The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: February 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 at 13:00 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 this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not ruling out sending Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a possible ceasefire deal. He was speaking at a news conference in Kiev alongside the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Anna Cunningham has been following the day's developments. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sitting in Kiev today alongside 12 other European leaders delivering their message of support for

Ukraine. Trudeau said on defence spending... We're going to have to continue to do more and more in an uncertain world. And if there is a peace deal for Ukraine... Canada will be there. As to how we will be there, we will work with our neighbours on it, but everything is on the table. He said Canada was releasing the first payment in a $5 dollar fund from seized

Russian assets and a grant to help Ukraine with energy security, something badly needed after Russian attacks on its gas supplies. The message today from Canada and European leaders in Kyiv was one of united support for Ukraine. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Meantime in Washington. President Macron, do you have something to say to the Pope? France's president arrived at the White House just a short time ago. Emmanuel Macron is meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. It is the first one-on-one meeting between the two

since Trump took office for the second time. Macron is there to try and convince Trump not to turn his back on Europe and he will likely warn Trump against appearing weak in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Macron is one of two European leaders visiting Washington this week. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits on Thursday. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarr says his country is defending its security in the occupied West Bank. It's military operations taking place there against terrorists and no other objectives but this one. Tanks were sent into the territory for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Israeli government is telling soldiers to prepare for an extended stay. Israel says it is fighting Iranian-backed groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad operating in the area's refugee camps. The fighting in the West Bank over the past month has already displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. The suspect in the stabbing of a child in Halifax has made a court appearance. The 19-year-old woman faces several charges, including attempted murder. She allegedly stabbed a six-year-old child yesterday afternoon.

Police say the suspect is known to them. She was charged last month with assault in another case. The victim is still in hospital, but police didn't provide an update on the child's condition. The four Liberal leadership candidates square off tonight in a French language debate in Montreal. Marc Carney, Christia Freeland, Carina Gould and Frank Baylis are meeting in the first of two debates this week.

They come just two weeks before the party picks their next leader. Janice McGregor reports. The Quebec audience tonight is absolutely critical for the Liberal Party's fortunes. Public opinion surveys suggest that a significant part of the Liberals' recent uptick in support could be attributable to voters now thinking twice about voting for the Sovereign Disparty. Party organizers considered a long list of topics for this debate, but they landed on four final themes. Canada's place in the world, a first round that's going to include Canada-U.S. relations. Then competing ideas for growing a strong economy.

Third, affordability measures, housing, health care. And finally, climate action. Party supporters are going to be filling in a ranked ballot, which means that if no front-runner wins a majority of first choices, being a party's second choice might be critical. So it'll be interesting to see how aggressive the contestants get against each other tonight or whether they're going to channel it all instead on the two men waiting in the wings for whoever wins this thing. Pierre Poliev and Donald Trump. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.