The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: February 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 14:00 EST

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 Julianne Hazelwood at an Israeli army base. Sagid Dekelhane falls into his wife's arms, learning the name of their youngest daughter for the first time. She was born when he was in Hamas captivity. He is one of three Israeli men released today. They didn't look as emaciated as last weekend's released hostages, but Israel's Ministry of Health says they face a complex process of rehabilitation. The release was the latest under the Gaza ceasefire agreement and was accompanied by the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Gaza. The freed Palestinians were welcomed home by family and friends cheering around their bus.

Some were lifted on shoulders and paraded through the crowd. Foreign ministers from the G7 gathered at the Munich Security Conference to discuss a range of issues including Donald Trump's efforts to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine and Russia. Eby Kovason has more details. Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Jolie chaired the G7 meeting with her counterparts on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. She said they discussed several pressing issues, including the ongoing war on European soil.

In less than two weeks, it will mark three years since Russia's full-scale illegal invasion of Ukraine. When asked if US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had agreed to include Ukraine and Europeans in any peace talks with Russia, Jolie said, I won't speak for Secretary of State Rubio. But she reiterated Canada's stance.

We need to make sure that Ukrainian voices are at the table, that Europe and Canada is at the table, because ultimately it is about Ukraine's security, but it's also about Euro-Atlantic security. There is concern that the Trump administration will go over the heads of allies in hopes of wrapping up a quick peace process with the Kremlin at the expense of Ukraine's sovereignty. Abhi Kuoadas in CBC News, Berlin.

Some Canadian cities are more vulnerable to U.S. tariffs than others. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce created a tool to assess which are at the highest risk. Andrew DiCapua is principal economist at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He says the calculation is based on two components. One of them is export intensity for cities across the country. So that's how much of their goods exports are headed to the United States as a share of their local economies. And then we also look at U.S. dependency. So how much of their overall exports are headed to the United States.

The U.S. Tariff Exposure Index listed St. John, New Brunswick as the most vulnerable city because its oil refinery makes up a sizable chunk of the city's exports to the U.S. Calgary came in second and five cities in southern Ontario were in the top ten. The 60th anniversary of Canada's maple leaf flag is being marked today. The flag, as we know it, was adopted in 1965 by the Pearson government. Five former prime ministers are calling on Canadians to express their national pride and show the flag as US President Donald Trump poses threats against Canada's economic security and sovereignty. The minimum wage in Newfoundland and Labrador is going up

40 cents to $16 an hour. The Labour minister says it will go into effect on April 1st. But the Federation of Labour says that's not enough. The group says it won't help minimum wage workers struggling with the rising cost of living. It's going to be a big night for hockey in Montreal as Canada faces the U.S. at the Four Nations Face Off Tournament. Canadian forward and Halifax native Brad Marchand says a showdown between Canada and the U.S. brings out the best in all players. I mean there's no bigger rivalry than Canada, US and hockey. I think they're the games that everybody dreams about playing

growing up and you know they're memories that will last a lifetime so we're all really looking forward to it and it can't come quick enough. Puck Drop at the Bell Centre is set for just after 8pm Eastern. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.