Your World Tonight - Ceasefire remains in place, Diane Keaton dead at 79, Rise in youth vaping, and more

Episode Date: October 11, 2025

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding for a second day. The two sides are now preparing for the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners - set to begin in the coming days. Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza are making their way back to what is left of their homes, as they wait for desperately needed aid to arrive. Also: Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. She was an Oscar-winning actor, a director, and a style icon.Keaton starred in dozens of movies over more than 50 years - including some of the most loved films of all time. We take a look back at her life and legacy.And: According to the World Health Organization, more than 100-million people worldwide use e-cigarettes. And its data shows minors are, on average, nine times more likely to vape than adults. We'll take you to the Philippines - where nicotine addiction is on the rise - and health advocates are trying to push back.Plus: Canada Post begins rotating strikes, A New Brunswick church finds new life in Oklahoma, and more.

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Hello, I'm Stephanie Skanderas. This is your world tonight. The government was supposed to do it a long time ago. But now that we feel in perhaps it's the last one, it's amazing. People in Israel await the return of the hostages, as thousands of Palestinians return to what's left of their homes. homes in Gaza's north on the second day of the ceasefire. Also on the podcast, actor Diane Keaton has died.

From the Godfather to the First Wives Club and beyond, a look back at a remarkable five-decade-long career. Plus, I mean, even as I vape, I'm reading through articles of like, okay, this is the risk of vaping of smoking, but I don't know, it's just really hard to stop. New data shows young people are way more likely to vape. we'll take you to the Philippines, where the problem is growing and health advocates are trying to push back. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding for a second day.

The two sides are now preparing for the exchange of hostages and prisoners. Israel has begun transferring Palestinian prisoners to other facilities ahead of their release, and Israeli hospitals are getting ready to treat the surviving hostages after two years in captivity. Our senior international correspondent Margaret Evans has more from Jerusalem. Thousands gather tonight in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square as Israelis await the return of their hostages. And may God bless Donald J. Trump, the greatest president the world has ever seen. Addressing the crowd, not the Israeli. Israeli Prime Minister, but a trio of envoys taking a victory lap for U.S. President Donald Trump.

His daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and his special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, who addressed the hostages families. You were prayed through endless nights and never let the world forget who your loved ones are. He also tried to thank Benjamin Netanyahu. to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the crowd wouldn't let him, though he tried three times. Many in the square accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war to further his own political interests. Whitkoff made no mention of the Palestinians or Gaza,

where people are spending a second night in a row free from the fear of being killed in their sleep by an Israeli airstrike. Jared Kushner mentioned their suffering, saying they'd been part of a nightmare through no fault of their own. In Gaza, the steady sound of Israeli drones is still there, people making their way through colossal mounds of rubble in search of former homes or sustenance. Emergency workers have begun pulling bodies out from the rubble they couldn't reach before. More than 100 so far, they say. Ahmed al-Jabari says he's lost all his brothers and his nephews. My house, which I built 40 years ago, was gone in a moment, he says. I have nothing left.

There is no way to live here, says Isra Al-Gandur. Not the young, not the old. You cannot live in it. There's no water. The truth stipulates that desperately needed aid will be a lot. allowed into Gaza, up to 600 trucks a day. But it's not clear when. And aid agencies say Israel changed the rules on permits for NGOs back in March when it imposed another blockade on Gaza. Jolene Veldvik is with care, currently based in Jordan. We had to re-register. We have

done that. It has not been accepted yet, which means our aid is also still stuck. So we have our warehouses in Egypt. Add it to the list of potential ceasefire spoilers, along with the appearance on Gaza streets of armed Hamas fighters. Israel has said it will return to war if Hamas doesn't give up its arms. Hamas has given no indication that it will. Margaret Evans, CBC News, Jerusalem. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump today.

In a series of posts on X, Zelensky says he discussed the recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system with both leaders and congratulated Trump on brokering a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. The Prime Minister's office says it's coordinating with Ukraine to help with boosting defense and strengthening the country's energy system. After a frantic search for the missing in that huge explosion in rural Tennessee, authorities say there are no survivors. Sixteen people are now confirmed dead.

