The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/20 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/20 at 23:00 EDT

The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in Canada, and Google is helping Canadians innovate in ways both big and small, from mapping accessible spaces so the disabled community can explore with confidence, to unlocking billions in domestic tourism revenue. Thousands of Canadian companies are innovating with Google AI. Innovation is Canada's story. Let's tell it together. Find out more at g.co slash Canadian Innovation. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil hurland the lisbon tram that crashed in september had a faulty steel cable that's what a preliminary report has found

16 people died in the crash including two Canadians elison roberts has more in the immediate aftermath of the deadly finicular crash Portugal's rail accident authority had determined that a steel cable had given way at the point where it attached to the upper carriage of the funicular. Now, in a preliminary report, the authority determined that this cable, connecting the two carriages of the funicular, didn't meet the standards required by the city's transport operator itself, and in fact was not suitable to be used in this type of vehicle. The cable had been in use for less than a year. Investigators found flaws in the process by which the cable was acquired. and in the company's internal controls. Still, they say they need to probe further to work out precisely what went wrong and it is not yet possible to assign guilt or responsibility. A more detailed report is expected next year. Lisbon's other funiculars have been out of service since the crash

and should remain so for now, according to investigators. Alison Roberts for CBC News, Lisbon. Facebook, Snapchat and mobile banking were affected in a massive internet outage Monday. Amazon Web Services helps companies and governments operate online. The incident shows how much the Internet's complex infrastructure relies on a few critical pillars, nor young reports. Millions of Internet users across Canada and around the world found themselves unable to run their operations, check social media, or even order food. Because many of the companies offering those services rely on Amazon to run and support their online

business. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, experienced a massive outage. The scale is very, very unique, and I suppose it points to the foundational role of AWS in the entire internet infrastructure and ecosystem. In a statement, AWS said the issue was connected to domain name system resolution. The NS is often likened to the phone book for the internet. This really is a reminder that the technology that we use every day is incredibly complex. Carmi Levy is a technology analyst and journal. There are millions of tiny pieces of technology under the surface, and when they fail, sometimes they fail significantly.

In an update tonight, AWS says it's resolved the disruption and services are back to normal. Nora Young, CBC News, Toronto. We've got breaking baseball news. The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to the World Series. The Jays just beat the Seattle Mariners tonight in game seven of the American League Championship Series. Final score 4-3. Toronto will now face the L.A. Dodgers in the World Series starting this Friday. The Blue Jays are Canada's only Major League Baseball team.

Voters across Alberta cast ballots Monday in municipal elections. The polls are now closed and the counting is underway. The race for Calgary and Edmonton mayors will be closely watched tonight, but the results may take longer than in the past because the ballots will be counted by hand this year. The federal liberals plan to create a financial crimes agency to protect Canadians from scams. The measure is part of a national anti-fraud strategy announced on Monday by Finance Minister Francois Philippe Champagne. As from because more sophisticated, more Canadians are being impacted. Fraud is an issue across sectors as fraudsters increasingly use text messages, emails and social media to target victims.

Details of the new strategy will be. be included in the upcoming federal budget on November 4th. In Paris, the Louvre Museum remains closed after a heist this weekend. French Justice Minister Gerald de Barnin says all French people feel robbed. Mass thieves used a mechanical lift and power tools to break into the museum in broad daylight, and they escaped on scooters with France's crown jewels. The fear is the criminals will now break the priceless artifacts, apart to be sold in small parts.

And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.