The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/10/31 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: October 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/10/31 at 01:00 EDT

The spirit of innovation is deeply ingrained in Canada, and Google is helping Canadians innovate in ways both big and small, from mapping accessible spaces so the disabled community can explore with confidence, to unlocking billions in domestic tourism revenue. Thousands of Canadian companies are innovating with Google AI. Innovation is Canada's story. Let's tell it together. Find out more at g.co slash Canadian Innovation. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles president donald trump has ordered the recently renamed department of war to resume nuclear testing

the last time that happened in the u.s was in 1992 and there's a concern it could unravel decades of progress and usher in a new nuclear era paul hunter reports from washington mr president why did you change your nuclear plan at the outset of his sit down in south with China's president, the U.S. president did not answer that question, though just prior to the meeting, he'd posted his intentions. Because of other countries' testing programs, he wrote, I have instructed the U.S. Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis. With others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also. On his flight back to the U.S., Trump reiterated his view, the move is driven by other nuclear powers. Say, well, negative testing is we have to test. Though Russia has recently tested nuclear-capable missiles and China has expanded its nuclear stockpile,

neither country has tested an actual nuclear weapon in decades. The U.S., Russia, and China long ago signed a treaty banning such tests, though the treaty was never ratified into law. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Andrew is no longer a prince. King Charles has removed his royal title after increased scrutiny of Andrew's ties to convicted it's sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Accuser of Virginia Jewfrey detailed her experience with both men in her posthumous memoir.

Her brother, Sky Roberts, says she has taken down a prince. It's definitely some vindication for Virginia. I think that she had been fighting for this for a long time. She always said, you know, only one of us is telling the truth, and I know that's me. And I think this is a big sense of vindication for her. You know, we're really proud of her. We're so proud of what she was able to achieve. and this is a huge moment for her.

Joufrey died by suicide in April. The former prince will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor. Ottawa is giving Caribbean countries $7 million in humanitarian aid following Hurricane Melissa, foreign affairs minister Anita Anand. We, of course, are standing ready 24-7 to assist in ways that are requested. The Category 5 storm ravaged much of Jamaica.

crews are clearing roads for emergency vehicles and evacuating residents still in danger. Jamaican information minister Dana Morris says at least five people are dead, and there could be more. We get a lot of reports about potential bodies. We're not sure. They have to verify this. And so we have a helicopter that's been dedicated that is going to be doing that really, really very difficult work. Melissa is currently a category one storm heading towards Bermuda. The Trump administration is slashing the number of refugees, the U.S. will admit, from 125,000 to 7,500, and says most of those accept it will be white South Africans. The White House published the information in the Federal Registry. A London-Ontario College radio station that's been a launching pad for broadcasters and journalists for nearly five decades could go silent.

Radio Fansha went on the air in 1978 as Canada's first licensed instructional campus radio station, but Fanshaw College says it can no longer afford to operate it at a significant yearly loss or without the majority of the students who work at the station. The college suspended 40 programs this fall, including its radio program. Gina Lawrence is on the station's board of directors and his former program director for Fanshaugh's journalism program. My hope would have been that this would continue since it's been such a big part of the training ground for the journalism students. It's kind of caught in between how colleges are having to manage their finances,

how industry has been changing as well with radio. Fansha is now looking for interested stakeholders to take over the station. It's not saying what might happen if no one steps forward. That is the world this hour. For news anytime, visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.