The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/17 at 23:00 EDT

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anna cunningham has more from london the question of what to do about prince andrew has rumbled on for far too long than is comfortable for the royal family and it appears to have got to breaking point it comes just days ahead of the publication of the late Virginia Joufrey, his accuser's memoir, that could have some potentially difficult reading for the royals. But also, Prince Andri just kept making headlines. There's been questions over his connection to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. And then last year, allegations emerged over his reported meetings

with an alleged Chinese spy. But this does now appear to be his most significant public humiliation, the statement saying he discussed it with a king, immediate and wider family. And they concluded that the accusations distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family. So he will no longer be known as the Duke of York, nor a knight of the order of the Garter. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Ukraine's president says he trusts the United States and trust that Donald Trump wants to finish the war. Volodymy 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, but 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, saying the U.S. also needs them. He also dodged the question of whether he believed. Ukraine must give up territory as part of an eventual peace agreement with Russia. The Carney government has revealed new border measures set to be included in the upcoming budget.

Auto plants a higher 1,000 new border agents, it will also more than quadrupled the recruit stipend to $525 a week. 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 don't return to the classroom next week, her government will introduce back-to-work legislation. Friday mark the night they have cancelled classes for about 750,000 students. And also in Alberta, a report into conflicts of interest in the province's healthcare procurement practices is out. It ultimately blames some employees of Alberta health care services and clear 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 your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.