The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/01 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: November 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/01 at 21:00 EDT

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yeah it's what you dream of as a kid um i've played in quite a few game sevens in my backyard over the year so it's everything i've dreamed of that's blue j ernie clement not sounding down after last night's defeat to the los angeles dodgers he said the team was feeling mixture of nerves and excitement going to tonight's matchup. Clement also said it's a privilege to play for Canada's team. Like, I have zero negative interactions with anyone in this entire country since I've been here, which is just mind-blowing to me. Like, everyone has just been so cool and nice.

It is truly an honor to play for this country. The winner takes all. Right now, it's scoreless in the third, but the Js have runners on first and third base. To the UK next. at least 10 people are in hospital 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 of London. British police say nine people suffered life-threatening injuries.

Two suspects are in custody. On X, UK Prime Minister Kirstarmer is calling the incident deeply concerning. The U.S. federal government shut down. down has now passed the one-month mark. And as of today, a food benefit program that more than 40 million Americans rely on has run out of money. Chris Reyes has more. Snap Benefits, the program that low-income families rely on for food expire today, though two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to keep funding it. Food pantries across the U.S. are preparing for the worst, knowing they can't afford to run dry. Kaki McGreary, who runs a

community food shelf in Vermont, is rally. her resources. It's a big effort to purchase enough food and to secure enough donations to meet that demand and make sure that our shelves are fully stocked. Another concern, air travel. The Federal Aviation Administration has already started delaying flights with air traffic controllers refusing to show up, even if some of them are required to work without pay. There have been multiple votes to end the shutdown with both parties blaming the other for failing to pass the bill needed to fund the government. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Resentment over Quebec's bill, too, is pushing family doctors to leave for other provinces.

The law imposes a new pay system on doctors, where at least part of their compensation, will be based on meeting performance targets. As John Ingalo tells us, doctors and patients are worried about the impact on Quebec's health care system. Benoit-Epelle is a family physician in Sherbrook, an advisor to the Eastern Township's General Practitioners Association. The organization surveyed its members and found that many are considering making changes to their practice or leaving Quebec. Ip. says the growing backlash stems from concerns GPs will be penalized for factors outside

of their control, such as closed surgery rooms, and that now they're fed up. Today I gave an interview with Dr. Here in Sherbrook, who decided to move to British Columbia. Itel says the law will significantly lower doctors pay. Bill 2 ties 15% of physicians' compensation to collective. performance targets. If all doctors in a given region manage to see a certain number of patients, they get a bonus. If not, they don't. Half of the patients are afraid of losing their doctors. The other half wants more answers, says Patience Rights Advocate Paul Brunet. John Ngal, CBC News, Montreal. An update on that World Series score, it's now Toronto with a 3-0 lead, still in the third

inning. The CFL playoffs also begin today. From Winnipeake Blue Bombers beat the Alouettes and Montreal, 42 to 33. The bombers face the Hamilton Ticats next Saturday in the west. The BC lines mall, the Calgary Stampeders, 3330. BC moves on to face Saskatchewan next week, and the Great Cup is in Winnipeg, November 16th. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.

Thank you.