World Report - October 14: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

Canadian lumber hit with another 10 percent tariff in US President Donald Trump's trade war. Bargaining is set to resume today as Alberta teachers' strike enters second weekMilitary takes control of Madagascar after parliament impeaches President Andry Rajoelina .Israel says it will not reopen the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt after Hamas releases just 4 of 28 deceased hostages. 2 Venezuelan activists, now living in Colombia, shot in what police call "targetted attack." US Media outlets refuse to agree to new Defense Department rules limiting access to the Pentagon. Pop star Shawn Mendes joined by Indigenous artist Tia Wood on stage in Vancouver for powerful moment of representation. 

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Marcia Young. The latest tariffs in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war kick in today. It is a global 10% tariff on all softwood lumber and timber entering the U.S. For Canada, this will come on top of steep levees already in place. The CBC's Janice McGregor is in our parliamentary bureau.

Bureau. And Janice, what does this additional 10% mean for Canadian industry? Marcia, the thing about lumber tariffs is that they are mutually destructive. The U.S. construction industry not only likes the stronger softwood lumber from Canada's colder climate, it needs it. Its own mills can't meet demand. Housing starts are already down in the U.S. thanks in part to high construction prices. Tariffs only make it worse. Nevertheless, two-by-fours required to frame American homes are now filing on to the list of exports targeted according to the Trump administration's national security rationale. Since the expiration of the most recent softwood lumber trade truce with Canada a decade ago, Canadian forest companies have been on a roller coaster of seemingly endless cycles of anti-dumping and countervailing duties,

legal appeals, any assistance government provides to keep the industry afloat. Well, that just becomes fodder for the next U.S. industry complaint of unfair subsidization. As a result, the Canadian share of the U.S. market has fallen from about a third, two decades ago, to around a quarter of the American market now. Softwood lumber has long been a sore point between Canada and the U.S. What are the prospects for settling this? Well, over the weekend, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt suggested her province was considering perhaps some new retaliation for this latest harm. We make the best wood for homebuilding, and certainly on the east coast of the U.S., they don't have the supply to build the kind of homes that they need and that their people are asking for.

So there is some leverage and simply the fact that they can't do this without our wood. Sending some kind of an export quota formula might be key to a potential deal. But late last week, the U.S. escalated its trade war with China. Dramatic results on world markets. The U.S. administration is also focusing on talks around more sanctions against Russia. It's unclear whether there's any bandwidth for working out a solution with Canada just now. Thank you, Janice. You're welcome.

The CBC's Janice McGregor in Ottawa. Hundreds of thousands of students in Alberta are still not back at school. The teacher's strike is entering its second week. Bargaining resumes today, but the union and the province cannot agree on some key issues. Julia Wong reports. As they watch their kids have fun at this Edmonton indoor playground, for many parents in Alberta, the teacher's strike is top of mind. It's not easy, but we're getting through it.

Halchie Guerrido has two kids, a six-year-old and a 14-year-old. Both have been out of school since last Monday when 51,000 teachers walked off the job. Yeah, I just hope they can get into an agreement. So sometimes both sides have to compromise a little, and at the end of the date, it's for them and for the kids. Bargaining resumes Tuesday. Teachers overwhelmingly rejected the last contract offer from their employer. The union says classroom sizes, more supports for students. with complexities and better pay are the main sticking points.

It's a really weird feeling not to be in the schools, not to be with the kids. Heather Conroy Mandrick has been a kindergarten teacher for 25 years. Being on strike has been hard, she says. We just feel like we're not as connected to the world anymore. We kind of feel, you know, we're floating. There's a lot of uncertainty. She has enough saved up for two weeks. But with no strike pay, Conroy Mandrake is falling back on a line of credit.

So the line of credit is just that security to make. make sure that at the end of the day, you know, it doesn't change our whole life plan this strike. The Teachers Union says it has brought proposals forward. A spokesperson for Alberta's education minister says those are under review. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. An elite military unit in Madagascar says it is taking control of the country. And this morning, Parliament voted to impeach the president. Andre Regulina has fled the country claiming that his life is in danger. The developments are likely. to be seen as a win for anti-government protesters.

For weeks, they have been demanding the president step down. They're frustrated by government corruption and poverty. The military is promising to quickly appoint a civilian government. Israel says it will not reopen the Rafa border between Gaza and Egypt. Under the U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan, the crossing was to open tomorrow. Officials say the decision is to sanction. Hamas for not returning all the bodies of dead hostages.

Breyer Stewart has more from Jerusalem. Outside of the Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, a small crowd looks on as vans pull up, carrying the remains of four hostages that have been returned from Gaza. Under the deal, Israel is expecting the bodies of an estimated 24 additional hostages. No indication of the timeline yet. Daniel Lifshitz's grandparents were taken hostage. His grandmother was released. His grandfather was killed and his body was returned earlier this year.

But we have to make sure that some leverage, that the rebuilding Gaza or anything else, will not be taken until everyone are back home. In Gaza, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding, but there have been clashes between Hamas and local clans. And there are reports that Hamas has executed a few individuals that it's accused of collaborating with Israel. With a power vacuum now in place,

the security situation remains. precarious. Very important, critical step. Hibah Hussaini is a lawyer and has advised the Palestinian team during previous negotiations. She's based in East Jerusalem. There are a few details about who will govern Gaza, but she says there needs to be strong Palestinian oversight, otherwise it feels like past colonialism. The peace plan that proposes a committee of internationals, This is all good and well, but it has the making of the British mandate. This is what Palestinians are talking about. Under the U.S. plan, a peace board would be set up,

and Trump has mused about even being on it as the chair. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, Jerusalem. Police in Bogota say two Venezuelan activists who are now living in Colombia have been shot. It appears to have been a targeted attack. National police say, say the men were fired on as they left a building together. They are now in hospital in stable condition. One of the men founded the Venezuelan Observatory of LGBTQ plus violence. The other

is a political analyst. They say they were being persecuted by the Maduro regime in Venezuela. The U.S. Defense Department is giving an ultimatum to media outlets agree to follow new rules or hand in your access pass for the Pentagon. A deadline has been set for 5 p.m. Eastern, but several media outlets are refusing to sign. The CBC's Willie Lowry joins me from Washington. And Willie, what are these new rules? Well, this is all about access to information and to one of the country's most important institutions, the Department of Defense, or as this administration likes to call it, the Department of War. Under the new regulations, journalists who cover the Pentagon will have to sign a document that promises they won't use information that hasn't been

authorized. In a social media post, defense secretary Pete Hegeseth said, access to the Pentagon was a privilege. He added that under the new rules, the press will no longer be allowed to roam the building freely. They'll have to wear a visible badge and will no longer be permitted to solicit criminal acts. In other words, leaked information. It should be noted that Secretary Hegeseth was partially responsible for what some believed to be one of the biggest leaks of the Trump administration to date. When a journalist was inadvertently added to a good, government group chat on a U.S. strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. What are we hearing from the media organizations?

They're almost all saying that they will not sign off. That includes the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and a host of other outlets, including some conservative leading media. Newsmax, as well as the Washington Times, say they have no plans to agree to the Pentagon's terms. The Pentagon Press Association, which is made up of the journalists who cover the department on a regular basis, has retained legal counsel. In a statement, the association said, quote, limiting the media's ability to report on the U.S. military

fails to honor the American families who have entrusted their sons and daughters to serve in it, or the taxpayers responsible for giving the department hundreds of billions of dollars a year. All right, thank you, Willie. My pleasure. The CBC's Willie Lowry in Washington. And finally, it's being called a powerful moment of representation Canadian pop star Sean Mendez invited indigenous artist Tia Wood to join him on stage.

The Korean-Saelish singer-songwriter delivered a passionate duet with Mendez during his Sunday show in Vancouver. 26-year-old Tia Wood is quickly making her mark on the Canadian music scene. The Alberta-born singer from Satellite Cree Nation is also a That is World Report. I'm Marcia Young. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.com.