The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 11:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Faye. We began with game one of the World Series in Toronto. Barger sends a towering drive. Right center field. Kiss it goodbye.

Addison Barger's pinch-it Grand Slam, the first ever in a fall classic, highlighted a nine-run six inning for the hometown Blue Jays, who beat the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 to grab a 1-0 series lead. Barger telling Fox Sports after the game that the Homer was kind of memorable. I mean, to be honest, I don't even remember.

It was so hard to just kind of gather my thoughts and everything. You know, it's just like a blackout moment, you know, it's just crazy. Jay's bats continued a successful hitting trend that has led all playoff teams this postseason. Here's manager John Schneider. So much credit to the guys up and down the lineup, being ready to come into the game. You know, they were ready during BP, you know, talking to Nate, talking to Izzy, Addy. Those at bats in that inning, starting with Bow's walk,

then a knock, you know, it kind of just kept on going, but those were some pretty terrific at bats. Game two goes tonight at Rogers Center with Kevin Gosman getting the start for the Jays just after 8 p.m. Eastern time. It's not only baseball fans here at home excited about what's playing out on the field. Fans and foes alike are cheering on the World Series. in Japan. But as the CBC's Malone Mullen reports, it's not hard to find Jay's fans anywhere. Outnumbered but passionate, Jay's fans watch as Japan's national superstar takes the plate. In a packed pub in central Tokyo, Shoheotani strikes out. Meanwhile, run after run racks up for Toronto. Vancouverite Carmen Chow watches no.

nervously, surrounded on all sides. They didn't boo me, and they threw every other machines. Amid the North Americans up early to watch the World Series opener are the diehard local Otani fans. At Suyatada is confident his homegrown superstar will carry the Dodgers eventually to a win. Yes, I'm proud of him as a Japanese, of course. L.A. resident Hector Rodriguez has a little doubt in Otani's talent, and despite his team's loss, says it's an ideal location to

take in a ballgame. Outside of L.A. and Toronto is Japan. Malone, Mullen, CBC News, Tokyo. The series has also prompted a friendly wager between the leaders of the two home bases. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and California Governor Gavin Newsom took to X to make it official. Here's part of that exchange. If the Blue Jays win, I'll send you some of Ontario's finest maple syrup in a proper tin can, the way it's meant to be enjoyed. The tariff might cost me a few X. Bucks set the border these days, but it'll be worth it for a Jay's win.

That's a sweet offer premiere, but something tells me that syrup is staying north of the border when the Dodgers win. And when they do, I'll send you a bottle of California's championship worthy wine. And hey, can you do me a favor? Think you can put it on the liquor store shelves? I don't think so, buddy. Talk to your friend in the Oval Office. In other news. Will you mean with Prime Minister Carney during this trip? I don't have any attention of it now. U.S. President Donald Trump on his way out to a multi-stop visit in East Asia. He's doubling down after terminating trade talks with Canada,

saying he has no intention of meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Both leaders will be attending the ASEAN summit, which begins tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur. And we need tariffs for national security, and they totally turned it around because they're getting hurt by tariffs, and we're gaining by tariffs. They've used tariffs on us when we had different presidents very successful. and they've taken a lot of money out of our country, and now we're taking it all back. Trump angered by an anti-tariff TV ad paid for by the government of Ontario, featuring former Republican president Ronald Reagan speaking against tariffs.

Aboard Air Force One, Trump called the ad fake. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will have the ad pulled on Monday. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg. Thank you.