The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 01:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Hurland. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the L.A. Dodgers tonight in game four of the World Series. Final score, 6-2. The CBC's Jamie Strassion reports from Los Angeles. A night after losing the second longest game in World Series history, the Toronto Blue Jays did what they've done all season when all seemed lost. bounce back by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 Tuesday night at Dodgers Stadium, evening up the World Series at two games apiece.

The Jays had a daunting task on their hand. Japanese superstar Shohei Otani, who has absolutely dominated this series as a hitter, was the starting pitcher for the Dodgers, but it was Blue J. Superstar Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., who made his mark early in this game, hitting a two-run home run to give the is the lead. Toronto never looked back. The wind sets up a pivotal game five Wednesday night in Los Angeles. It also guarantees Blue Jay fans will see their team at home again this year. Game six in this best of seven series goes Friday night in Toronto. Jamie Strasch and CBC News, Los Angeles. The strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica is bearing down on the island.

I don't believe there is any infrastructure within this region that could withstand the category five storm. Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness acknowledges the extreme danger of Hurricane Melissa. Local officials are urging residents to shelter in place. Anne Claire Fontaine is with the World Meteorological Organization. She warns of flash floods and landslides. Within the eye wall, the total structural failure is likely. I have never seen this sentence before.

So it's a massive impact that he's expected to be in Jamaica. Melissa comes just after a year of hurricane barrel hitting the island, causing about $200 million U.S. dollars in damage. Students and teachers in Alberta are heading back to school Wednesday after the province passed its back-to-work legislation. But as Aaron Collins reports, teachers say their battle with the government isn't over. We will pursue everything that we can and leave no stone unturned. Jason Schilling says teachers aren't done fighting.

the head of the Alberta Teachers Association pushing back against back-to-work legislation. We will challenge this legislation in the courts, in our communities, and the very conscience of Albertaans. The law invokes the notwithstanding clause, a move designed to prevent challenges to its constitutionality, leaving some parents with mixed feelings. Why they have to go back tomorrow? I don't really agree with how that was done, but yeah, I guess we'll see how things go. Teachers will be heading back to class two facing familiar challenges. We have a lot of kids, complexities in classroom, lots of kids with learning disabilities,

and a lot of needs that aren't being met right now. Nearly 750,000 Alberta kids have been out of school since October 6th. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. The shaky ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is facing more pressure. Israeli soldiers were attacked in Gaza, and they launched air strikes and response. Chris Brown has more. The ceasefire is holding. That doesn't mean that there aren't going to be little skirmishes here and there. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says Israel's airstrikes on Gaza don't mean a return

to full-on war. Both sides are accusing the other of trying to sabotage the ceasefire. Israel's airstrikes reportedly hit near Gaza's Sabra neighborhood and at least one other close to the Shifa hospital. Hamas has not returned all of the bodies. of the hostages it held. And Israel says that was part of the deal. The Netanyahu government is not said if it now considers the ceasefire to be over. In a statement, Hamas said it is still committed to the agreement that came into force on October the 10th. Israel justified its strikes by blaming Hamas for attacking Israeli forces near Rafah earlier in the day, and secondly, for turning over the wrong remains instead of those of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Chris Brown,

CBC News, London. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.