The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: February 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 15:00 EST

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. The American president is not happy with his Ukrainian counterpart, according to National

Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Donald Trump is accusing Ukraine of starting the war when in fact Russia invaded Ukraine, and has called Zelensky a dictator, in spite of the fact he was elected. But Waltz says Trump's goal is to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end. President Trump is obviously very frustrated right now with President Zelensky, the fact that he hasn't come to the table, that he hasn't been willing to take this opportunity that we have offered. But President Trump, he's focused on stopping the fighting and moving forward.

Zelenski met face-to-face today with Trump's special envoy to Ukraine in Kiev. But a joint news conference between the two, scheduled after the meeting, was canceled without explanation. The digital and media landscape is changing. Canada's Heritage Minister says the CBC needs to change too. The richest people on the planet control much of our means of communication is that these people want to influence our stories, the political conditions of every country, and the collective choices we make with an efficiency unrivaled in human history. Pascal Saint-Ange rolled out her proposal to modernize the English and French networks.

The public broadcasters mandate hasn't been updated since 1991. Among other things, she wants to create a stable funding model for the CBC that will not be affected by changes in government. Saint-Ange's vision for the CBC comes at a time when parliament is pro-road, so there is no guarantee it will survive beyond the next federal election. Conservative leader Pryor Polyev says he plans to cut $1 billion of the corporation's annual funding. A Pakistani man accused of planning a terrorist attack on Jewish people in New York has agreed

to be extradited to the United States. Mohammed Shahzeb Khan was arrested to the Quebec-New York state border in September. Sarah Levitt has more. Appearing in court wearing a tracksuit with his hair and beard grown out, Mohammed Shahzeb Khan said few words yes to the judge's question if he agreed to be extradited and no if he was coerced into the agreement. Much of what we know of the accusations against Khan come from court documents filed by the FBI. It accuses Khan of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting,

specifically targeting the Jewish community in New York City. Undercover cops say they communicated with him through encrypted text messages. He was arrested in September York City. Undercover cops say they communicated with him through encrypted text messages. He was arrested in September near Montreal. His lawyer, Gaetan Bourassa, says Khan agreed to being extradited to speed things up. He decided to waive all those delay and instead go to the States and do Israel as soon as possible. Khan will now be transferred from the Montreal Detention Center to one in New York before his trial begins.

Sarah Levitt, CBC News, Montreal. To Prince Edward Island. Over the holidays, I had a long conversation with my family and we came to the decision at that time that I wouldn't be re-offering in the next election. Dennis King is stepping down as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservatives. King led the party to two electoral victories. He says he's in good health, but now is the time to resign. His resignation takes effect at noon tomorrow.

Before then, the PC caucus will pick a successor. Canada plays the US tonight in the final of the Four Nations faceoff hockey tournament. But it feels as if more than hockey supremacy is on the U.S. tonight in the final of the Four Nations face-off hockey tournament. But it feels as if more than hockey supremacy is on the line. An already fierce rivalry has been torqued by President Trump's talk of tariffs and Canadian sovereignty. Sportsnet host, Ron McLean says that could be a distraction for the players. They're not unaware of what's going on in the world, and yet your focus has to be so razor thin in an event like this, you can't really allow yourself the white noise.

So I'm sure they're a little bit in a, you know, they're a little cocoon, but it's all around us, there's no question about that. The teams met over the weekend in a fight-filled Ron Robin game with the U.S. posting a 3-1 victory. Tonight's game begins at 8 Eastern Time in Boston. And that is Your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.