The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/05 at 08:00 EST
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When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation.
There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased.
He's one of the most wanted men in the world.
This isn't really happening.
Officers are finding large sums of money.
It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue.
So who really is he?
I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.
From CBC News, the world this hour.
I'm Pep Philpott.
There is growing condemnation of Donald Trump's plan for Gaza.
The senior Hamas official in Qatar released a video saying the U.S. president's comments only add fuel to the fire. He says the statement regarding the forced deportation of Palestinians
reflects Trump's deep ignorance and confusion. Yesterday Trump said he wants the US to take over Gaza and turn it
into what he called the Riviera of the Middle East. Australia's Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese was among the first of American allies to respond.
Australia's position is the same as it was this morning as it was last year and it
was 10 years ago. The Australian government support and a bipartisan basis
a two state solution
in the Middle East.
I'm not going to have a running commentary on statements by the President of the United
States.
I've made that very clear.
The growing list of countries rejecting the plan also includes Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt,
along with France, Russia, Spain and China. A US military plane carrying illegal migrants has landed in India.
This is the first time US aircraft is being used to deport illegal immigrants.
The deportations are part of President Donald Trump's plan to secure US borders.
Salima Shivji has more.
The C-17 military plane landed in the early afternoon in Amritsar,
in India's northern state of Punjab.
Reports are with between 100 and 200 people aboard,
all Indians who were living illegally in the United States.
It's the first military plane sending illegal immigrants back to India
and the first India-bound flight since US.S. President Donald Trump returned to office.
Trump has made forced deportations a key part of his immigration agenda, and India is the third highest on the list of countries just behind Mexico and El Salvador,
with undocumented immigrants in America. An estimated 725,000 Indians live illegally in
the U.S. It's a sticking point in the increasingly close diplomatic ties between
Washington and New Delhi. The issue will also be on the agenda when India's Prime Minister Narendra
Modi heads to Washington to meet with Trump likely next week. Salima Shivji, CBC News, Mumbai.
Swedish police say there's no evidence yesterday's mass shooting was motivated by terrorism.
Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at an adult education center
west of Stockholm.
Police believe the man acted alone and did not appear to be part of a gang or aligned
to any ideology.
Authorities say they're still trying to determine the motive for what is Sweden's deadliest
mass shooting.
Here at home, new data in British Columbia shows a significant
drop in toxic drug deaths in the province. But as Michelle Gassou reports,
advocates are warning about becoming complacent.
I am glad to see that slight decrease.
Drug deaths in BC fell 13% in 2024. The latest death toll is lower than any year since 2020.
Even with that drop, the BC
Coroner's Service says over 2,200 people died of overdoses last year. A number
Garth Mullins with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says is a travesty.
The deaths aren't stopping. 13% decrease is nice but it's nowhere near where we
should be. Fentanyl continues to be the main driver of deaths in BC. There's now a renewed focus on the drug as Canada
faces pressure to secure its border with the US. Dave Stewart is with the
advocacy group Mom Stop the Harm. The government down South deals in fear but
I don't know that the measures that have been discussed recently as today are
gonna make a lick of difference. Still there is some hope BC could be turning the page on a crisis that has killed thousands.
Michelle Kassoub, CBC News, Vancouver.
Meanwhile, Conservative leader Pierre Poglian says if he becomes prime minister, he will
treat fentanyl production like mass murder.
He says he will reverse Bill C-5 and impose mandatory life sentence for fentanyl drug
manufacturers. The Liberal government says Bill C-5 was created to address systemic racism and
discrimination in the criminal justice system. That's your World This Hour. I'm Pep Philpott.