The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/24 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/24 at 00:00 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 kumar u.s president donald trump says that all trade negotiations with canada are ending immediately

he wrote on truth social that canada has been running an ad featuring former president ronald regan speaking negatively about tariffs meantime auto is firing back at stalantis and gm by reducing the number of tariff-free vehicles the automakers can import from the u.s to sell in canada Ashley Burke reports. Effective immediately, the government is reducing the amount of vehicles GM can import tariff-free from the U.S. by 24% and cutting how much Stalantis can bring in without levies by 50%. Well, the price of vehicles are going to go up, the more you have tariffs. Canada's car dealer association warns this move will cost consumers. When your trading partner shoot you in the foot, it's not a good idea to pull out another gun and shoot yourself in the other foot.

We're working hard for what else can be done. with the plan. The prime minister says the government is talking to Stalantis and GM to try and keep jobs in Canada. With Ontario's premier warning the companies, if they cut local jobs, Canadians won't forget. They need to think long and hard or they're going to lose the support of the Canadian people. The prime minister also sent a warning to Trump too that if there isn't progress on talks in Washington for sectors hit by his tariffs, Canada will do what's necessary to protect its workers, but Carney says he's not there yet. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa.

Ottawa and Ontario are investing $3 billion into clean energy. An investment that will extend Canada's world leadership in clean energy. We are an energy superpower, and we are only getting stronger. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the money will pay for four small modular reactors. They'll be built in Bowmanville, Ontario, next to the existing Darlington Power Plant. and he promises the technology will generate thousands of new jobs. The modular reactors are among the first batch of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked by the federal government.

Summer may be behind us, but much of the country is still struggling through drought. For many Canadians, wells have run dry, and they're scrambling for new ways to get water. As Selena Alders reports, with winter closing in, it will get even harder. We've never been out this long, and I know we're not the only ones. Tagan Rawlings and her family haven't had running water at their home in Muscadob at Harbor, Nova Scotia, in nearly three months. The well on her property, which can hold up to five feet of water, holds only a mere five inches.

That's because, according to the Canadian drought monitor, Atlantic Canada and parts of nearly every province have been met with extreme drought conditions. John Pomeroy is a professor with the University of Saskatchewan and director of the global water futures observatories. It really has become a national disaster for Canada that's stuck up on us. He says Canada needs to implement a national drought and flood prediction system. This will allow local governments to ensure they have the proper infrastructure in place. Selina Alders, CBC News, Muscatawbett Harbor, Nova Scotia. It's the calm before the storm in Toronto as the city gears up for game one of the World Series on Friday night. From the Rogers Center to bars and transit, everyone

is getting ready. She and Deserdin has more on the preparations. We are no stranger to big events, big concerts, big shows, and, you know, we learn something from all the major events that come into the city. Toronto spokesperson Eric Holmes says the city is ready. The Toronto Blue Jays host Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow night. And that means the city has to be ready to. 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 Desjardin, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.