Friday's blast leveled a military explosives plant about 100 kilometers southwest of Nashville. The cause is not known. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis spoke to reporters. The reason I get emotional for that is any time before I speak to y'all, we always speak to the families. It is to be expected. They're very upset. There's a gauntlet of emotions there. And as always, we always like to, excuse me, ask for prayers and thoughts. State officials have brought in a rapid DNA team to help identify remains. Responders are also dealing with explosive material that remains volatile. Diane Keaton has died.

She was an Oscar-winning actor, a director, and a style icon. Keaton starred in dozens of movies over her 50-plus year career. including some of the most loved films of all time. Steve Futterman has more. This is the scene that arguably made Diane Keaton a film superstar. Hi. Hi. The scene in Annie Hall where Keaton playing a shy and a bit awkward young woman meets the character played by Woody Allen.

You play very well. Oh, yeah, so do you. Oh, God, what a dumb thing to say, right? I mean, you say you play well, and then right away, I have to say you play well. Oh, God, Annie. Well, oh, well. La-de-da.

La-de-da. It was a life-changing role and led to this. The winner is Diane Keaton. I just would like to say thanks to Woody and thank you. Thank you very much. The role was written by Ellen specifically for Keaton. They initially worked together on stage in the theatrical version of Play It Against Sam, which earned her a Tony nomination.

It was the start of a remarkable high-profile career. Her first major roles came in the Godfather films and a much different character, the wife of crime boss Michael Culeon. In this scene from The Godfather Part 2, she reveals that a miscarriage was actually an abortion. It wasn't a miscarriage. It was an abortion. An abortion, Michael. Just like our marriage is an abortion. Keaton grew up here in Southern California, the daughter of an engineer and a stay-at-home mom. As a teenager, she appeared in commercials. It was the move to New York where everything changed.

She appeared in the original cast of hair. Another acclaimed starring role came in Reds. Keaton played American journalist and activist Louise Bryant covering the 1917 revolution in Russia. She earned her second Oscar nomination. What's the difference between the Communist Party and the Communist Labor Party, except that you're running one and he's running the other? In 2017, Meryl Streep presented Keaton with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award and talked about her willingness and courage to take on so many different roles.

There's nobody who stands more exposed, more undefended, and just willing to show herself inside and out than Diane. In later years, Keaton broke barriers, showing that older actresses can still appear in starring roles, like Something's Got a Give, which earned Keaton her fourth and final Oscar nomination. Today, many in the entertainment world are praising Diane Keaton, Bitt Midler, who starred with her in the First Wives Club, called her a complete original. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. Former U.S. President Joe Biden has begun radiation therapy as part of his treatment for

prostate cancer. Biden turns 83 next month. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease in May that had already spread to his bones. A spokesperson for the former president says he's also receiving hormone treatment. No timeline was given for the new treatment. Still ahead for 150 years, it stood in an old New Brunswick village, seeing it through happy times and sad. Now their old church has a whole new existence in a whole other country, what it meant to people and where it is now. That's coming up on your world tonight. Canada Post says there will be uncertainty and instability as unionized postal workers wind down a nationwide strike. Postal services resume next week, but the Canadian

Union of Postal Workers has begun rotating strikes in rural communities this weekend. As Philip Lyshenock reports, the union says it's sending a clear message by targeting small towns and cities. We got some people out on the line here, cold and strong today in the cold. Aaron Lossett is a letter carrier in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. While others returned to work today, he's still on the picket line. We can get the mail moving a little bit again, but at the same time, keep pressure on Canada post to negotiate a problem.

collective agreement with us. Close to the BC-Alberta border, the town is a hub for the north. Lawson says Canada Post delivers mail and parcels for communities all the way up to the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Rotating strikes will hit three other communities this weekend, Fort St. John, BC, Timmons, Ontario, and St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Just like Dawson Creek, there are smaller communities that depend on Canada Post. Jim Gallant is a Canadian Union of Postal Workers negotiator.

