World Report - November 3: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: November 3, 2025

The Carney government is set to table its first budget tomorrow.BC is hosting an emergency summit today on softwood lumber, as Ottawa for more support to withstand US tariffs.US government shutdown is about to become the longest in history. Israel confirm bodies returned by Hamas Sunday are all Israeli soldiers.At least 20 people are dead after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan.Yukoners go to the polls in crucial territorial election. Seniors groups in Newfoundland and Labrador raising alarm about aging population putting pressure on healthcare and housing.

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of purchasing new footwear. The finance minister is in his own Quebec riding, picking up shoes from a local manufacturer in Saint-T. Champagne use a visit. to speak about the upcoming budget. There will be no surprises. Canadians have asked us to do big, bold things. They expect us to do things differently.

So we're going to make generational investments that will build our country. We're moving from reliance to resilience, from uncertainty to prosperity. We're going to do the kind of things that will make this country stronger. Ottawa has been signaling the budget will respond aggressively to Canada's terrorist.

ravaged economy, but warning it will involve tough choices and sacrifice. Ahead of the budget, four of Carney's ministers are in BC today, attending a softwood lumber summit. That industry is being hit hard by American terrorists. Janice McGregor is in our Parliamentary Bureau. And Janice, how does this summit factor into tomorrow's budget? Marcia, we already know how much financial support has been earmarked for this sector. The government announced a $1.2 billion package back in August to help this off with lumber industry. This was a combination of loan guarantees, but also funding to upgrade existing mill

infrastructure and seek out new international markets for Canadian lumber. Nick Arkell, the CEO of Gorman Brothers Lumber and West Colonna, told Rosemary Barton Live yesterday that this help was desperately needed and now needs to be expedited. We've got to make sure that there's that financial help to make sure there is an industry on the other end of this crisis that we're in. We have heard anxiety in Western Canada over how their resource industries sometimes don't get the same political attention

as the manufacturing that the Trump administration has been targeting in Eastern Canada. But a lot of jobs are on the line in BC too. And the federal minister's presence today may be an attempt to show that the federal government takes this seriously. All right, so the ministers are present, but Ottawa has to be careful

about how much support they give Why is that? After that support package was announced last summer, it set off a fresh round of complaints from the U.S. Lumber Coalition about unfair subsidization. American Mills successfully lobbied the Trump administration to pile on even more lumber tariffs against Canada this fall, adding even more price inflation for U.S. home builders

and setting up an extraordinary situation where two-by-fours arriving from neighboring Canada are now tariffed more than lumber from a hostile rival like Russia. It is a vicious cycle where any new wave of federal help becomes trade war fodder. Today's summit may raise the profile of this issue, but it's not going to make solutions any easier. Thank you, Janice. You're welcome. The CBC is Janice McGregor in Ottawa.

The United States government shutdown is entering its second month and is close to becoming the longest in history. Thousands of federal workers are either furloughed or working without pay. services are suffering and so are millions of households who rely on SNAP. The food stamp program is at risk of running out of funds. But the White House has been ordered to keep the money flowing and it faces two court deadlines to show how it plans to make that happen. The CBC's Willie Lowry joins me now from Washington. And Willie, what can you tell us about this deadline?

So the Trump administration has until noon to advise a federal judge in Rhode Island, whether it will comply with a court order, demanding that it at least partially fund the supplemental nutrition assistance program, better known as food stamps. The administration is also expected to respond to a similar order from a federal judge in Massachusetts at some point later today as well. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that because of the government shutdown, it can no longer fund food aid. Forty-two million Americans rely on the program. The U.S. DA has a $5 billion contingency fund that these judges say should be used to keep the program running. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration would not appeal the decisions.

No, but there's a process that has to be followed, so we've got to figure out what the process is. President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits. Willie, the shutdown is now in day 34. Is there any end in sight? Not really. Both sides appear more dug in than ever. and it's very likely that this will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. In an interview with CBS over the weekend, President Donald Trump was adamant that it's up to

Democrats to end it. I'm not going to do it by extortion. I'm not going to do it by being extorted by the Democrats who have lost their way. Now, Trump has floated ending the filibuster as a way of reopening the government, but his own party has so far rejected the idea. Lawmakers use filibusters as a way of blocking legislation. and it requires a 60-vote threshold in the Senate to break, which in a divided government like this one can be really hard to come by.

Thank you, Willie. My pleasure. The CBC's Willie Lowry in Washington. Israeli officials are confirming the three bodies it received from Hamas on Sunday are the remains of hostages. All of them are soldiers who died during the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. There are now eight more deceased hostages still in Gaza. under the Trump administration's peace plan, all must be returned before the next phase can be implemented.

Meanwhile, health officials in Gaza say Israel today handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians. At least 20 people are dead after an earthquake in northern Afghanistan. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck overnight. The CBC's Anna Cunningham has the latest. Digging through the rubble of damaged houses in Tashkirgam, of Samangam province in northern Afghanistan. The structures made from mud bricks were unable to withstand the powerful shaking of a 6.3 magnitude quaint.

Mohammed Rahim says he woke about 1 a.m. local time to his home violently shaking. When we finally got outside, there was so much dust in the air, we couldn't see anything, he says. He managed to rescue his mother and brother. In Mazare Sharif, the famed blue mosque, known for its vibrantly coloured tiles, and considered one of Afghanistan's holiest shrines, was also damaged. Footage filmed at night showed tiles and debris around the mosque. A spokesperson for Balk Province has confirmed that some of the shrine has been damaged. Afghanistan's Red Crescent is carrying out search and rescue efforts,

but accessing some of the harder to reach villages will take time with communications poor. and terrain often mountainous. The United Nations and aid agencies have previously warned that hunger is rising in Afghanistan. This is now the third major earthquake that the Taliban-run government has faced since it took power in 2021. Anna Canningham, CBC News, London.

Yukon residents go to the polls today. This territorial election represents a first substantial challenge for Liberal Premier Mike Pemberton. He was elected party leader in June but doesn't have a seat in the legislature. This is the first election with 21 riding, several boundaries were redrawn. Atlantic provinces are feeling the pressure as their population's age. It is a growing problem in Newfoundland, Labrador.

Nearly a quarter of the people there are 65 years old and older. Seniors groups and researchers say it is going to put a strain on health care and housing. Heather Gillis reports. People think, you know, when you get 65, 60, you're no good for nothing or nobody, you know, should fall among the wayside. I don't believe that. 84-year-old Bob Burton in St. John says seniors have contributed a lot to Newfoundland and Labrador. They put the apples on the trees and they put the berries on the ground, you know.

Statistics Canada says for the first time, a quarter of people in the province are now 65 or older. Well, Newfoundland and Labrador has what Stats Canada calls the Golden Age threshold. And as you know, we are the first province in the state. the history of Canada to receive this age distinction, so that is huge. Kimberly Leonard is the CEO of Seniors now. She says this gray wave will put a strain on health care, but the biggest problem she says is the high cost of living, hits seniors hard, with some unable to meet their basic needs.

Leonard says she's referring more seniors to shelters. We have people who call, what do I do? I'm getting evicted in five days because I cannot pay my rent. So where do I go? We saw this coming. A lot of people saw this coming. Karen Doody is the director of the Aging Research Center at Memorial University's Grenfell campus. She says an aging population also brings opportunities.

We have a large segment of our population that has just an abundance of wisdom, knowledge, and lived experience that they are more than willing to share. Both Leonard and Dutie say looking at how much seniors receive from pensions could be a big help for those struggling to make ends meet. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. That is the latest from World Report. I'm Marcia Young. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.