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

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

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

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Mike Miles. It's the calm before the storm in Toronto, as the city gears up for game one of the World Series tomorrow night. From the Rogers Center to bars and transit, everyone is getting ready. Cheyenne Desjadain has more on the preparations. We are no stranger to big events, big concerts, big shows, and we learn something from all the major events that come into the city.

Toronto spokesperson Eric Holmes says the city is red. The Toronto Blue Jays host game one of the World Series tomorrow night, and that means the city has to be ready too. Planning on thousands and thousands of visitors, watch parties scattered all over, and a massive one in Nathan Phillips Square. There are lots of ways to get in and around the city. Pick a way that's maybe not driving. Plan your route, plan ahead, and get on down here. The Toronto Police Service wouldn't reveal their exact plans, but with the crowds anticipated, they do warn to expect road closures, allow extra time, and stay aware. Police presence will be increased inside

and outside Rogers Center as the Jays faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on baseball's biggest stage. Sheand de Jardin, CBC News, Toronto. The Carney governments tabled its long-awaited bailing sentencing reform bill. It will change more than 80 clauses, including tougher bail rules and harsher sentences. David Thurton has the details. we are changing the law with a stronger focus on public safety. Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced a bill changing the way repeat violent offenders are handled. Let's start with bail. We are going to change the criminal law to ensure that the bail system is not viewed as some get-out-a-jail-free car. For crimes involving organized car theft, break-and-enters, human smuggling, and some forms of sexual assault,

the onus would flip to the accused to prove why they should get bail instead of prosecutors proving why they should not. not. In addition, we're going to change certain laws from previous governments that we do not believe are working today. And by previous governments, he means the previous liberal government. For example, people who commit sexual assault and sexual crimes against children will no longer be allowed to serve conditional sentences at home. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Ottawa and Ontario are setting aside $3 billion to build four small nuclear reactors in Bowmanville. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the investment along Ontario Premier, Doug Ford.

An investment that will extend Canada's world leadership in clean energy. We are an energy superpower, and we are only getting stronger. Carney says each of the four modular reactors will be able to power 300,000 homes, and he says the Darlington Nuclear Project will create thousands of jobs. The reactors are among the first batch of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked by the federal government. The Alberta government has served formal notice. will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the Alberta teacher strike. Nearly 750,000 Alberta kids have been out of the classroom

since the strike began October 6th. Premier Daniel Smith says the legislation will be introduced Monday unless there's a deal by then. Striking teachers from across that province are rallying outside the legislature, which began its fall sitting today. The FBI has arrested dozens of people, including current and former NBA players and members of the mafia. They're accused of being part of a massive gambling scheme involving NBA games and underground poker.

John C. Billups, a former Toronto Raptor and current head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, is among those arrested. FBI director Cash Patel says the defendants exploited insider information to bet on NBA games. And the fraud is mind-boggling. It's not hundreds of dollars. It's not thousands of dollars. It's not tens of thousands of dollars. It's not even millions of dollars. We're talking about tens of millions of dollars.

of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation. Officials say charges range from money laundering to extortion and armed robbery. The NBA says it is putting Billups and Miami heat guard Terry Rozier on immediate leave while the investigation continues. That is The Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.