The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 11:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Once again, the Bank of Canada is cutting interest rates. U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty have weakened the Canadian economy. We expect very modest growth through the rest of the year, with some pickup in 2026. That is Governor Tiff Macklam this morning, as a central bank. announces a quarter point cut to its influential rate. That drops it down to 2.25%. It's the second

time in two months that the bank has made a rate cut. The central bank has one more rate setting to go before the end of the year, with analysts divided over whether we can expect yet another reduction. Reports of some rather undiplomatic behavior earlier this week from the U.S. ambassador to Canada has gotten back to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Had an event in Ottawa, witnesses say U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra launched into a heated tirade about the anti-tariff campaign Ontario's been running in the United States. And it appears Ontario Trade Representative David Peterson took the brunt of the abuse. It has Premier Ford suggesting that the ambassador might want to make a phone call. I'm not telling him. I'm suggesting that, you know, you get hot-headed

one day. Call Dave up and say, I apologize. Sorry, got a little heated. So, you know, as simple as that. People get in disagreements. It's unbecoming of an ambassador. I've never heard of this in my entire life. The witnesses say Hoekstra used the F word and mentioned Premier Ford by name. CBC News has reached out to the U.S. Embassy, but it has declined to comment. After hitting Jamaica yesterday, Hurricane Melissa is now roaring across eastern Cuba. That's video showing a fifth. family home being swamped by floodwaters, at least 700,000 people across the country have been moved to shelters or, at the very least, to higher ground. Meanwhile, in Jamaica, emergency officials are in the

process of evaluating the damage from Melissa's arrival yesterday afternoon. There are no details at this point regarding fatalities, but we do know damage is extensive. Melissa made land as a Category 5 storm, swamping coastal communities and knocking out power. At least 500,000 people are without electricity, with schools and businesses closed, and hospitals damaged. Palestinian officials say 104 people have been killed following a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Israel says the strikes are in response to Hamas violating the ceasefire. Crystal Comancing has more now from Jerusalem. Gaza City was the first hit Tuesday night.

Palestinian Red Crescent workers were filmed searching the rubble. One woman was carried out to the street. street on a stretcher. At a hospital in Han Yunus, the dead are unloaded, followed by a flood of grief. Two older women fold over a gurney grasping at a body wrapped in a white shroud. U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking on board Air Force One, said the ceasefire is not at risk. They killed an Israeli soldier, so the Israelis hit back, and they should hit back. Johan Feldbaum, a 37-year-old reservist was killed in Rafa Tuesday. inside Israeli held territory.

It's the second deadly attack on Israelis in the south during the ceasefire. Hamas is accused in both attacks, but denies any involvement. Crystal Gamanssing, CBC News, Jerusalem. Now to those Blue Jays and good news from Los Angeles. In the air to left field, but Straw is there and the Blue Jays win it. It's a Blue Jays winning game four of the World Series. last night, six to the final score, and the series is now tied at two wins apiece. Among the highlights, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a two-run homer off Shohei Otani in the third inning. So game five goes tonight again in Los Angeles. The Jays will start rookie Trey Yassavich. For the Dodgers, it's Blake Schnell. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.

Thank you.