The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/01 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: November 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/01 at 20:00 EDT

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and as millions of canadians watch and hope and pray that this is the year the blue jays win it all they're squaring off against last year's world series champs the los angeles dodgers they're putting shohay otani on the mound first while the jays are going with max scherzer jays manager John Schneider says the team needed a little of Scherzer's personality. Not being afraid to share his opinion, not being afraid to have tough conversations. I'm not being afraid to raise the expectations that are here. He really supports his teammates. I think you guys saw that when Trey was pitching. You trust him in spots like this.

I walked past him last night after the game and it looked like he was ready to kill somebody. So you trust him to be ready for this environment. If the Js win, it will be Toronto's first World Series victory. since 1993. Developing news in the UK, two people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train. More than 30 officers responded to the scene at Huntington Station in Cambridgeshire, a county about 90 kilometers north in London,

north of London, rather. British police say multiple people have been taken to hospital. The exact number is still not known. In a post on acts, UK Prime Minister Kirstarmer is calling the incident deeply concerning. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that he did apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump for the anti-tariff television ad run by Ontario Premier, Doug Ford. Trump called the ad fraudulent and immediately cut off trade talks with Canada. Philip Lee Shanock has the latest on that story.

Such trade barriers hurt every American worker. Ontario's TV ad that played during the United States. the World Series last weekend used a speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Aboard Air Force One heading to Florida, President Donald Trump said Canada regretted the ad, but no new talks were planned. He was very nice to apologize for what they did with the commercial. Prime Minister Carney confirmed that he apologized to the president during an APEC dinner. I did. I did apologize to the president. The president was offended.

Carney also confirmed that Ontario Premier Doug Ford allowed him to preview the ad, and that he advised against running it. It's not something I would have done. Trump not only suspended trade talks, but threatened an additional 10% tariff. A recent Angus Reid poll found that 43% of respondents say the ad was a bad idea, while 31% supported it.

Philip Lyshaunoch, CBC News, Toronto. The Canadian Red Cross has flown relief supplies down to Jamaica, where the Jamaican Red Cross will distribute them to people affected by Hurricane Melissa. They're shipping shelter kits, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lamps, and mosquito nets. The Category 5 storm slammed into the island nation on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, and destroying homes, hospitals, and critical infrastructure. In Quebec, more and more doctors say they're considering changing their practice or even leaving the province.

They're upset with the province for imposing a new pay system on doctors, one where at least part of the compensation will depend on meeting, performance targets. Benoit Hepel advises an association of general practitioners. He says doctors are sick of the disrespect. Doctors are tired of that. They want to work. They want to do a good job. They won't want to be the problem. They want to be the solution. Across Canada, more than one in five Canadians don't have a family doctor. And finally, a reminder that daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The clocks turn back an hour, which means, well, Canadians will get some extra sleep.

All of Yukon, most of Saskatchewan, part of Nunavut, and certain BC communities don't make that switch. Fire officials say it's a good opportunity to check smoke alarms and put in fresh batteries. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.a. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thank you.