The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/15 at 20:00 EDT

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Israel has received two more deceased hostages. Hamas says that's the last of the bodies they can easily access and says the remainder will require special equipment. Some 20 hostages remain in Gaza, and there's growing concern the delay could restart a war that only just end it. Tom Perry has more. Hamas pledged to return the remains of 28 hostages. hostages as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel, but as so far failed to do so. The group says the

widespread devastation in Gaza makes finding individual bodies difficult. But Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Badrosian berated Hamas for putting hostage families through more pain. Hamas, the terror organization, is required to uphold its commitments to the mediators and return all of our hostages as part of the implementation of this agreement. Israel has begun returning the bodies of Palestinians killed in the fighting to health officials in Gaza. But it's also putting pressure on Hamas by refusing so far to open the Rafa crossing between Egypt and Gaza and allow more humanitarian aid into the territory. Tom Perry, CBC News, Cairo.

Ottawa is threatening to take legal action against Stalantis. This comes after the automaker announced it's shifting some production out of Brampton, Ontario to the U.S. Industry Minister, Melanie Jolie, sent a letter to Stalantis, noting the company had agreed to maintain its Canadian presence in exchange for substantial financial support. The company has commitments under different types of agreements with the government, including the fact that we provided support for the retooling of the very Branton facility that right now is sitting idle. So we will make sure that we push the company. and we hold them to account. Stalantis says it's committed to its Canadian operations with no job losses associated with the move.

The company says it does have plans for the Brampton plant, but wouldn't elaborate. A Canadian man in Scotland 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 Levec traveled from Alberta to Scotland two years ago.

He stabbed her dozens of times in a hot tub in the remote Shetland Islands. 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. 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. Winnie to 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 Carl 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 Gok, 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. We need a 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 is your world this hour for CBC. News, I'm Stephanie Skanderas.