The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/18 at 02:00 EST

Episode Date: February 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/18 at 02:00 EST

It's the epitome of classical ballet, beloved the world over. The National Ballet of Canada invites you to experience Swan Lake, revel in Tchaikovsky's glorious score, and an unforgettable production directed and staged by Karen Kane, whose vision emphasizes the love story at the heart of the ballet. Presented by Nicola Wealth Management, on stageth to 22nd. Tickets are selling fast. Secure your seat now at national.ballet.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland.

Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused a plane to crash and flip over Monday. All 80 people on board survived, but 18 passengers were taken to a hospital. Nicole Williams has more. Drop it! Come on! A moment of terror caught on cell phone video as passengers scrambled to get out of an upside down plane that flipped after it crashed on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport. And then next thing I know is kind of a blink and I'm upside down

still strapped in. Pete Carlson was on the flight from Minneapolis to Toronto. As we made our descent and made touchdown all of a sudden everything just kind of went sideways. 18 people were taken to hospital for injuries including one child but airport CEO Deborah Flint confirms all 80 people on board alive. This is in due part to our heroic and trained professionals our first responders at the airport. For now still few answers. Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aiken. It's very early on. It's really important that we do not speculate. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Mississauga, Ontario. There were some fireworks during the Ontario provincial election debate tonight. The NDP, Liberal and Green party leaders all tried to gain ground against progressive

Conservative leader Doug Ford. Polls have put him in the lead for months. Lorenda Retikop reports. With party leaders desperate to stand out, Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie leveled a personal attack on PC leader Doug Ford. You were raised privileged with a silver spoon in your mouth. You didn't have to work for anything. You got a company handed to you, Doug, so you don't understand how expensive things are today.

I bet you couldn't tell me what the cost of eggs are. Green Party leader Mike Schreiner hammered Ford on affordability and the PC government checks for all Ontarians. And it's not fair that Mr. Ford has handed out $200 checks to millionaires and billionaires like Galen Weston, the guy gouging you at the grocery store. Ford's response?

When we saw more revenue come up to the coffers, we believe that it goes back to the people to stimulate the economy. NDP leader Mauret Stiles brought up her plan for a grocery rebate for low-income earners. They're going to get about a check for about $120 for a family of four back every month. The leaders have nine more days to make their case to voters before election day next Thursday. Lorenda Reddacombe, CBC News, Toronto. We're about to find out Canada's latest inflation rate.

The consumer price index will be released Tuesday morning. Georgie Smyth reports. Think of the CPI like a giant shopping basket filled with food, clothing, shelter and bills. Anything that Canadians might spend money on. The index routinely tracks how much that basket cost the month before. A big portion of that is food. Colleen Wiseman is the academic director for the Master of Food and Resource Economics program at the University of British Columbia.

She says January's numbers are more important than usual, as US tariffs still hang over Canada. If these 25% tariffs come into place, this will be the benchmark for consumers. And a benchmark for general inflation and potential relief. That will allow both the Bank of Canada and the governments at all levels to be very strategic. Georgie Smythe, CBC News, Vancouver. The most famous Acadian writer has died. Antony Maillet was a legend in New Brunswick. Her work inspired a new pride in Acadian culture. At her 20 novels and 12 plays were embraced by readers and audiences in Quebec and France.

In 1980 she was interviewed by the CBC's Fifth estate. I'm first of all an Acadian, which means a French speaking person living in Canada and in North America. I want to say the culture, I want to say the people. Her groundbreaking play La Saguin told the story of an Acadian cleaning lady from rural New Brunswick. Maillet died Monday at her home in Montreal. She was 95. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.