He says now that the federal government has ended a moratorium on closing small rural post offices, people need to see what that will be like. The north and remote communities need these institutions. It'll be a rotating strike, so this won't impact those communities for very long. In September, the federal government announced it would end a moratorium on closing rural post offices that had been in place since 1994. About 4,000 locations had been protected from closure. The Crown Corporation says it wants to modernize the postal service and align it with the needs of the country. That would help it return to financial sustainability

and avoid taxpayer-funded government bailouts. It says it loses about $10 million a day. Being able to close 493 post offices in urban and suburban areas would help stem those losses. Galant says the rotating strikes are aimed at giving communities a taste of what that will be like. hopefully the local people and the mayors or counselors for those areas and that we see what they think the post office future is for their community.

Hilda Whalen is mayor of the town of Whitburn, Newfoundland. She says without their post office, many will have to drive an hour to pick up a package and other parcel delivery services are expensive. This is just not feasible and it seems like us rural communities, we suffer the most when something like this happens. The federal government has given Canada post until early November to present a modernization plan that could include an end to door-to-door delivery,

post office closures, and layoffs. Philip Lyshenock, CBC News, Toronto. Criminal charges are rare after workplace deaths in Canada, and labor groups are among several saying that needs to change, with one family calling for more accountability from employers years after their son died while working as a plumbing trainee. Anise Haydari has more on why the penalties aren't always criminal when Canadians die on the job.

Liam was a really kind person. Every year, about 350 Canadians die at work. In 2023, Liam Johnston was one of them. His mother still aches for her son. He was 27 years old, and it was devastating for me. I mean, he was just starting on really figuring himself out and he had this real direction. He'd moved to Calgary, eventually starting at a plumbing company. He took his job very seriously. He wanted to be the best.

Two years ago, Liam Johnston died on the job. Experts say it was probably instant. A trench collapsed on him inside a residential backyard. The company he worked for, Mr. Mike's plumbing, called his death profoundly sad. In a statement, it said there was shoring on site before he was. the collapse, but that at some point while installing it, the tragedy occurred. Mr. Mike's plumbing faces occupational health and safety charges. No plea has been entered yet, but if found guilty, experts say fines are likely. Not enough for Liam's mother.

For the book, what I know the maximum amount for the fine would be, it means practically nothing. I mean, it's a drop in the bucket. She's not alone in calling for harsher penalties when someone dies at work, though criminal charges such as negligence or manslaughter are admittedly already possible. under something called the Westray law. We don't need to change it. It's there. We just need to enforce it. Kavan Stewart is with the United Steelworkers, representing members in Ontario in the Atlantic provinces. His union wants to see more Westray charges and says occupational health and safety charges aren't effective enough.

The mere fact that you kill a worker, I'm pound negligence, I plead guilty, I pay a fine, I continue doing business. So there's no real deterrence. Don't get me wrong. I think the vast majority of Canadian employers and workers are doing their best. but there's ones out there that are not, and they could do more. According to the United Steelworkers, since the law came into effect in 2004, only four people have been sent to jail under Westray. Once you're negligence, found guilty, it should spend time in jail.

You know, you can't put a corporation in jail, right? So your only option is a fine for a corporation. You can put individuals in jail. Edmonton-based lawyer David Myrall has served as both defense and prosecution in workplace safety cases. He says it's critical to. remember the bar is higher for Westray law cases. The test is there a reasonable likelihood of securing a conviction?

And remember, the burden in the criminal arena is much higher than in the regulatory arena. He speculates that authorities may be more selective as a result. In my view, I think what the Crown are doing at this stage are picking and choosing their cases. They don't want to create a bad precedent moving forward, and they may be overcautious at this point in time. But Liam Johnston's mother, Kim, believes that a precedent could be what saves someone else's life after she lost her son. We need punishment that makes them say, whoa, that's not worth it. The police have referred Johnston's case to the Crown, but it's not clear whether criminal charges are warranted. As of now, there are none against anyone at Mr. Mike's plumbing.

