The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 15:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world this hour i'm angie seth unacceptable that's what ontario's premier is calling reported recent remarks by the u.s ambassador to canada peter hoxstra obscenity laced tirade was allegedly aimed at ontario's trade representative and triggered by the province's anti-tariff ad korena roman reports come on ambassador ontario premier doug ford says u.s ambassador to canada pete hookstra might be ticked off, but he should know better than to publicly lambast Ontario's trade representative to Washington. And Ford says Hoekster should call David Patterson to apologize and that the ambassador shouldn't be so mad about

Ontario's ad. What do they expect me to do? Sit back and roll over like every other person in the world? I'm going to fight like I've never fought before. Ford was also asked how he knows the prime minister saw the ad before it aired. He says he was with him at the time. I'm not going to talk about our private conversation at all. I told them that we're running it. I'm going to cut it off on Monday. Man, it was the right thing to do. It's sort of a conversation like I've never seen before.

Ford says the job and inflation numbers in the U.S. are proving that a tariff on Canada is a tax on Americans. Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. The Bank of Canada has announced a quarter-point cut to its lending rate now sitting at 2.25%. Bank Governor Tiff Macklam says the economy is struggling. 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.

And south of the border of the U.S. Federal Reserve has also cut its interest rate by the same amount. It is now ranging between 3.75 and 4%. In Newfoundland and Labrador, a new progressive conservative government has just been sworn in. It's the first time the PC party is back in power in almost a decade. But the Liberals are challenging those results in three electoral districts. Jenna Head has more. Tony Wakeham is now officially the 16th Premier in Newfoundland and Labrador, and he has now established his inner circle, rewarding longtime MHAs with postings in a leaner

cabinet. That includes all three of the party's elected representatives who are women. Wakeham told reporters it was important to put Labrador MHA Lila Evans into the health portfolio. I'm clearly sending a message to people everywhere, to the people of Larvador and others. that they are part of this. But with a slim majority government bidding on one seat,

Liberal leader John Hogan is calling for a recount in three electoral districts that could overturn the PC majority status. We have some evidence filed that we felt there was different interpretations giving about how to count votes. The PCs say a recount is a waste of the court's time, adding that it will defend the election's integrity.

Jenna Head, CBC News, St. John's. 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. 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 describes as, quote, 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 your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Angie Seth.