The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/23 at 03:00 EST

Episode Date: February 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/23 at 03:00 EST

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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 Fague. Roman Catholics around the world are praying for their Pope this hour.

The Vatican said on Saturday that his condition was critical and he was in hospital in Rome. This morning the Vatican gave a brief update saying that Pope Francis had a tranquil night in hospital. As for his health issues, Megan Williams reports. The Vatican statement was alarming. As we know, the Pope has double pneumonia and doctors said yesterday that he was not out of the woods. They did say, however, that he was not about to die,

but that the danger was that his infection that is in his lungs, the double pneumonia that he's suffering from, that some of those germs could travel to other organs. We don't know if that has happened yet but what they are saying is that he had a prolonged respiratory crisis this morning. He couldn't breathe and so they had to give him, you know, what they called sort of a high flow oxygen therapy. He's had a blood transfusion, he has anemia. What doctors are looking for right now is whether or not Pope Francis is going to be

responding again to this treatment. It's pretty clear that he's going to be in the hospital for the long haul if he's able to make it through these next critical hours. The CBC's Megan Williams reporting from Rome on Saturday. A Russian missile attack in Ukraine has claimed one life and injured several others. Ukrainian officials confirm Russia launched 267 drones in an overnight attack targeting the capital city of Kiev and other parts of the country. A man died in hospital and a 30-year-old woman was seriously injured, while three others

were injured following a drone attack in Odessa region. Monday will mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Authorities in B.C. are calling for an investigation after an emergency warning system failed during Friday's earthquake on the South Coast. There were no injuries, but not everyone received the automatic alert on their phones. Saurabh Sandhu has the story. I've also had reports of uneven application of the emergency alert system for this earthquake. That's BC's Minister for Emergency Management, Kelly Green. She says the emergency alert system

is meant to give people time to drop, cover and hold on. Natural Resources Canada, which is responsible for the earthquake early warning system, acknowledges some people did not receive the alerts on Friday. It says the issue will need to be investigated. Tony Yang is a civil engineering professor at UBC. He says the alert system is critical to reduce secondary damage. We can shut off traffic to the bridge so we can turn the traffic lights off, divert people off. Natural Resources Canada says warnings are automatically sent to cell towers, TVs and radios within the area.

So, Rab Sandhu, CBC News, Vancouver. U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against Canada have come when an estimated 1 million Canadian snowbirds travel to the US. Many of those are angered by the threats with some cancelling travel. Campbell McDermott has the details. I thought there's no way I can go down and spend any money in the US. Aside from during the pandemic, Bob Blumer has traveled to Florida every March for 20 years. But this year, the retiree from Coburg, Ontario has different plans. Basically just frustration in listening to Trump and all his rhetoric talking about Canada

becoming the 51st state. Bluma's not the only one. Fort Lauderdale realtor Alexandra DePont says she's never had so many property listings from Canadians. And I have zero Canadian buyers right now. She says Trump's threats come as Canadians are already feeling the pressure of a weak loonie and rising costs. The US Travel Association has warned that even a 10% reduction in Canadian travel could

mean nearly $3 billion in lost spending. Stephen Fine is the president of Snowbird Advisor Insurance. He says it is unclear how many Canadians will boycott US travel. There's definitely some negative sentiment in people considering alternate destinations. Campbell McDermott, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.