The company is next in court for health and safety charges on October 16th. And he's had RECBC News, Calgary. According to the World Health Organization, more than 100 million people worldwide use e-cigarettes. And its data shows minors are on average nine times more likely to vape than adults. The rising rates of nicotine addiction are particularly alarming in the Philippines, where health advocates say flavored vape juices are getting young people hooked. Freelance reporter Dave Grunabom has that story. 21-year-old Andrea Ascara started vaping about five.

years ago, just occasionally at first, but for the past three years, it has become a daily habit. He tried to quit several times, but says he's addicted to the nicotine. I mean, even as I vape, I'm reading through articles of like, okay, this is the risk of vaping of smoking, but I don't know, it's just really hard to stop. You know, it's a struggle. In 2022, the legal age to buy e-cigarettes in the Philippines changed from 21 to 18, and Escaras says it's easy for someone who's underage to get vapes. According to the World Health Organization, one in seven Filipinos ages 13 to 15 vapes.

An analysis of government data by the Public Health Advocacy Group, the Syntax Coalition, determined that the number of vapors aged 19 and under grew 11 times larger from 2021 to 2023. We're seeing e-cigrat companies using all sorts of tactics to targets youth in the Philippines. Toyen-Seng is an assistant scientist at the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She says one of the most worrisome tactics by the vape industry

is the use of fruit and candy flavors. Seng says the public should be alarmed about youth being exposed to chemicals and vapes, including nicotine. We should care because nicotine is highly addictive, and the adolescent brand is still developing. At a workshop about e-cigarettes for local teens, Ralph DeGalachon lists off a handful of the flavors that could lure them to start vaping.

Winter melon, there's. DeGalachon is with the Public Health Think Tank and Advocacy Group, Health Justice Philippines. He says the government needs to make significant policy changes. It really needs to ban the flavors. It really needs to ban online sales of these products. and also our food and drug administration should be the one to regulate this product and not our Trade and Industry ministry or Department of Trade and Industry.

The Department of Trade and Industry says that it's up to Congress to decide a flavor should be banned. When it comes to regulation, the department added, it's, quote, perfectly positioned to regulate and enforce the requirements necessary for consumer protection and fair competition. In a written statement, the Philippine East, e-cigarette industry association said it rejects claims that its members deliberately target youth. It added that flavors help smokers quit and cited a 2016 study's conclusions that e-cigarettes are primarily used by adult smokers seeking a less harmful alternative.

But health advocates say more recent data shows that e-cigarette use has created new nicotine addicts. They add that the long-term consequences of vaping remains unclear and a higher percentage of Filipino youth are vaping compared to adults. Dave Grinibam, CBC News, Kays on City, Philippines. In Hong Kong, retailers are seeing signs of a rebound after years of slow sales. And a popular pastry for the mid-autumn festival may be the sign the tide is turning. Patrick Fock tells us what mooncake sales symbolize. It's a sweet delicacy, typically made with lotus seed paste and salted egg yolk.

Mooncakes are traditional fair in Hong Kong over the mid-obeyed. autumn festival and a must for many people like Serena Lee who says she'll spend as much as $600 on them over the holiday period. It's important they're fresh. There are lots of special varieties. This year pistaches are very popular. More than 100 million moon cakes are sold every year. It's a market that was worth over $800 million in 2024.

Local bakeries, restaurants and other businesses are all vying for a piece of the pie. The ICON Hotel produces more than 1,000 cakes a year. We produce a lot more. Balwa Choi is director of marketing at ICON and says it's been doing brisk business in recent weeks. On Woon cakes, sales have really doubled compared to last year. In terms of the speed that we have been distributing, we only do, Hotel Icon only does a fixed amount of mooncakes every year. We have our durian mooncakes and our traditional mooncakes.

