The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: February 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 22:00 EST

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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 this hour. I'm Claude Fague. From coast to coast, Canadians are celebrating Flag Day. It's the 60th anniversary of the raising of the maple leaf

for the first time. And with a looming trade war Patriotism is on display across the country. Philip Leishanek reports For days it wasn't clear if Israeli hostages would be freed today But this morning three men climbed onto a Gaza stage But this morning three men climbed onto a Gaza stage surrounded by armed uniformed militants. Hamas backing down on a threat not to release any more hostages. Hostage supporters watched in Tel Aviv. It was very emotional.

It was very hard to see. I'm afraid for the next one and the next one. Indeed this afternoon more doubts about whether there would be a next release in a week's time with US President Donald Trump suggesting on social media that Israel should take action since Hamas didn't release all hostages as he had demanded. A Hamas representative responded, hostages will only be freed if Israel abides by the ceasefire agreement and timetable. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Conservative leader Pierre Paulyev spoke at his party's rally in Ottawa this afternoon. He took aim at US President Donald Trump and his attacks on Canada. The unjustified threats of tariffs and 51st statehood of Donald Trump have united our

people to defend the country we love. Poliev is also taking aim at one of the frontrunners in the race for the liberal leadership, claiming Mark Carney will not put Canada first. Ending the war in Ukraine was a key focus of a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting. That meeting, led by Melanie Jolie, happened at the Munich Security Conference. Afterwards, Jolie was asked if the U.S. will agree to include Ukraine and Europeans in peace talks with Russia. I won't speak for Secretary of State Rubio, but there was a clear understanding that we need to make sure

that Ukrainian voices are at the table, that Europe and Canada is at the table, because ultimately it is also about Ukraine's security, but it's also about the Euro-Atlantic security. Jolie also says Canada does not support Russia being allowed back into the G8 after US President Donald Trump suggested earlier this week that he wants that to happen. A heavy winter storm is pummeling parts of southern Ontario and Quebec with snow. Environment Canada says Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal could see between 25 to 40 centimeters of snowfall through the weekend. It comes just days after another storm dumped snow across the region, leading to school

closures and suspending mail deliveries in some areas. And extreme weather made worse by the changing climate is putting added stress on tourism operators in Cape Breton. They say they're losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because of more intense storms, flooding and heat waves. Brittany Wenzel reports from Sydney, Nova Scotia. I kid you not, it looked like a bomb was dropped here. Cathy Graham McKinnon drives slowly around Glen Gorm Beach Resort in Ingenish. In 2022,

post-tropical storm Fiona tore through parts of Cape Breton, and here at Glen Gorm, there are still signs of the damage. Fiona caused around half a million dollars in damage to the resort. The Cabot Trail is no stranger to destructive weather. Floods in 2021 washed away trails and damaged roads in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Then Fiona came the next year. We're doing our best to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion. Duggan Kennedy with Parks Canada says work is underway to future-proof the area from climate change.

So some of that involved design and construction of buildings and roads and trails. Back at the resort, Graham McKinnon says the effects of climate change are falling more on the shoulders of people like her and she wants more action from all levels of government. Brittany Wenzel, CBC News, Sydney, Nova Scotia. And that is Your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. News, Sydney, Nova Scotia.