The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/18 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/18 at 11:00 EDT

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Premiers are now questioning whether industries in their province are getting the same attention as others. Host of the House Catherine Cullen has more. You're not going to blame a Premier for standing up for the major industries of their province. Ontario's representative in Washington insists

he's not worried about Team Canada. David Patterson says this year the premiers have been as united as ever. But lately, tensions over tariffs have been showing. This week, U.S. tariffs went up on softwood lumber, leaving Canada facing a 45% hit. BC's David Eby said this week, he worries when workers in the auto or steel sector lose their jobs. And what we're asking for today is that that same respect is shared for the forest sector in this country. Patterson says all provinces want to see an end to sector

tariffs. We need a deal for Canada. Patterson warns Trump may soon once again threatened to rip up his free trade deal with Canada. He says Canadians shouldn't, as he puts it, freak out because Canada has too many things the United States needs. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. A new blood test could lead to earlier diagnosis for several types of cancer. It's called the Gallery Test and it screens for more than 50 types of cancer.

It was part of a trial of more than 23,000. people from Canada and the US. The study found that the test correctly identified cancer in almost two-thirds of the cases. Officials say it used DNA shed by cancer cells in the bloodstream, providing the earliest signs that a patient may have the disease. Researchers say the test can identify cancers even before symptoms show. Israel's military has now confirmed that the remains of the latest hostage handed over by Hamas and returned to Israel are those of Eliahu Margalite.

The Israeli defense forces say Marguerite was a 75-year-old man who was killed on October the 7th of 2023 and that his body was taken into Gaza. Margolite's death was announced by Israel in 2023. A month after his daughter

also taken hostage was released during a temporary truce. There are growing concerns that recent attacks carried out by the United States could lead to outright conflict with Venezuela. This week, President Donald Trump confirmed he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations there. Venezuela is calling the Trump administration's actions a violation of international law. Mandy Sham reports. President Trump believes that Nicholas Maduro is an illegitimate president. Spokesperson Caroline Levitt says

the White House is taking unprecedented steps to stop the flow of drugs being trafficked out of Since September, the U.S. has carried out deadly strikes on boats. It accuses of smuggling drugs. Nearly 30 people have been killed since the targeted strikes began. Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations denounces what he calls extrajudicial executions against civilians. Samuel Moncada is urging the U.N. Security Council to deem the U.S. attacks illegal. Our message is there is time to stop this madness. The White House has already declared war on what it calls narco-terrorism.

Some political analysts warn this escalation could be setting the groundwork for an eventual American attempt at toppling Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela. Mandy Sham, CBC News, Toronto. To the MLB playoffs. Swinging a fly ball, deep to right field. Luke is going back to the one he track. Get out the ripe, bread and mustard grabball. It is grand salami time.

The Mariners scored five runs in the eighth inning, including a Grand Slam. The beat the Blue Jays 6-2, regaining the ALCS series lead at three games to two. The series now shifts back to Toronto for game six tomorrow night. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag. Thank you.