Strong sales of mooncakes come as the retail landscape in Hong Kong is picking up. Overall retail sales accelerated for the fourth straight month in a row in August, following 14 consecutive months of decline. Belt tightening as well as people increasingly heading over to mainland China to dine and spend as piled pressure on Hong Kong's retail. industry. But science suggests things may be turning around. There's been a significant rebound in visitors to the city in particular in recent weeks. Kathy Chung is a researcher at property firm Jones-Lang Lassau and says improved consumer sentiment could bring a boost to other

segments of the economy. Giving out moon kicks is also a corporate giving activities, which is quite popular in Hong Kong. So we believe that there is some correlations between And if retailers can maintain momentum off the back of mooncake sales this festive season, they may just put the sector on the path to recovery. Patrick Fonk for CBC News, Hong Kong. You're listening to Your World Tonight from CBC News. And if you want to make sure you never miss one of our episodes, follow us on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Our next story begins further back in 1842 when the old Trinity Church served the small community of Blackville, New Brunswick, as it would for more than 150 years. The historic building now serves a much different purpose in a faraway place. Rhythm Rattie now on how the former place of worship is still being appreciated for its beauty in Oklahoma. The light here is so glorious. There's a serenity here. Lynn Sanchez and her husband Ernesto admired the inside of the old Trinity Church, which they have recently bought and turned into an art studio.

So it's just being in the space is very conducive to creativity. But before Ernesto used the space to paint and make sculptures, the old Trinity Church had a much different life. 3,000 kilometers away in Blackwell, New Brunswick, where it served the small community for more than 150 years. The people tried to preserve the old church and keep it as a memorial, but we couldn't find enough money. Shirley Underhill believes he was the last person baptized in the church before it was deconsecrated in 1997. And 25 years after the church was loaded onto flatbed trucks and sent to Oklahoma, he still cherishes the building. I was happy to see that it was going to be, to have life again.

That church was very important to the people here in Blackville. David Underhill, no relation, still has fond memories of old Trinity. His sister was married there, and when he was young, it was a gathering place for all the local kids. The minister at that time had built a skating rink, and that brought kids and parents from all over Blackfield. Regardless of religion, anyone could have went to the skating rink. And even though he no longer lives in Blackwell, David Underhill still owns a piece of the old Trinity Church. When the building was being dismantled, he took home the organ.

I wanted to preserve something of the church. The Blackwell site now holds a monument with the names of all the church's past ministers, and it is also used as a burial ground. But its New Brunswick origins are preserved on a plaque beneath West. one of the windows in the building's kitchen. Since moving to Oklahoma, the old Trinity Church has changed hands many times, acting as both a wedding venue and a private residence. Lynn and Ernesto Sanchez say they know that owning a building

which has meant so much to so many people comes with certain obligations. But they say they are up for it. We felt like we were ready for that responsibility. It feels like a responsibility and one that I think we're the right people for it, honestly. assume that responsibility and to carry it through, and even after us, we'll continue to have some legacy to it. The Sanchez say the church will be open to the public by appointment and by walk-ins on certain days. Rhythm Rati, CBC News, Moncton, New Brunswick. It's a good day to be a green turtle, so named for the color of their body fat because of their

plant diet. They're mainly found in tropical and subtropical waters. They're big, up to 400 pounds, and they've been hunted extensively so people could eat them and their eggs. They've been listed as endangered since the 80s. But there have been big global conservation efforts, beach patrols, protecting nesting sites, reducing accidental catches in nets, general education, and it's working. The latest endangered species

Red List has been revealed at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Congress, happening now in Abu Dhabi. Green turtles have been downgraded from endangered to least concern. The redsie me loving nobody but you.

The rest of the list is not so happy. Species like Arctic SEALs are moving closer to extinction because the sea ice they need is being lost to climate change. All up, there are nearly 173,000 species on the list, and almost 49,000 are threatened with extinction. And things aren't perfect for the green turtles either. They're still facing habitat loss, marine pollution, and hatchling declines because of rising temperatures.

But their resurgence is testament to how things can turn around when people work on it. You might even call it turtle power. It could leave you with more of this amazing teenage mutant ninja turtles song, but we'll give you more of the red hot chili peppers take on Dr. Seuss on your world tonight. I'm Stephanie Skanderas. Thank you for listening. I'm too low down I can knock and I Look down

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