The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/22 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: February 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/22 at 07:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neilal Kumar. Five more hostages have now been released by Hamas in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square. A total of six are being released today in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The CBC's Sasha Petrasek is there. Hostage Square in Tel Aviv is crowded with people. They are staring at a huge screen. They are waiting to welcome six more hostages who are set to be released.

People are very anxious to see what shape they're in, but also very nervous because this is the last of this group that is supposed to be released alive. Few days ago, we had the first release of four dead hostages who came home in baskets. But these four today who are being released from the October 7th incident, three of them were at the music festival

down in the South, the Nova Music Festival. They're in their 20s. One of them was visiting at Caboots near the border. But it's really been a lot of mixed emotions here and that's not about to stop. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Tel Aviv. European leaders are expected to put on a united front this coming week in Washington as French President Manon Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepare to meet with Donald to put on a united front this coming week in Washington as French President Manon Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepare to meet with Donald Trump. They're expected to show their ongoing support for Ukraine. It all comes as U.S. officials announce they'll be meeting with their Russian counterparts in two weeks. No injuries or structural issues have been reported

after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck BC's Sunshine Coast on Friday. As Mira Baines reports, the earthquake has prompted questions over the Canadian earthquake's warning system. People along the coast near the epicenter close to Seychelt, roughly 50 kilometers north of Vancouver, experienced the earthquake more intensely. The biggest earthquake I've ever been in is 7.1 and this one actually felt stronger. I don't know if it's because we were closer or... The earthquake hit just before 1.30 in the afternoon. The vibrations felt along the coast and Metro Vancouver. It lasted about 10 seconds.

Seismologist Tymee Mulder with Earthquake Canada says quakes of this strength, estimated at 4.7, happen offshore more so than inland. Certainly a significant event. People feel it widely. It's still just below the threshold or at which we might expect damage if you're within 10 to 20 kilometres of the epicentre. There was an emergency alert, but not everyone who felt it received an emergency alert text on their phones. Natural Resources Canada says they are sent out where strong shaking that could cause harm is expected. Mira Bains, CBC News, Vancouver.

With Donald Trump's terror threats looming over Canada, questions are emerging about their potential impact on the housing crisis. The CEO of Canada's largest homebuilder sat down with CBC Radio's The House to talk about what's next. We get more from host Catherine Cullen. We're here in the kitchen. Right away we know that appliances are one of the items that's being considered for counter tariffs. Brad Carr is giving a townhouse tariff tour. The CEO of Madamy Homes Canada is pointing out items that could go up in price

if Canada finds itself in a trade war with the United States. From fridges and dishwashers to windows and steel, Gars's Canadian pushback against Trump's tariffs could push housing prices up. So the trick will be to try and find places to keep costs down as much as possible. Federal Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says the government is trying to be thoughtful about building the list of products it would slap retaliatory tariffs on to try to avoid driving up prices. I'm alive to the concern. The government's alive to the concern.

But he says there's no question that overall when it comes to Trump's tariff threats, Canada has to respond with force. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And you can hear more this morning on the House after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report. And that is your Worldless Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.