The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 01:00 EDT

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addison barger launched the first ever pinch at grand slam in world series history leading the jace to an eleven-four win in the opener thomas dangle has more from rogers center the dodgers in the second quick to remind everyone why they're the defending champions sending home former Blue J. Teoska Hernandez for the first run of the game. But wait a minute. Fourth inning, Alejandro Kirk gets the offense going for the Jays. Here's Varsho, who flyed out to center with the bases loaded. Followed up by Dalton Varsho and this. And he hits a ball hard to center field.

A two-run blast to tie up the game. Fast forward, bases loaded for Toronto's Addison Barger in the 6th, and he blows the game wide open. A pinch hit Grand Slam. Addison Archer does indeed blow it open. 11 to 4. Once again, the final four, the Blue Jays, an extraordinary result for a team that finished last place in their own division last season and fought all the way to the top of the American League standings this season

and now are up one game to none against the defending champion, L.A. Dodgers. That's the CBC's Thomas Dangler reporting. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he'll soon pause in anti-tariff ad that triggered a shocking reaction from the U.S. President. Donald Trump said he has now terminated trade talks with Canada. But the ad will still air as millions tune into the World Series this weekend. Ashley Burke has more from Ottawa. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation. This is the ad millions of Americans watching the World Series will see for the last time this weekend. Ontario's premier is pressing pause

after angering Donald Trump. Market shrink and collapse. Businesses and industry shut down. This anti-tariff ad uses the voice of a famous former Republican president against the current one. America's jobs and growth are at stake. It drove Trump into this stunning late-night post, declaring all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated, bringing talks to a crashing halt. The prime minister spoke to Doug Ford, who posted afterward, that Ontario, will pause its U.S. advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume. But so far, no sign from Trump's team that talks are back on.

Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. The White House is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America to both its fight against what it's calling, narco-terrorism. This latest escalation comes amid multiple U.S. strikes on boats allegedly used for drug smuggling. The Pentagon says another strike overnight killed six members of a drug cartel with ties to Venezuela. Ukraine's president's pushing allies to help bolster Ukraine's long-range weapons capabilities. Volodymy Zelensky was in the UK meeting with what's being called the Coalition of the Willing.

More than 20 countries are part of the group with Canada at the table too. Breyer Stewart reports from London. The group, which is led by European nations, is trying to find a way to increase the shipment of weapons and air defense systems to Ukraine. It's also strategizing about the security guarantees that will need to be in place if there is a truce. Kiev got some help earlier this week when the U.S. decided to sanction two of Russia's largest energy companies. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta. The sanctions will starve them of revenue and significantly increase the pressure on Putin to come to the negotiating table.

Washington is still reviewing whether to send Tomahawks to Ukraine. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled an anticipated meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin because he said he thought it would be a waste of time. But this weekend, other meetings will go ahead. Putin's special envoy for economic cooperation is in Washington speaking with U.S. officials. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, London. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.