The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/09 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: February 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/09 at 00:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, The World is Sour, I'm Neil Kumar. Israel and Hamas have carried out another hostages for detainees exchange. More than 180 Palestinians were bused

to the West Bank and Gaza, hours after Hamas released three Israeli men. But this time, the now former hostages were not in good health. Sasha Petrasek has more. Joy and relief as families and friends of Israeli hostages watched three more released by Hamas. There was despair too though as they came out looking frail. Yotem Cohen worries about his brother

Nimrod still being held. I was horrified. I was pretty devastating photos of the hostages looking like survivors from a concentration camp. That set off a day of finger-pointing as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the scenes shocking but as 183 Palestinian released detainees arrived in Gaza they accused Israel of mistreatment. They took our clothes they deprived us of food says Hatem Quaidar. As new negotiations start aimed at extending the ceasefire and releasing more hostages, today's accusations have only heightened mistrust. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Tel Aviv. In southern Mexico, local government

officials say at least 41 people are dead after a bus crash and that most of the passengers and the driver were killed. Images show the bus engulfed in flames, then completely burned out after colliding with a truck. This woman says she heard screams and tried to help, but couldn't do much. The bus operator says it's profoundly sorry, and it's working with authorities

to find out what happened. In Madrid, Spain. Do you want to make Spain great again? That's the leader of Estonia's far-right conservative People's Party speaking at a gathering of far-right politicians under a banner reading Make Europe Great Again. Those attending belonging to the third largest voting bloc in the European Union's Parliament known as Patriots for Europe. They see Donald Trump's return to power as a sign that

the far-right is gaining strength. Liberal leadership candidate Christy Freeland is getting support from her opponent in the race. After it emerged, she may be the target of foreign interference. A federal agency tasked with investigating election interference traced what they called a coordinated and malicious campaign to a popular WeChat account with alleged ties to the Chinese government. Mark Carney has posted a message of support for Freeland and has pledged to defend the integrity of the leadership race and Canadian democracy.

The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow for mineral exploration on private land without the owner's permission. As Tarrant Grant reports, the province says the move is justified because the project aligns with the Premier's push for greater natural resource development. Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton says he intervened as a last resort. Obviously we would want the two teams to negotiate between themselves. Continental Lithium, an Australian company, has mineral exploration rights to land in Yarmouth and Digby counties. It's done drone surveys but now wants to take surface samples and do

exploratory drilling. It could not convince the landowners to grant permission so it asked the province to step in. Quite frankly these are minerals that we're looking at. Rushton says part of the reason he thought it was appropriate to let the company onto the land is because of what it's drilling for. Lithium is a key element to EV batteries and it's on Nova Scotia's critical minerals list. CBC News was not able to contact the property owners but their property manager says the land is used for forestry. Rushton says he did not order compensation.

Continental Lithium would not say if they paid the landowners. Taryn Grant, CBC News, Halifax. And that is your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Neal Kumar.