The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 19:00 EDT

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Please play responsibly. Charitable gaming, community good. from cbc news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey ukraine's president says he trusts the united states and trust that donald trump wants to finish the war philatomere 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 the U.S. also needs them. He also dodged the question about whether he believes Ukraine must cede territory as part of an eventual peace agreement with Russia. Striking Alberta teachers say the province is asking them to return 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

that 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 don't 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. The King's younger brother is giving up his royal titles. The announcement from Prince Andrew comes just days before the publication of a

memoir by his accuser, the late Virginia Jewfrey. Anna Cunningham has the story. This is an extraordinary 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 the 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 Carney government revealed new border security measures today set to be included in the upcoming budget. Ottawa says it plans to hire a thousand new border agents. It will also more than quadruple, the recruits stipend, improve benefits and make early retirement easier, and all that will cost more than $600 million. And in Alberta today, a report into conflicts of interest in the province's health care procurement practices is out now.

It ultimately blamed some employees of Alberta health care services and cleared politicians. Julia Wong reports. The Hawaiian report made it very clear that there was no wrongdoing on the part of elected officials, any of their staff, or any of the public servants. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith is standing by her government after the release of a 42-page report examining the procurement of children's medication and private surgical facilities. Retired Judge Raymond Wyatt wrote there were real conflicts of interest with two former employees involved with the contracts, but senior officials did not investigate. And he found no evidence anyone in government acted improperly. Smith is blaming the health authority.

There are some good questions about why it is HHS decision makers in math. managers didn't flag some of these issues of conflict of interest. But political science professor Lori Williams from Mount Royal University says the judge's investigation was restricted. He couldn't compel witnesses. He couldn't cross-examine witnesses. Smith says all 18 recommendations will be accepted. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.