not the remains of a hostage. Liran Berman's two brothers were part of Monday's exchange. But even in this moment of joy, we cannot forget those still waiting, families who are still living, and the 24 hostages who have not yet come. Now, we must bring everyone back. That is the only way this story can truly end. There are reports Hamas will return four more bodies today. There's a tentative deal this morning between Ontario and striking support staff at the province's colleges, more than 10,000 workers, including librarians and technology support staff. went off the job five weeks ago.

Their union says members will get a look at the agreement later today and should be back on the job tomorrow. If you're buying what Walmart is selling, you'll soon be able to shop for it on ChatGPT. Open AI's Chatbot is entering the e-commerce space, and the retail giant is the latest to partner with it. Jenna Benchertit reports. You'll soon be able to tell ChatGPT to generate a shopping list,

and it will supply one. with real products that you can buy with a single click. Walmart, after Etsy and Shopify, is the latest retailer planning to sell through the chat bot. Here it will allow some shoppers to interact, ask question, delegate tasks. Maxime Cohen is an AI and retail expert at McGill University. ChatGPT's offering puts it in competition with e-commerce giants like Amazon, but he cautions that small businesses could fall by the wayside

if some brands are boosted at the expense of others. Shopify president Harley Finkelstein recently said in Toronto that that won't be the case. He's going to have a perfect history of every sneaker you've ever purchased. But that poses some privacy concerns, says Ritesh Kotak, a cybersecurity analyst in Toronto. Where is that data actually housed? Who has access to it? If the company's latest experiment succeeds, chat GPT could become your personal shopper. Jenna Ventichit, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude.

Thank you.