The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: February 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 17:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world is our, I'm Karen Hauerloch. We begin with breaking news from British Columbia. An earthquake has been felt in Vancouver, Victoria and other BC cities. Lindsay Duncombe has the details. I'm standing just outside the CBC building in downtown Vancouver where some people are moving around business as usual but others, including ourselves, have had to evacuate their buildings as a result of this earthquake. One man who was inside the main library building described it as really three quick bangs that happened in succession. The preliminary

reports are that this earthquake had of a magnitude of around 5.1 and that light shaking was felt in southwestern British Columbia. There are no reports of any damage. Lindsay Duncombe, CBC News, Vancouver. The Israeli military says it's looking into reports Hamas has handed over the body of Shiri Bibus. Her body was supposed to be returned along with those of her two children as part of the hostage exchange deal. Instead, Israel says it received the body of an unidentified woman from Gaza. Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Higary is calling it a clear violation of the ceasefire. We demand that Hamas release Shiri in accordance with the agreement. Our mission

is not over until every single hostage comes home. Hamas claims the remains appear to have been mixed with others in the rubble from an Israeli air strike, and it has now handed over the remains to the Red Cross. There are more mixed messages from the Trump administration on its efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking this morning, US President Donald Trump says Ukraine had no cards to play in peace negotiations and continues to demand Ukraine sign a critical minerals deal with the US. Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is also defending the American decision to meet with Russians without Keith.

We're sitting down talking to the Russians, understanding what they are going to need and then understanding what the Ukrainians are going to need, talking to all of the Europeans. You can't end a war if you don't talk to both sides, and that's what we're doing. It comes after Trump's envoy to Ukraine and Russia met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg calls him a courageous and embattled leader

and says their talks were extensive and positive. Canada's hockey team won big last night at the four nations faceoff tournament final but the other team Canada is still trying to score on the diplomatic front. Two premiers are in Washington for meetings with US governors hoping to convince them to push back on Trump's tariff plans. Cameron McIntosh has more. The man, am I happy that Canadians won last night. Ontario Premier Doug Ford breathing a sigh of relief over Canada's win over the US,

while lobbying in Washington at a meeting of US governors, trying to convince them tariffs are a bad idea. Hopefully this won't happen. And the message down here is a tariff on Canada is a tax on Americans. Ford is here with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Together, they're meeting with governors, both Republican and Democrat. Success is just getting people to listen

and engage in dialogue. The hope says Ford convince enough people to convince President Trump. I'm very confident. Last week, all 13 premiers were in D.C. with a similar message. But President Trump is still threatening to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports on March 4th. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Washington.

Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the premier of Prince Edward I. Rob Lantz has been sworn in as PEI's new premier in Charlottetown this afternoon. He assumed the post less than 24 hours after Dennis King announced he was resigning and stepping away from politics. Lantz has most recently been acting as education minister. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Karen Howellock.