The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: February 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 22:00 EST

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Explore over 890,000 titles on audible.ca by signing up for a free 30-day trial and start listening today. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. The RCMP have arrested two people for allegedly bilking hundreds of Canadians out of millions of dollars. The Mounties say the accused impersonated bank, government and law enforcement officials. Inspector Lena Dabbitt. Evidence indicates that the scale of their operation was enormous. We allege that these individuals are responsible for millions of dollars of loss to victims across Canada.

The Ontario RCMP has so far compiled a list of at least 570 victims coast to coast. Dabbitt says they suspect nearly every bank in the country was hit. Two people are charged with fraud, unauthorized computer use, money laundering, unauthorized possession of credit card data and possessing the proceeds of crime. They're expected to appear in court on Friday. Well it's been three days since a Delta Airlines plane crash landed, ending up on its roof in Toronto. The plane has been removed from the

tarmac but delays and cancellations remain at Pearson Airport. Lisa Jing 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 travelling by air right now will be impacted. Sunwing did not say for how long the disruptions would last. Lisa Shing, CBC News, Toronto. Canada and the U.S. are underway in the final of the inaugural

Four Nations Face-Off being played in Boston. But even before the first puck drop, a controversial start when Canadian singer Chantal Kriviazic, singing Oh Canada, reworded some of the lyrics. CBC News has confirmed through Kriviaszak's representative Adam Gonshar that she intentionally changed the lyrics. The political tension between the U.S. and Ukraine is escalating tonight. The two nations are struggling to find common ground to end Russia's war. And today, the White House offered some advice to Ukraine's president.

Chris Reyes explains. In full view of cameras, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg shaking hands before sitting down for a meeting in Kyiv. The planned press conference afterwards was cancelled by the US, says Ukraine. Instead, the talking came from Washington. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was asked about what message Kellogg was told to deliver. Let's tone down the rhetoric and sign the economic opportunity. Sign the deal. The deal proposed by President Donald Trump earlier this month during a Fox News interview

would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for U.S. security guarantees. Zelensky has publicly rejected the idea, all while exchanging insults with Trump. Tension between the two has reached fever pitch this week. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. LifeLabs workers in B.C. began strike action today. They will be rotating closures across the province, which the company says could lead to delays at locations that remain open. Life Labs performs medical tests for patients. Their union says they've been without a contract since last April. The key issues include wages, benefits and staffing shortages. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.