The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: February 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/20 at 23:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

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 Faye. An Ontario NDP candidate has ended her election campaign after a controversial social media post resurfaced. The progressive conservatives

are doing intense opposition research as they try to win next week. Michelle Song reports. My secret is that I want to be a black woman. Ontario NDP candidate and sociology professor Amanda Zavitz chose to resign after controversy over comments in this resurfaced video. At a presentation last year for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Zavitz recalled an event she attended a decade ago. She was required to reveal a big secret. She said she wanted to be a black woman.

I'm not really a minority. I want to lead or initiate the fifth wave of feminism. That's my dream. But it's difficult when you're called a Karen. Zavitz apologized and recognized her comments were harmful, but resigned because she doesn't want to distract from the Ontario NDP's chances. Throughout the campaign, the progressive conservatives have dug up social media posts of several candidates from opposing parties. Posts that they deem offensive. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto.

A Toronto man accused of planning a terrorist attack on New Year's, New York's Jewish community has agreed to be extradited to the United States. Mohamed Shahzeb Khan was arrested near the Quebec-New York state border in September. Sarah Levitt has more. Shahzeb Khan was arrested near 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, Mohamed 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 near Montreal. His lawyer, Gaetan Bourassa, says Khan agreed to being extradited to speed things up. He decided to waive all those delays and instead go to the States

and do his trial 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. The Israeli military says one of the bodies released by Hamas today is unidentified. They were expecting to receive Shiri Bebis and her two children, an infant boy and his four-year-old

brother. But the IDF says the third body was not the children's mother, adding it did not belong to any other hostage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier vowed revenge on Hamas after the group released the remains of what it claimed were four hostages. The federal government has released its long-awaited blueprint for the future of the CBC. Heritage Minister Pascal St. Onge says the national public broadcaster needs stable funding, fewer ads, and a new

addition to its mandate. Tom Perry reports. Canadians deserve their own Canadian source of information, of culture, of language. Heritage Minister Pascal St. Ange says it's time for an update at the CBC. In her new blueprint, St. Ange calls for dramatically increased funding, an end to ads on CBC news and current affairs and an expanded CBC mandate with a focus on fighting misinformation and disinformation. It comes as federal liberals are choosing a replacement for Justin Trudeau. St. Ange expects a new leader will follow through on her plan, but the same can't be

said for conservative leader Pierre Paglia. Almost nobody watches CBC television and yet Trudeau gives them billions more. We're going to cut wasteful spending. Paglia still leads in the polls and has been campaigning on a promise to defund the CBC if he wins the next election. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. For news anytime you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fake.