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

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

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

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilvery. Ukraine's president says he trusts the United States and trusts Donald Trump wants to finish the war. Volonimir Zelensky spoke following a White House meeting with the U.S. president. One of his crucial requests for Washington was the supply of more long-range missiles. Zelensky now says he and Trump have agreed, not to speak publicly about where that request stands.

First, we need this fire, so we need to sit and speak and to understand where we are. And I think this is the most important first step. Trump has appeared to go back and forth on selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, recently saying that the U.S. also needs them. He also dodged the question of whether he believes Ukraine must seed territory as part of an eventual peace agreement with Russia. The King's younger brother is giving up his royal titles. The announcement from Prince Andrew comes days before the publication of the memoir by his accuser, the late Virginia Jew free.

Anna Cunningham reports. This is an extraordinary moment for the royal family, but it's not entirely unexpected. Pressure has been growing on what to do about Prince Andrew. His connections with the late sex offender Geoffrey Epstein continue to make headlines, as do his reported meetings with an alleged Chinese spy. In a statement, he acknowledges, accusations against him distract from the work of his majesty and the royal family. He confirms he will no longer be known as the Duke of York or Knight of the Order of the Garter.

He will remain a prince by birthright. This is a public humiliation for Prince Andrew, who denies the allegations against him, but a decisive move for the royal family. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. The Kearney government has revealed new border measures set to be included in the upcoming budget. Ottawa plans to hire a thousand new border agents. It will also more than quadruple the recruit stipend

to $525 a week. And in recognition of their high stressed jobs, Ottawa will improve benefits and make early retirement easier. In all, it will cost more than $600 million. Striking Alberta teachers say the province is asking them to return to work on Monday and resolve their contract dispute through mediation.

But that process will not address student teacher ratios. Jason Schilling, the president of the Alberta Teachers Association, says the union is rejecting the idea. Choosing instead to propose a process that is biased and designed to return an outcome entirely favorable to the government and school boards, not to students or teachers. In the face of such inflexibility, teachers have no choice but to continue strike action. Premier Danielle Smith said if students do not return to the classroom next week, her government will introduce back-to-work legislation. Today marked the ninth day of canceled classes

for about 750,000 Alberta students. And the St. Lawrence River is set to get an influx of water from the Great Lakes. The river's low levels have left recreational boats stuck. Allison Northcott reports. It's pretty tough, you know, to move the boat around. At his marina northeast of Montreal, Yvonne Vanini says the water is far lower than usual, making it harder to get boats out for the winter.

If you want to get out at the exit, there is not enough water, so they stuck over there. That's because a very dry summer in Quebec and the Great Lakes region has led to low water levels in the St. Lawrence River, says Jerome Marty, with the International Association for Great Lakes Research in Ottawa. What we are doing today is to allow for more water. We are raising artificially the level in the St. Lawrence River so that people can take their boat out of the water.

He says the water is being released through two dams in Ontario and Quebec. The operation should last about 36 hours. The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Riverboard says the impact on commercial navigation is expected to be minimal and temporary. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. Get headlines anytime on our website. For CBC News, I'm Kate and Gilfrey.

Thank you.