The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 16:00 EDT

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and a digital business library full of on-demand resources. Benefit together with Chambers Plan. Learn more at hellochambers.ca. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Stephanie Scandaris. The federal government is threatening to take legal action against Stalantis. The automaker announced last night it's moving some production out of Brampton, Ontario, to the U.S. CBC News obtained a copy of a letter the government sent to the company today,

demanding it maintain its full Canadian footprint. Ashley Burke reports. I'm extremely disappointed. Canada's industry minister, Melanie Jolie, says she's fighting back against Stalantis' decision to move some production to the U.S. It's completely unacceptable. She says Ottawa made major investments for Stalantas to retool its Brampton plant and stay open. We've invested millions of dollars in that facility based on the commitment that they would be investing in a new model. And so that's why if they don't do so, we'll hold them to account.

Donald Trump claiming it as a victory after months urging companies to move manufacturing to the U.S. That guy, President Trump, he's a real piece of work. Ontario's Premier Doug Ford says his time to retaliate. Let's start hitting the U.S. back hard. That's the only thing this person understands. He says he's meeting with the Prime Minister Thursday and will ask him to fight back. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. A Canadian man in Scotland has.

has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in a stabbing and drowning attack. 41-year-old Aaron Pearson and 24-year-old Claire Lavec traveled from Alberta to Scotland two years ago. He stabbed her dozens of times in a hot tub in the remote Shetland Islands. The Scottish court heard evidence of a phone call in which Pearson tells the operator he killed Lavec.

Her cousin, Hope Ingram, thanks the jury for today's conviction. Because of this, we were able to get justice for Claire and hopefully start a new path and helping other victims suffering from domestic violence. Murder convictions in the UK come with an automatic life sentence. Pearson will serve 25 years before he is eligible for parole. The Red Cross has received bodies of two more Israeli hostages from Hamas. There are still almost 20 bodies that have yet to be returned. Hamas says a lot of effort. and special equipment will be needed to find and recover the remaining hostages.

The U.N. says about 84% of Gaza is destroyed and much of it is buried under millions of tons of rubble. President Donald Trump is threatening he will allow Israel to resume its military operation in Gaza if Hamas doesn't return the bodies. Dozens of villages in Alaska are in recovery mode after major flooding devastated their communities last weekend. Officials say one person died. and two remain missing in the hardest-hit areas. Wendy Taylor has more. Emergency crews are assessing the damage from major flooding in western Alaska.

49 remote communities were in an unexpected path from the remnants of Typhoon Hulong Sunday night. Flood waters rose about six feet, lifting homes from their foundations and sweeping them away with residents inside. Many climbed to their rooftops waiting to get rescued by helicopter. Tristan Karal lives in Kipnuk, an Inupiat village of about 600. people. He watched his uncle's house float by. I told him that they'll only be safe as long as they stay inside the house. They were yelling and screaming, said, and I was in shock. Another hard-hit village, Quigling Gawk, is where one woman died and two men are missing. Alaska State troopers have now called off the search. People left without shelter are getting evacuated to

Bethel, Alaska. Winita Taylor, CBC News, Yellowknife. A 48-hour ceasefire is now in effect between Afghanistan and Pakistan. For days, the neighbors have exchanged blows with at least 15 civilians killed and dozens wounded in border clashes. Pakistan is accusing Afghanistan's Taliban of harboring members of a militant group that is attacking its territory. The Taliban denies that and blames Pakistan for the recent flare-up in violence. And that's your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Skendaris. Thank you.