The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 22:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Kumar. The meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymy Zelensky offered the promise of high-powered American help for Ukraine and the hope of some insight into the U.S. President's next move with Russia. But after their latest face-to-face, Zelensky may be leaving Washington empty-handed. Paul Hunter reports. I'm confident that with your help, we can stop this war.

So what does, with your health? help mean the expectation on Zelensky's ask. American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, weaponry that could strike deep inside Russia, including even Moscow. As the fighting continues in Ukraine, Tomahawks are seen by many as a potential game-changer in the war, though Russian President Vladimir Putin has already made clear giving Tomahawks to Ukraine would be seen as a major escalation. Zolensky's view? We understand what we need to push Putin to negotiation table. But Trump didn't offer up any weaponry to Zelensky, at least not publicly.

Would much rather have them not need Tomahawks. Would much rather have the war be over. Trump posted on truth social afterward that the meeting was interesting, cordial, but that both sides should just stop fighting and both claim victory. Poll Hunter, CBC News, Washington. The Toronto Blue Jays are now down three games to two in the ALCS, following a loss to the Gattle Mariners at Game 5 tonight. The final score was 6-2, and manager John Schneider spoke after the game.

I trust every single guy on this roster. Today, it didn't work out, but we've won two games in a row a whole lot this year. Game 6 will take place in Toronto on Sunday. Hamas says it has handed over the remains of another Israeli hostage. The ceasefire agreement for Gaza includes a pledge to return 20 bodies or provide information about where they are. Prior to today, nine bodies had been returned to Israel. delay that has led Israel to threaten to restrict aid into Gaza.

Israeli defense forces say the Red Cross has picked up the coffin and now official identification can begin. The Carney government is upping its pledge to boost border security after earmarking more than a billion dollars. It's adding hundreds of millions more, promising a crackdown on illegal drugs and guns. Olivia Stavanovich reports. Public safety minister, Gary Anandis Sangare,

outlined why the federal government believes Canada's biggest border investment needs to grow even bigger. This really is about ensuring Canada's safety and security and our sovereignty. Liberal MP Wayne Long suggested the announcement is meant to appease Donald Trump. I mean, obviously the U.S. has raised concerns with respect to drug trafficking and fentanyl. Ottawa already set aside $1.3 billion to improve border security. Now it's adding more than $600 million. $1,000 the new money to be announced in the fall budget for five years, to hire 1,000 new personnel with the Canada Border Services Agency and make their jobs more attractive.

The government also plans to increase CBSA's recruit stipend from $125 to $525 per week. Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa. It was an unusually dry summer loan, the St. Lawrence River, but the area is about to get a massive rush of water. It's needed to help stranded boats stuck in shallow water or exposed lake and riverbeds. Alison Northcott has more on the operation to get them floating again. 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 hard to get boats out for the winter.

There is not enough water, so they stuck over there. It was a dry summer in parts of Quebec, Ontario and the Great Lakes region, with drought conditions and low water levels. To help, the international. Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Board, which manages water levels of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, has increased the flow of water to let more of it into Lake St. Louis. The board says the impact on commercial navigation is expected to be minimal. The shipping industry has also been affected by low water levels in recent months,

with cargo ships forced to reduce their weight to avoid hitting the bottom of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Allison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world is hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.