World Report - October 6: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

Province-wide teacher's strike in Alberta means class is cancelled for more than 700,000 students. Canada aims for tariff relief as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to visit US President Donald Trump at White House. CBC News obtains report that reveals Canadian tech helped US strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats. A federal judge blocks effort by US President Donald Trump to send National Guard to Portland. Gisèle Pelicot returns to court to face only man appealing verdict in France's mass rape trial. Israel and Hamas are set to begin indirect negotiations in Cairo today to discuss US President Donald Trump's peace plan. Trio of scientists awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine for work on T cells and peripheral immune tolerance. Canadian rock band Rush plans a reunion tour for 2026. 

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Marcia Young. Alberta teachers are walking off the job today. They are striking at public schools, separate schools, and francophone schools. The union says it is resuming talks with the Alberta government to negotiate a deal. But for now, class is canceled for more than 700,000 students.

Sam Samson is on the story. Fair deal now! Fair deal now! More than 15,000 people packed onto the Alberta Legislature Ground Sunday, all to show support for striking teachers. The province's latest contract offer included a 12% wage increase over four years and hiring 3,000 more teachers. The majority of the Alberta Teachers' Association's 51,000 members voted against the offer, leading to Alberta's first province-wide teacher strike.

Jason Schilling is union president. Teachers are resolved. They're committed to making sure that they can make their classrooms better because they've had enough of watching kids fall through the cracks. Alberta's finance minister has said his government offered what was asked and questioned whether the union actually knew what its members were seeking. The union says teachers want more money, a cap on classroom sizes, and more resources for kids with complex needs.

Edmonton teacher Miriam Berg echoes that. I've just seen a steady decline in classroom conditions. The complexity of needs in my class is just unbelievable. The teacher union's president says the two sides are communicating. A provincial official told CBC News the government asked the union to go back to the bargaining table over the weekend, but they were not available for formal talks. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C. later today, Tomorrow, he'll be talking trade and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House, and the stakes are high. Trump is preparing to impose an extra 10% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber next week. Canadian surveillance technology was used twice in U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drugboats last month. At least 14 people were killed, and some legal experts say the strikes were a violation of international law. CBC News has obtained the exclusive report on Canada's involvement. As Eric Cito tells us, he's from our visual investigation unit, and they have analyzed the unclassified videos.

You've probably seen the images. U.S. military surveying and tracking Venezuelan boats from the air before they're blown up. A new report says Canadian surveillance technology was part of those strikes on September 2nd and September 15. Kelsey Gallagher of the NGO Project Plow Shares. It was very clear that the footage was coming from a Canadian sensor, right? So this sensor is produced by a company based in Waterdown in Hamilton called L3 Harris West Cam. Gallagher says those strikes were recorded through special cameras and sensors made in Canada. CBC also did its own visual analysis and consulted defense industry experts and former military personnel.

Although the videos were obscured, digital markers in those U.S. videos closely matched previous. released L3 Harris West Cam footage. The company, L3 Harris, says it doesn't comment on military operations. There has to be more human rights oversight. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused today in places like the Caribbean. Many legal experts have denounced the strikes, calling them illegal. Alexander Avina is a professor of Latin American studies at Arizona State University. International legal experts could make the argument that Canada is implicit in a way,

in the type of war crimes that the Trump administration has committed in the Caribbean basin. Global Affairs Canada said it's aware of the U.S. operation and is monitoring the situation. Eric Cito, CBC News, Toronto. The state of Illinois has just filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from sending the National Guard to Chicago. The lawsuit follows a federal judge's ruling against efforts to send troops into Portland. The latest ruling covers out-of-state troops as well. Trump has been calling Portland. Portland war ravaged because of ongoing immigration protests. The CBC's Willie Lowry joins me now from Washington.

And Willie, what can you tell us about this latest ruling? Well, for the second time in two days, a federal judge in Oregon blocked the Trump administration from sending in national guard troops to Portland. Sunday's ruling is really an extension of a ruling judge Karen Immigate handed down on Saturday. When she told the Trump administration, it was not allowed to send Oregon National Guard troops, into Portland, at least temporarily. The Trump administration then tried to send National Guard members from California to Portland, but Judge Immigate, who was appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump, said that too was not allowed. Both the governor of Oregon and California welcomed the judge's ruling. California Governor Gavin Newsom said on social media, quote,

Trump's abuse of power won't stand. Susan Bonamichi, a representative from Oregon said the state doesn't need the federal government's help in addressing protests against ICE operations. We have law enforcement for that purpose. And I've also said before, as someone who is in Washington, D.C. on January 6th, that was the one time when the president should have sent troops in because there was an insurrection. There is no reason for military to be in Portland or any U.S. city right now. So what's the White House saying? Well, the White House is livid. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller calling the ruling egregious. On social media, the longtime Trump aide said it was the latest example of unceasing efforts to nullify the

2024 election by Fiat. He went on to say, remember, all of this is about preventing the removal of illegal alien trespassers from the United States at any cost. Thank you, Willie. My pleasure. The CBC's Willie Lowry in Washington. Giselle Pelico is returning to French court to face one of her attackers. He is the only man who is appealing the verdict in last year's mass rape trial. 51 men were convicted of sexually assaulting Pelico in her home where she was drugged by her then husband. The trial made 72-year-old Giselle Pelico, a feminist icon.

It is a critical day for peace talks in the Middle East. Israel and Hamas are expected to begin. indirect negotiations in Cairo. Today, U.S. officials will also be there as they discussed Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan. It's been nearly two years since the Hamas attack on Israel, and many feel these talks are the closest the two sides have come to reaching a deal. The CBC's Crystal Gomancing has more from Jerusalem. Trump is looking on a Nobel Prize. Netanyahu is looking on his legacy. There's a lot on the line politically, says Navda Strachler. The former strategic advice,

to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the success of these peace talks hinge on the immediate release of the 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to still be alive. Because the day after that they will be released, again, his maneuver, the political, the coalition one, will be easier to go further to the next steps. Netanyahu needs his far-right coalition members

if he wants to remain in power. Can they be more easily controlled if the hostages are released? If Hamas lets the hostages go, can the U.S. and Arab countries backing this peace plan ensure Israel doesn't restart the war? Hassam Zaki is the Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League. It's tricky, it's sensitive, but it can be worked out. And once it is worked out, it has the potential of opening the way for the other stages of the plan. Critical points remain on the table today, including the disarming. of Hamas and when Israeli troops would leave Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump is telling teams in Cairo to move fast. Crystal Gamans Singh, CBC News, Jerusalem. The winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine have been announced. Mary Branco, Fred Ramstel and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. The trio studied T-cells, which helped them. us fight infections, specifically how potentially harmful T cells are kept in check. It is all about explaining the way the body prevents the immune system from attacking its

own tissues. The Nobel Assembly says their research has spurred the development of treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The award announcements continue all week. The recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday. And finally, a rush reunion tour. It's happening. Getty Lee and Alex Lifeson say they are planning to reunite for a North American tour next year. It will be Russia's first shows since the R40 tour in 2015 and since Dr. Neil Perk's death in 2020. That is the latest With new light

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