World Report - October !8: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: October 18, 2025

Is Team Canada cracking under Trump’s tariff pressure? CBC Radio's The House takes a look.Growing concerns that recent attacks carried out by the US could lead to outright conflict with VenezuelaDeaths and injuries at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.Ship catches fire off the coast of Yeman after being hit by projectiles, according to British military.The Toronto Blue Jays have a day off after a 6-2 loss in Seattle. Game 6 goes down Sunday night in Toronto.Not all Canadian baseball fans are jumping on the Blue Jays bandwagon.Andy Kim among 5 inductees being celebrated at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of fame Legends Event.

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This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. There are signs this morning. The U.S. trade war is fraying Canadian political unity. Following the Stalantas job shift out of Ontario, premiers from the West are now demanding Ottawa pay equal attention to their struggling industries, from lumber to canola, as the threads of the Team Canada Fabricorn.

appear to be unraveling. Catherine Cullen, host of the House, has more. You're not going to blame a Premier for standing up for the major industries of their province. Of course, they're going to do that. Ontario's representative in Washington insists he's not worried about Team Canada. David Patterson says this year the Premier's have been as united as ever. But lately, tensions over tariffs have been showing. This week, U.S. tariffs went up on softwood lumber, leaving Canada facing a 45% hit. It's an existential threat that the sector is facing. BC's David Eby said this week, he worries when workers in the auto or steel sector lose their jobs.

And what we're asking for today is that that same respect is shared for the forest sector in this country. Manitoba's Premier also suggested this week that Western provinces were being disproportionately hit because Canadian pork and canola are being tariffed by China after Canada tariffed Chinese electric vehicles. Several Western premiers are called for that EV tariff to be dropped in hopes the agricultural tariffs would go too. Patterson says all provinces want to see an end to sectoral tariffs. We need a deal for Canada, but when you look at what Canada provides to the United States, its energy and automotive is the two lead areas in terms of just the flow-through of jobs in Ontario.

So that's a big important thing for us. Patterson warns Trump may soon once again threaten to rip up. his free trade deal with Canada. He says Canadians shouldn't, as he puts it, freak out because Canada has too many things the United States needs. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And you can hear more about this on the House right after the 9 o'clock condition of World Report 9.30 in Newfoundland

on CBC Radio or wherever you get your podcasts. There are growing concerns that recent attacks carried out by the United States could lead to outright conflict with Venezuela. This week, President Donald Trump confirmed he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations there, adding that ground attacks might soon follow. Venezuela is calling the Trump administration's actions a violation of international law. Mandy Sham reports. President Trump believes that Nicholas Maduro is an illegitimate president leading an illegitimate regime.

Spokesperson Caroline Levitt says the White House is taking unprecedented steps to stop the flow of drugs being trafficked out of Venezuela. Since September, the U.S. has carried out deadly strikes on boats, it accuses of smuggling drugs. We're in narcotics. We want evidence. We want proof. There is nothing. Afisha Clement from Trinidad is the cousin of a man alleged to have been killed by one of those strikes this week. She says he was a fisherman working along the Venezuelan coast. Nearly 30 people have been killed since the targeted strikes began. Venezuela's ambassador.

to the United Nations denounces what he calls extrajudicial executions against civilians. Samuel Moncada is urging the UN Security Council to deem the U.S. attacks illegal. Our message is there is time to stop this madness. We want to work with everyone. We don't want war. The White House has already declared war on what it calls narco-terrorism, though Venezuela makes up a relatively small fraction of the illegal drugs smuggled into the U.S. Political analysts warn this escalation could be setting the groundwork for an eventual American attempt at toppling Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela. Mandy Sham, CBC News, Toronto. Two people are dead and over 100 injured today at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader,

Railo Odinga. Officers struggle to restrain the surge in crowd in Western Kenya, pushing and even slapping some mourners in an effort to control the chaos. Thousands of mourners attended the state funeral of the Kenyan political icon. Odinga was a respected and significant figure in Kenya. He's credited with steering the country toward becoming a multi-party democracy. Breaking international security news this morning, a ship caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen

after being struck by a projectile, according to the British military. The incident occurred in the critical Red Sea shipping corridor where Houthi rebels are attacking vessels. Firm's report the crew is preparing to abandon ship, and a search and rescue operation is underway for the tanker. The rebels have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The Toronto Blue Jays have a day off after a brutal loss last night in Seattle. Ground ball to short.

