The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/16 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/16 at 19:00 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 the bishnoi gang a designated terror group in canada is reportedly claiming responsibility for a shooting in surrey bc a cafe belonging to indian comedian and tv host capil sharma was shot up for the third time this year with a video of the incident posted online caroline bargut reports

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. Indian media is reporting the Bishnoi gang and 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 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. Former U.S. National Security Advisor 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's accused of transmitting and retaining classified materials and sharing more than a thousand pages with family. Bolton's lawyer says, not so. 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. 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, break 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 sexual. offenders to serve time at home. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Carney also says Stalantis is looking at finding a new model to be produced at its idle plant

in Brampton, Ontario. But that decision won't be coming quickly, and it will depend on the language of a renewed free trade deal with the United States. Earlier this week, Stalantis announced it was moving production of the Jeep Compass from Brampton to an Illinois facility. Palestinian officials estimate the reconstruction of Gaza will take at least five years, and billions of dollars. For now, eight groups say the primary obstacle is clearing roads for trucks to deliver much-needed aid to Palestinians.

Yako Siliers with the UN development program says workers are also trying to clear debris around hospitals. There's about 55 million tons of debris throughout Gaza. This is equal to 13 pyramids of Giza just to give you an indication of the challenge that will be required as well. Only once the debris is removed can one start

with the reconstruction and also the humanitarian needs. But the fragile ceasefire remains under threat, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violating the peace deal. The militant group has yet to return 19 bodies of Israeli hostages. It says the vast amount of rubble is complicating those efforts. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.