The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 08:00 EDT

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with President Donald Trump this afternoon in Washington, where he's expected to push for more U.S. weaponry. But Thursday's phone call between Trump and the Russian president may undermine Zelensky's pitch. Willie Lowry has more. Volodymyr Zelensky has been pretty clear. He wants tomahawks. That's an American-made missile with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers. That means Ukraine could strike deeper into Russia, hitting areas, including Moscow,

that have, for the most part, been out of reach. But it's a big ask. Washington has been reluctant to provide Ukraine with that kind of offensive firepower for fear of antagonizing Russia. And for a brief moment, it seemed that President Donald Trump was toying with the idea. A call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday may have changed that. I did actually say, would you mind if I gave a couple of thousand tomahawks to your opposition? I did say that to him.

I said it just that way. He didn't like the idea. That's CBC's Willie Lowry reporting from Washington. New federal measures to strengthen border security are set to be announced this morning. Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Niagara region scheduled to tour a border crossing facility. The liberal government proposed new legislation aimed at border security last. week. Janice McGregor has been following this for us. As the prime minister and other ministers fan out this morning to talk about border security, they're facing tough questions. The first legislation

that Mark Carney's government introduced last spring was that major border bill, but it couldn't find enough support to go anywhere in the minority parliament. So some controversial parts have been stripped out. A do-over bill was introduced last week. The liberals call this new version streamlined, but it's still trying to execute the stronger border that Canada promised the Trump administration. It would deliver. It would still change the Customs Act to give border services agencies more powers to inspect facilities, intercept, confiscate, illegal drugs or weapons or stolen cars. But the changes it makes to the asylum system, new eligibility rules,

the powers to cancel, suspend, change immigration documents. The legislation gives the government fairly sweeping new powers for how it handles foreign national. at its border. And refugee advocates continue to be alarmed. CBC's Janice McGregor in Ottawa. The conflict in Gaza is spilling on to the soccer pitches of Britain. Fans of an Israeli team from Tel Aviv are being banned from attending a November match in Birmingham. The decision is facing harsh criticism, including from the Prime Minister. Kier Starrmer is calling for it to be reversed. Anna Cunningham reports.

British police say this decision to ban fans of the Israeli Club Maccabi Tel Aviv was taken due to public safety concerns and previous incidents, including violent clashes in Amsterdam, involving local and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. This week saw protests that the Israel National Team's World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy, with police using tear gas on demonstrators and pro-Palestinian crowds in both Oslo and Houdin. Birmingham, the home of Aston Villa, is a city with a large Muslim population. a sentiment that people have, particularly around Gaza. Dal Babu is a former metropolitan police superintendent. And usually the British Prime Minister Kirstama has stepped in saying we will not

tolerate anti-Semitism on our streets. Local MP Ayub Khan in Birmingham welcomes the decision. It's very difficult to decipher which are the fans that are not going to cause problems vis-a-vis those that will. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. In Major League Baseball, with a fly ball on the right. He's hit it well. It is gone. 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 four. Game 5 takes place tonight in Seattle. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thank you.