The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 13:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Angie Seth. Ontario has signed a deal that paves the road literally to the development of the ring of fire. The remote area in the province's north contains a bounty of natural resources, especially minerals. And as Lisa Schingrey explains, the $40 million agreement with the Webitskwe, First Nation, is about more than just a road. We look forward to working together.

Cornelius Rabas, Chief of Webouquay First Nation, says he welcomes an official partnership with the province that will speed up the construction of a road to the ring of fire, about 600 kilometers north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. It's a lot of hard work up ahead for us. Both the federal and provincial governments say the mineral-rich area will be a massive boon to the country's economy once developed. Premier Doug Ford.

We're in a battle for the first. future of our province for the future of our country. As part of the deal, the Ontario government will give nearly $40 million to build a community center, rebuild its airport terminal, and buy material needed to build a road leading to the proposed mining site, a first of many steps, as not all first nations in the area are on board. Lisa Sching, CBC News, Toronto. The Ontario Premier, responding to reports of some rather undiplomatic behavior from the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, it happened to.

And at an event in Ottawa earlier this week, witnesses say U.S. Ambassador Peek Hoekstra launched into a heated tirade about the anti-tariff campaign. Ontario had been running in the United States. And it appears Ontario Trade Representative Dave 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. Witnesses say to the incidents say Hoxtra 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. The Bank of Canada has announced a quarter point cut to its lending rate

now sitting at 2.25%. 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. Bank of Governor Tiff MacLam warns interest rate cuts can only do so much to stimulate the economy, all eyes now on the federal budget that will be revealed next week. One of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods is in mourning. After a deadly police raid yesterday, dozens of dead bodies were laid out on the ground this morning, surrounded by grieving relatives.

A priest says it is difficult to see so much suffering. Some 2,500 police and soldiers took part in a massive raid targeting a notorious drug gang. At least 119 people were killed, including four policemen. But local activists say the number is even higher. And some men were killed, execution style. Brazil's justice minister says the federal government was not informed beforehand. And finally, most of Jamaica remains without power after Hurricane Melissa battered the island.

It arrived yesterday afternoon as a Category 5 storm. Daryl Vaz is Jamaica's energy minister. He says officials are still working out the extent of the damage, which he just describes as total devastation. My biggest concerns would be the welfare of the people that have been struck by this devastating hurricane. Their safety and security is number one. and then secondly, trying to see how quickly we can restore infrastructure, light and water, and housing, and roving. Hurricane Melissa also hit Cuba with nearly 200-kilometer speed winds and storm surges. The full extent of damages is unknown.

Local authorities in Haiti also hit by the storm, say at least 20 people there died from river floods. And that is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to our podcast anytime. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Angie Seth.