The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: February 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 17:00 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 plane has been removed from the tarmac, but delays and cancellations remain at Toronto's Pearson Airport. It's been three days since a Delta Airlines plane crash landed, ending up on its roof. Lisa Shing has the latest.

They should come to the table and pony up something. Steve Kennedy drove two hours to Toronto to catch a flight to Mexico. On the way, he found out Sunwing cancelled his trip, so he rebooked on another airline. He is just one of many whose trips were cancelled by Sunwing. The Vacation Airline told CBC News it was doing that to prioritize the return of customers delayed at their destinations. On Monday afternoon, Delta Flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis crashed and flipped upside down on the tarmac at Toronto's Pearson. 21 people on board were sent to hospital. All of them now released.

The plane now removed from the runway, but travel for many is still interrupted. Duncan Dee is the former chief operating officer at Air Canada. Anyone who is traveling by air right now will be impacted. Sunwing did not say for how long the disruptions would last. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Toronto. Ottawa says it is listing seven transnational criminal organizations as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. Public Safety Minister David McGinty says the move is part of the fight against fentanyl trafficking. President Donald Trump cited that issue as one of his reasons for imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

The measures we are taking will help keep fentanyl off Canadian streets and from entering the United States. To speak plainly, we are moving aggressively, using every tool in our toolbox to take the profit out of drug trafficking. The designation essentially freezes a listed of groups' assets and property which are also subject to seizure or forfeiture. Less than 1% of the fentanyl seized at the U.S. border last year came from Canada. A Toronto area man has agreed to be extradited to the U.S. to face terrorism charges. Mohammed Shahzeb Khan is accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting in New York City.

He was allegedly targeting the Jewish community. Khan was arrested near the border between Quebec and New York State last September. Ottawa has unveiled a new plan for the CBC. It includes a mechanism that would take funding decisions out of the hands of politicians. But whether it becomes a reality could likely depend on the outcome of an expected spring election. David Thurton reports from Ottawa. It's now or never the time for any person who wants to be the next prime minister to

commit to making sure that we have a viable public broadcaster for the next century. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Ange outlining her plan for CBC Radio Canada, a plan that would make the news ad-free and eliminate subscriber fees. Saint-Ange is also proposing to boost overall public funding, making sure funding is anchored in statutory legislation and not subject to the whims of politicians. CBC does not belong to the Liberals, it does not belong to the Conservatives, and it does not belong to any other political parties.

It belongs to the Canadian people. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev was also asked today about his vision for CBC Radio Canada. We're going to cut wasteful spending, not just there but across the government. Poliev has repeatedly promised to defund the public broadcasters English arm. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada and the United States go head to head tonight in the championship game of the new Four Nations Face-Off Tournament. The rivalry seems even more intense after President Donald Trump threatened Canada's sovereignty.

When the teams faced off in the round-robin portion, three fights broke out in the first nine seconds of the game. But Team Canada head coach John Cooper doesn't want politics to overshadow the occasion. There might be hotly contested on the ice and there could be chants going on in the stands, but we're here to celebrate the sport. Canadians booed the American national anthem in Saturday's matchup in Montreal. Tonight's game is being played in Boston

and starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.