The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 10:00 EST

Episode Date: February 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 10:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world is our. I'm Joe Cummings. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is delivering a message to all of Europe today at a global security conference in Munich. In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. And under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square, agree or disagree. Because as President Trump has made abundantly clear, he believes that our European friends

must play a bigger role in the future of this continent. Vance is also repeating President Trump's ongoing call for NATO member countries like Canada to significantly increase their defense spending. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie is at the Munich conference and is taking part today in a roundtable discussion on Arctic security. Ukrainian officials say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been targeted by a Russian drone strike. President Vladimir Zelensky says the facility's containment shell was damaged, but there are

no reports of radiation leakage. The containment shell was built after the reactor at the plant exploded in 1986, leading to the world's worst nuclear accident. Moscow is claiming it wasn't responsible for today's strike. With parliament parodied, conservative MPs are taking part in a strategy session today on Parliament Hill. And the conservative meeting comes ahead of a rally the party has planned for tomorrow to mark Flag Day. Janice McGregor has more. As the Conservative caucus gathers this Valentine's Day, it's true patriot love they're preparing to

wear on their sleeves. National Flag Day will be marked by the Governor General with a ceremony on Parliament Hill this morning. But earlier this week on his social media, Polyev stood with the flag at his official residence and called on all Canadians to unite like never before. The text messages his party's been blasting out to try to build a big crowd for his rally, though, suggests it will be a partisan affair and one that leans into a very different message than the Canada is broken theme that conservatives had been hammering when their target was Justin Trudeau.

Instead, we are now seeing Poliev use a Wilfrid Laurier quote actually, Canada first, Canada last, Canada always as his tagline, words that simultaneously push back against Trump while also embracing the populist rhetorical style of the America first movement that continues to resonate with some conservatives here in Canada. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Environment Canada has issued a new round of extreme cold warnings for the prairies, and with good reason. With the windchill, it feels like minus 50 this morning throughout most of northern Alberta,

Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Across the southern prairies, it's around minus 30. And forecasters are warning that while windchill values will moderate during the day the extreme cold is expected to return throughout the weekend. The first leaders debate of the Ontario Provincial election campaign is scheduled for today. It's set for this afternoon with the leaders of the province's four main parties squaring off in North Bay. Lisa Sheng reports. They need to advance work on reconciliation.

Sherry Taylor is the chief of Gunugamian First Nation, about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. She wants the party that comes into power to focus more on communities like hers. Our young people are dying. There needs to be more detox treatment centres. Like elsewhere in the province, healthcare is a major issue in the North. Tens of thousands don't have a family doctor there. The Ontario Medical Association says half of the physicians in the region will retire within five years.

Dr. Danica Switzer travels between communities to help with the shortage. Patients are for going care, and that's maybe the most dangerous potentially to their health. The Greens, Liberals, NDP and PC's are promising to get everyone a family doctor. Many up north say they'll wait and see once the election is over. Lisa Shing, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.