The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/29 at 18:00 EDT

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. borough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Angie Seth. Israel says a ceasefire has been restored in Gaza after it launched a series of strikes overnight. The Israeli military says it struck dozens of targets related to Hamas and other militant groups in retaliation for the killing of an army reservist. Officials in Gaza say more than 100 Palestinians were killed in those strikes, mostly women and children. Ravina Shandasani is a spokesperson. for the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights.

She calls the latest battle fighting appalling. Israel must comply with its continuing obligations under international humanitarian law and is accountable for violations. It is distressing that these killings occurred just as the long-suffering population of Gaza started to feel that there was hope that the unrelenting barrage of violence may be at an end.

Hamas claims it has no connection to the attack and accuses Israel of undermining the ceasefire deal. The Paris prosecutor says two detained suspects were handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang for their involvement in the Louvre jewel heist. Four thieves made away with a hall of royal jewels worth more than $150 million Canadian. Lord Becu says an Algerian man was arrested at the Paris airport. He was about to flee the country, the second suspect, a French citizen, with a history of theft arrest. rests. Both have been identified by DNA traces found at the scene of the heist. Two others are still at large. So far, no jewels have been recovered. Back here at home, the Ontario

Premier, also responding to reports from rather undiplomatic behavior from the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. It happened at an event in Ottawa earlier this week. Witnesses say U.S. Ambassador, Peek Hoxtra, launched into a heated tirade about the anti-tariff campaign, Ontario, had been running in the United States. And it appears as Ontario Trade Representative, David Pachstra. Patterson took the brunt of the abuse. It has 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 Hoxtra used the F word and mentioned Premier Ford by name. CPC News has reached out to the U.S. Embassy, but it declined to comment.

The Ontario government, meantime, has signed a deal with the Wibiquet First Nation. The $40 million agreement will speed up the construction of a road to the ring of fire. The remote area in the province's north contains a bounty of natural resources, especially minerals. And the Bank of Canada lowered interest rates once again this morning. The central bank's key overnight lending rate now sits at 2.5%. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff MacLam says the trade conflict with the U.S. has diminished Canada's economic prospects. And finally, with just 100 days to go, Italy is racing to finish preparations for the Milan-Cortina-2020-26 Winter Olympics. And after years of delays and doubts, the country now looks on track to deliver.

Megan Williams reports from Milan. Italy's Vice Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, beaming into the 100-days countdown ceremony, thanking all those who are believed Italy would pull it off and those who didn't. With a stumbling start, there were plenty of skeptics. Yet, with the games just weeks away, spread across four northern regions and the two hubs, Milan and Cortina, 400 kilometers apart, things now appear on schedule. In Cortina, the long-delayed bobsled run is now done and dusted and even under budget. Environmentalists slam the felling of 500-century-old large trees to build it. But organizing committee head, Joe, Giovanni Malagos, today insisted the game's environmental impact will be low.

92% of the sport venues for Milano Cortina 2026 already existed. Excitement at last is starting to build. Megan Williams, CBC News, Milan. And that is your world this hour. For news any time, you can visit our website at cBCnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Angie Seth. Thank you.