The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/25 at 21:00 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 donald trump says he's hitting canada with more tariffs

the u.s president made the latest threat today in a social media post that took even the carney governed by surprise trump is still angry about the ontario anti-tariff ads that has a speak by former u.s president ronald regan chris reyes has the details 10% on top of the suite of tariffs that are already in place. And it's all because of this ad that Ontario paid for and ran in the U.S., including during the World Series broadcast. Trump has been livid about this ad ever since the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation came out saying that the ad misrepresents the Reagan's speech that it uses from 1987, where Reagan touts the value of free trade and the dangers of tariffs. He posted this. I'm just going to read it word for word. Because of their serious

misrepresentation of the facts and hostile act. I'm increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they're paying now. It's so far just a threat and it's not clear if and when Trump will sign an order slapping Canada with these new tariffs. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. As Ontario pulls back their anti-tariff ads, the BC government is about to roll out its own. Simon Fraser University International Relations Professor James Horncastle says He thinks the move makes sense as new U.S. tariffs and duties on softwood have devastated the local forest industry. In the case of B.C., the recent softwood lumber ones have created considerable pressure upon the B.C. economy. As a result, the B.C. government is in a position where it has to do something because otherwise it will end up appearing weak to basically the electorate.

BC's job ministry says the ads will be digital and not for TV or radio. The ads will roll out in November. Meanwhile, in Kuala Lampur. Enjoy that. Prime Minister Mark Carney was making small talk on the tarmac after arriving in Malaysia for the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries. The Canadian government is framing this trip as an opportunity to diversify Canada's trading relationship, so Canada is less reliant on the U.S. market.

In a few days, Carney will also be attending the APEC or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Doctors in Alberta are calling on the province to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines. The Alberta government has decided to charge most residents $100 for the shot. And booking an appointment has been complicated. Dr. Brian Wurzba is president of the Alberta Medical Association, which says each COVID hospitalization costs more than $34,000. Our big concern with the challenges we have with access is that fewer Albertans are going to get vaccinated.

More are going to develop the infections. more are going to land in the acute care facilities that are already overstretched, and this is going to cost all of us when it comes to hospital costs, but also lost income, missed days at work, all sorts of downstream effects. The Ministry of Primary and Preventive Health Services claims COVID vaccinations are only cost-effective for those who are at higher risk. The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for another win tonight. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 114 in game one.

manager John Schneider says the team's attitude caught them here. When you're trying to establish a winning environment and a winning organization that can do it repeatedly, that people come into play, you know, people that are going to push things forward and not be satisfied. We made it a point to be really aware of it this year. And again, it's been a couple kind of years in the making to get to this point. Right now, the score is 1-1 in the third inning. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast.

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