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

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

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

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Please play responsibly. Charitable gaming, community good. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilvry ukraine's president is at the white house for a crucial meeting with president donald trump this is the momentum to finish russia's war against ukraine i'm confident that with your help we can stop this war a lot of ir zalensky is expected to push the u.s to supply ukraine with more long-range missiles to be used to strike inside of russia This meeting comes on the heels of a lengthy phone call yesterday between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin called that conversation productive. Putin has made it clear that providing missiles to Ukraine would be crossing a red line

and would damage Moscow-Washington relations. Prince Andrew is giving up his royal titles. In a statement, he says the continued accusations about him distract from the work of the royal family. Andrew has been under scrutiny for his ties to the late Jeffrey and, Epstein. He says he will no longer use his royal titles, including Duke of York, but as the Queen's son, he will continue to be known as Prince Andrew. The decision was made after discussions with King Charles. It also comes days before the publication of the memoir by his accuser, the Lake Virginia Jewfrey. Ottawa has shared details on its plan to pour $600 million into new border security

measures, including hiring 1,000 new border agents. Olivia Stefanovic has more. This will greatly enhance our capability at the borders. Public safety minister, Gary and Nantisangery, dismissing the suggestion that Ottawa is hiring 1,000 new border officers just to appease the U.S. This really is about ensuring Canada's safety and security and our sovereignty. Still, there's no denying the announcement is being made in the wake of Trump's tariffs. The federal government is sending a.

aside more than $600 million over the next five years for the hiring blitz at the Canada Border Services Agency. The government is also trying to make the job more attractive by increasing CBSA's recruit stipend from $125 to $525 per week, along with improved benefits. The new funding means the government is now spending close to $2 billion on new border measures. Olivia The Union representing striking public service workers in British Columbia has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the province. The strike is now in its seventh week, with the two sides still far apart on wages. BC Premier David E.B. hopes mediation will be able to bridge that gap.

This is a labor action that has hurt businesses, public, and valued government employees that help us deliver for British Colombians every day. and so getting to the table with a mediator, we hope we'll reach a quick resolution. The union says its members will remain on picket lines during the mediation. And fueled by demand, inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, the price of gold is reaching historic highs, up 55% since this time last year. With that rise comes an increase in theft. Karen Paul's reports.

Masked gunmen burst into a Winnipeg home last week, heading straight for the inventory of the family's online jewelry shop, filling bags and shooting the owner and his father when they tried to stop them. My leg got a seven shots and it's too painful. It's not just Rajandala's health and feeling of security that were stolen. And also they're all bringing me like five or six cage gold. That's almost one million dollars worth of gold. And it's not the only example, says Ian Messenger of the Canadian Financial Crime Academy.

The significant increases in the price of gold and other precious metals has been driving an increase in crime. By thieves and organized crime. When we think about money laundering, for example, gold and precious metals being anonymous, being often untraceable. Industry groups say they've been inundated with calls. Businesses worried as gold prices rise, so will thefts. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Winnipeg. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey.