World Report - October 26: Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: October 26, 2025

John Northcott hosts the show from St. John's.Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will double non US exports, most of which will come from Asia, as he attends ASEAN summit in Malaysia.Carney did not address new threats of further tariffs from US President Donald Trump.Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica.Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum.The U.S.-Colombia relationship is in a state of crisis after the Trump administration sanctioned President Gustavo Petro and deployed an aircraft carrier to regional waters. The Trump administration is opening up Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling.The Los Angeles Dodgers tie the World Series with win over Toronto Blue Jays.

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm John Northcott in St. John's Ware in Newfoundland and Labrador. International trade. It's a big part of the provincial economy. And so we begin in Kuala Lumpur, where the Prime Minister is attending the Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We are going to double our non-U.S. export. over the course the next 10 years.

We think we can do it in a much shorter period of time. That's $300 billion of additional exports. Most of that is going to come from Asia, in our view. Carney says on top of that commitment, his government will lay out a path for at least half a trillion dollars in additional investment in Canada. Carney says that will happen in the next five years with a focus on energy.

Carney did not address new threats of further tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, but Trump is also attending the ASEAN summit. The CBC's Murray Brewster is traveling with the Prime Minister. On behalf of the government and the people in Malaysia, I sincerely welcome Asian leaders. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim opened the ASEAN summit with a message that almost felt like it was directed at Canada and the U.S.

Across regions, we see a rising contestation of growing uncertainty. These crosswinds test not only our economies, but our collective resolve to come. keep faith in cooperation. President Donald Trump announced on social media he was increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what we're already paying now because of the Ontario government ad. He says Canada was, quote, caught red-handed putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan's speech on tariffs. Trump demanded the ad, which has been running during the World Series, be taken down immediately. The U.S. President says he doesn't want to meet with

Prime Minister Mark Carney here at ASEAN. Meanwhile, in his address to ASEAN leaders, Carney says Canada believes it can dramatically expand and strengthen trade links. Like ASEAN, Canada values sustainability and inclusivity in everything we do. Carney also told ASEAN leaders that the world has been reminded of the importance of reliable partners who honor their commitments and who are there in tough times and who engage collaboratively to fix something when it's not working. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Up until an hour ago, we had no ideas about what was happening. We were kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to be stuck in a hurricane.

Canadian tourist Kimberly Farrell talking about cutting short her vacation in Jamaica. The island is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. It is now listed as a Category 4 storm. Melissa packing sustained winds of over 200 kilometers an hour. Meteorologists warn it could strengthen further to a category 5. They warn of catastrophic floods and landslides in Jamaica and parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Arrests this morning in connection with that huge jewel heist at the Louvre. A Paris prosecutor says at least one man was taken into custody at Paris's Charldegaal Airport as he was trying to leave the country.

Last Sunday, four people broke into the museum's Apollo Gallery, stealing more than $140 million worth of crown jewels. The U.S. Columbia relationship is in a state of crisis. after the Trump administration sanctioned President Gustavo Petro and deployed an aircraft carrier to regional waters. The U.S. accuses Petro of failing to stop drug cartels while Petro plans to sue the U.S. in court. This dramatic escalation threatens to completely sever ties

with what is a key ally. Reporter Cody Weddell tells us more. Colombian President Gustavo Petro rallying thousands of supporters in Bogota's main square. He tells them that he won't respond to U.S. President Donald Trump by bowing his head. The U.S. administration imposed sanctions Friday on Petro, his wife and son, and his interior minister, alleging he has allowed drugs to flourish in his territory. The U.S. State Department also said it plans to slash assistance to the country.

Petro says his government has actually been attacking the mafia. The U.S. sanctions also come. after the Colombian president accused Trump of, quote, murdering Colombian fishermen. In the coastal town of Santa Marta, fishermen speaking with me say they side with Petro. They were in a fauna of pesca, and a motor said it was a vehicle, and they knew, set out on September 15. It lost a motor and was adrift when it was violently hit. The attack killed five people. The U.S. says its occupants were.

were narco-traffickers, but these fishermen insist their colleagues were just fishing. Acosta saying they are upset and now afraid after the attack. The U.S. has carried out 10 lethal strikes of vessels as part of its campaign to halt drug trafficking. Cody Wettle for CBC News, Santa Marta, Colombia. The Trump administration is opening up Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling. for decades, indigenous groups and environmentalists have fought to keep the industry out, citing the area's ecological significance.

Well, now the White House is reversing measures that protect the land and the species it supports. The CBC's Catron Pilkington reports. There aren't many places like that left in the world. That's Pauline Frost, Chief of the Vuntokwitchin First Nation in the Yukon. The First Nation has relied on the porcupine caribou herd for generations. Every year, the herd returns to Alaska to raise their young. protect it because it's in another country. The Kerabut does not distinguish between the United States and Canada.

They travel between. Meanwhile in Alaska. Normally, what I like to do is rip this up and then throw... Environmental protections put in place by the Biden administration are being shredded. In a Thursday live stream from the U.S. Department of Interior, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan says those protections locked away the area's resources and run counter to what the average Alaskan wants. The Biden administration put the lives of birds over the lives.

of people. That ends today. Now the pristine coastal area is opening up for development. It's home to migratory birds, whales, wolves, and is a major area for polar bears to raise their young. Biologists say the land is of critical ecological importance. In the wake of the announcement, environmental groups have condemned the decision, saying it violates a decades-old conservation agreement between Canada and the U.S. Katrin Pilkington, CBC News, Whitehorse. Well, the World Series now tied at a game apiece.

the Los Angeles Dodgers storming back to take game two Saturday night in Toronto. The Dodgers beating the Blue Jays 5 to 1. And as Steve Futterman reports, it came on the back of some very strong pitching. Winning the first two games of the World Series doesn't guarantee victory, but it gives you a pretty good chance. And that's what the Blue Jays were hoping to do. The Dodgers took an early 1-0 lead in the first, but Toronto came back to tide in the third.

It stayed that way until the 7th. High drive deep to the field. It's Smith with a big swing. Dodger catcher Will Smith hit a solo home run to make it 2 to 1. Two batters later, it was 3 to 1. And this one is gone. This time it was Max Muncie hitting the home run. L.A. added two more runs than the 8th.

That was more than enough for L.A. starter, Yoshiyamamoto, who did something very rare in modern baseball. Pitch a complete game in the World Series. The last time that happened was 2015. Blue J. designated hitter George Springer. elite guy had a great game and when you know he's on his game like that he's hard to score off of you know hats off to him for blue jay fans who filled rogers center there was disappointment but the loyal base remains hopeful still optimistic they're going to pull down six i have full faith

in the jays they're going to get it done blue jays and six baby blue jays and six before the game the hero of the blue jays 1993 world series championship joe carter throughout the ceremonial first pitch but on this night there was no Joe Carter walk-off magic. Steve Futterman, CBC News at the World Series in Toronto. And before we wrap up our deployment here in Newfoundland and Labrador, there's a lot to inspire awe in this part of the country. The sun shining like a Sunday school painting through the clouds over St. John's Harbor in the late afternoon. The precipitous drop from cliffs into the ocean that then stretches all the way uninterrupted to Europe.

Memorial University's core science facility has an impressive site of its own, indoors, a 23-meter-long blue whale skeleton hanging four stories up as you enter the atrium. 356 bones. The skull alone is 5.5 meters long, all of which is, well, inspiring. It's everything from learning about the whale, respecting it. There are very few of them left in the world to have a skeleton here so we could learn from it. And also to respect. the animal. You're standing right next to it. It is inspiring. It really puts our life into perspective when you stand next to it.

That's Lisa Brown from the University. Altum is the name of the whale, a name chosen by popular vote from students in elementary school. Altum, Latin for deep a good word to describe the mysteries of the ocean and also how to approach learning. That is the latest national and international news. From World Report live from St. John's, thanks so much to our colleagues here and everyone else I met, the province's reputation for friendliness is well-deserved. I'm John Northcott, wherever you are

in this country. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News.