The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/16 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/16 at 17:00 EDT

The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in Canada, and Google is helping Canadians innovate in ways both big and small, from mapping accessible spaces so the disabled community can explore with confidence, to unlocking billions in domestic tourism revenue. Thousands of Canadian companies are innovating with Google AI. Innovation is Canada's story. Let's tell it together. Find out more at g.co slash Canadian Innovation. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles and we begin with breaking news out of the u.s

former national security adviser john bolton has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified information bolton worked in the first trump administration and has since become a harsh critic of the president bolton is accused of transmitting and retaining classified materials the news comes on the heels of indictments against Donald Trump's other perceived political enemies, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Turning to the war in Ukraine, Trump says an in-person meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin will likely happen within two weeks. I thought it was a very good phone call. I thought very productive. The two presidents spoke at length of a phone today. They plan to meet in Hungary to once again discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.

Trump says he thought negotiations would have ended quicker due to his relationship with Putin, and the president was doubtful about an eventual meeting between Putin and Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky. We have a problem. They don't get along too well, those two, and it's sometimes tough to have meetings, so we may do something where we're separate, but separate but equal. This is a terrible relationship the two of them have, and it's one of those things. Zelensky arrived in Washington this afternoon. He's talking to U.S. officials ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House tomorrow.

The Bishnoi gang, a designated terror group in Canada, is claiming responsibility for a shooting in Surrey, British Columbia. A cafe belonging to Indian comedian and TV host Keppiel Sharma was shot up for the third time this year. A video of the incident has been posted online. Carolyn Bargut reports. In the video, a vehicle is stopped in front of the cafe. You can see the back of a man's head. He's wearing a white hoodie and his arm is outstretched from the passenger window. He's holding a gun and fires 10 shots.

Ian McDonald is with the Surrey Police Service. We are diligently investigating, and at this point in time, I will say that there are earmarks of extortion, but allow the investigators to do their work and make that ultimate determination. The Bishnoi gang, an Indian criminal enterprise tied to the extortion of a number of BC businesses in primarily South Asian communities, has claimed responsibility in a social media post. Surrey police say it's too soon to say if those claims are out. Accurate. There have been 65 extortion-related cases with 35 associated shootings so far this year, so many that the province created an extortion task force last month. Caroline Bargut, CBC News, Vancouver.

One of the hockey players charged in the London-Ontario sex assault case has signed with an NHL team. Goaltender Carter Hart is joining the New York, I'm sorry, the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Hart and four other players were quit last July when a judge decided the complainant's allegations lacked credibility. The NHL says Hart and the others are not eligible to play until December 1st as part of the league's written statement process. Do the players have signed with teams in Europe? Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will table a bill to make it tougher for violent offenders to get bail. That proposed law will be introduced next week. It comes as the liberal government faces pressure from the conservatives and the provinces to get tough on crime.

David Thurton has more. We're strengthening the criminal code. To get tough on bail and sentencing. Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is making changes to the bail system, especially when it comes to violent and organized crime. Like violent auto theft, brick-and-enter, human trafficking, sexual assault, and extortion involving violence. Carney says the proposed law will create new reverse onus bail provisions. It will no longer be up to the crown to prove why someone should stay behind bars.

It will be up to the accused to prove to the court why they can be trusted to be released. The new bill, Carney says, will also allow for consecutive sentencing, which could mean more time behind bars for some, and restricting conditional sentences that allow sexual offenders to serve time at home. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.