The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 15:00 EDT

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always over-delivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. Bro.C.A. From CBC News, The Worldless Hour, I'm like Miles. A lot of Canadians are happy today after game one of the World Series in Toronto. Barger sends a talent drive. Right center field. Kiss it goodbye! Edison Barger's pinch hit Grand Slam, the first ever in a fall classic,

highlighted a nine-run sixth inning for the hometown Blue Jays. They beat the defending World Series champion loss. Angeles Dodgers 114 to grab a 1-0 series lead. Barger tailing Fox Sports, it was a sort of memorable moment. To be honestly, 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 run they've had all 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 just after 8 p.m. Eastern with Kevin Guzman starting for the Jays. Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Malaysia, the first stop on a trip to several Asian countries, and the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war is focusing his efforts to diversify Canada's export markets. Murray Brewster has more from Kuala Lumpur. It's taken 24 hours for the Prime Minister to fly to Malaysia, and in geopolitics these days, that's a long time.

The big question on everyone's mind is whether Mark Carney will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump here at the ASEAN summit. Prior to leaving Ottawa, Carney said that Canada will carry on, build at home, and seek out new partnerships. That's the focus of budget 2025, generational investment, here in Canada. And we can also control or at least heavily influence is developing new partnerships and opportunities, including with the economic giants of Asia. For his part, Trump says he has no intention of beating Carney, although that could change. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's focus

ease on free trade talks with A Syrian countries. A deal, however, is not expected until next year. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. In Vietnam today, UN, cybercrime, Convention is a powerful legally binding instrument to stress in our collective defense against cybercrime. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres celebrating the successful negotiation of an international treaty, tackling everything from fishing and ransomware attacks to online trafficking and hate speech. Every day, sophisticated scams, defraud family, still livelihood, and drain billions of dollars from our economies. Canada is among the 60 countries that signed the treaty, which will, among other things,

streamline international cooperation on cybercrime investigations. It'll take effect once 40 countries have ratified the agreement. It's estimated that cybercrime costs countries trillions of dollars each year. Police in the UK are on the hunt for an escaped sex offender. Hadush Kabatu was mistakenly released from prison. He was supposed to be deported back to his native Ethiopia next week. instead he's been seen around London. Metropolitan Police Commander James Conway made a direct appeal to Kabatu. We want to locate you in a safe and controlled way. You had already indicated

a desire to return to Ethiopia when speaking to immigration staff. The best outcome for you is to make contact directly with us. Kibatu's been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl. Those crimes sparked anti-immigrant protests across England. Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says she's not ruling at another run for president. She made the comment in a BBC interview when Laura Kuhnsberg asked when her nieces would see a woman in the White House. When are they going to see a woman in charge in the White House? In their lifetime for sure. Could it be you?

Possibly. Have you made a decision yet? No, I have not. Harris was a last-minute replacement for Joe Biden in the 2024 election, losing the popular vote by just over 2 million votes. And that is your world. this hour. For CBC news, I'm Mike Miles.