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

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

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

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We begin with Major League Baseball. Guerrero, with a fly ball on the right, he's hit it well. It is gone. Just enough to get it out of here. His fifth home run of the postseason, and it is 6 to 2. The Toronto Blue Jays have now tied the American League Championship Series at two games apiece, following an 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4. Game 5 takes place on Friday in Seattle.

The Bishnoid gang, a designated terror group in Canada, is reportedly claiming responsibility for shooting in Surrey British Columbia. A cafe belonging to Indian comedian and TV host, Kapil Sharma, was shot up for a third time this year, with the video of the incident posted online. Caroline 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. Indian media is reporting 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 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. UN agencies say Gaza needs more aid urgently. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have returned to their homes in recent days,

and many need food, medicine, and other vital supplies. but a key border crossing with Egypt remains closed. Tom Perry reports. At Nasser Hospital in Gaza, Ibrahim Kalab sits beside a bed where his son, 18-year-old Hassan, lies motionless. Hassan suffered a gunshot wound more than two months ago while out seeking food. His father says he needs to see a specialist on the other side of the Rafa crossing in Egypt. If the crossing doesn't open, and he can't go abroad for treatment, I'll lose him, he says.

Israel says it's preparing to open Rafa and allow people to pass through. Israel's foreign minister has been quoted as saying that could happen as early as Sunday. But Israel, which is furious with Hamas over its failure to return the remains of all Israeli hostages from Gaza, insists humanitarian aid will not be allowed through Rafa. Tom Perry, CBC News, Cairo. There are new warnings about protein powders and which are safe to consume. A study found several of them exceeded the safe limits of lead. Alison Northcott breaks down the findings.

An investigation by the nonprofit organization Consumer Reports tested 23 protein powders in the U.S. and found two-thirds contained more lead in a single serving than their food safety experts say is safe to consume in a day. Some of the products had more than 10 times the levels that our experts say is safe. Paris Martino is an investigative journalist at Consumer Reports in New York. There are a couple that had really concerning levels of lead, and those are experts say, hey, we think you should kind of just avoid taking these all together.

There are others. We recommend kind of limiting. Food safety professor Lawrence Goodrich at the University of Guelph in Ontario says no amount of lead is safe to consume. That can lead to systemic problems such as cognitive decline, mood disorders. Some of the companies named by consumer reports pushed back against, the findings. One brand, Hewell, called the report alarmist and said its own independent tests show its products meet globally recognized food safety standards. Allison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. Ace Freyley, co-founder of the hard rock band Kiss, has died. He was the lead guitarist until 1992.

Then he reunited with the band from 1996 to 2002. Fraley's family says he suffered injuries in a fall last month. He was 74 years old. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.