And Seattle wins it. The Jays dropping game 5 and a 6-2 loss to the Mariners. That puts Seattle just one win away from the team's first World Series. But first, they'll have to win game 6 on Toronto's home turf. Seattle is leading the series 3-2. Game 6 goes tomorrow night in Toronto at the Rogers Center. If the Jays can pull it off and force a tiebreaker, that game will also take place in Toronto on Monday night.

The Blue Jays bandwagon appears to be huge, but not everyone wants a seat, As the CBC's Jay Turnbull reports, people in some parts of Canada say it's a bit more difficult to climb on board. If, unfortunately, the Blue Jays happen to make the World Series, I'll certainly be cheering for the Dodgers or Brewers. Noah Seidel? Not a fan of the Blue Jays. The Montreal is a big baseball fan, but he has love for only one team, the Montreal Expos. Chearing for the Jays just because they're the only Canadian team in the league? Nah. I sort of resent the imposition of Blue Jays fandom on the entire country simply because they happen to be the team from Canada.

Seidel holds a grudge. The Expos left the city in 2004 and settled in Washington. He argues Jay's ownership didn't do enough to help the Expo's stay in Montreal. That's just one reason, though. It's our birthright as Montrealers to hate Toronto sports teams. Many Quebecers have been able to get past that. Chuck Cohen also loved. the Expos. It took him a while, but now he's a full-on Jay's fan. 93, 92 in the Blue Jays won. I couldn't stand them. We had the Expos. It killed me to watch them win. But, you know, the times have changing. Right now, they are Canada's team. I say the goat of catchers in Major League Baseball. Brian Blumer has a shrine for the Expos in his Montreal home, but he also has a shrine for the Blue Jays. You know, they have former Expo's son on the team.

Come on, you got to cheer for that. That's big. You know, Vladimir Jr.'s, they're born here. And hey, who knows? Maybe if Montreal ever gets the Expos back, Vladdy Jr. can come play here. Jay Turnbull, CBC News, Montreal. And finally, a musical evening of pure Canadian gold, the Legends induction series, a spinoff from the Canadian Songwriters' Hall of Fame, was held last night in Toronto, honoring those who defined this country's soundscape. Mokhtagabra Salasa was there. That's a tune that might take you back in time from singer and songwriter Andy Kim. He was among five inductees being celebrated at the Canadian Songwriters' Hall of Fame Legends event.

And the wonderful thing is all about music. It's about songwriters, but more importantly, it's about everyone that has heard our songs and give us the love that comes back. It's an avalanche that comes back when you write a hit song. Gino Vinelli, who had a long list of hits in the 70s and 80s, was also an inductee. The experience of writing songs is a very solitary one, and this is nothing like being solitary. Several other well-known musicians were also on hand to perform and celebrate these songwriters, including Shantel Kraviatzik. I don't think songwriters get nearly the flowers they should.

Breakthrough songwriter and singer Nemesis was also recognized with an award. All around, it was a big night for Canadian music. Makta Gepra Salasa, CBC News, Toronto. And the Hall of Fame also celebrated the enduring legacies of Triumph, Jane Sibri, and Ian Thomas. As we go, we'll leave you with the sound of one of those celebrated songwriters. Andy Kim And that is the latest national and international news from world from World Report

I'm in tender Lord I feel such a sweet surrender I'm John Northcott Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to CBC.com.