The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: February 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/24 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 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 Kyiv 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 billion 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. Now to Washington. The push for peace in Ukraine is dominating talks this week between the US president and two leaders from Europe. The French president met with Donald Trump at the White House. Emmanuel Macron says their objective

is to build a solid and long-lasting peace in Ukraine. Europe is willing to step up, to be a stronger partner, to do more in defense and security for its continent, and as well to be a reliable partner and to be engaged in trade, economy, investment. Trump says he believes the war in Ukraine is nearing its end, and he believes Vladimir Putin would agree to having European

peacekeepers on the ground there after the fighting is over. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the White House on Thursday. Tensions between the US and Europe were on full display at the UN General Assembly in New York. The assembly adopted a resolution backed by Europe calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The US voted against it, putting forward its own draft instead. The American proposal called for a swift end to the war but made no mention of Moscow's

aggression. The US ended up abstaining from the vote on its own resolution after the text was amended by European countries. Pope Francis is showing a slight improvement today, but doctors say his condition remains critical after he was hospitalized for bronchitis 10 days ago. Megan Williams has the latest from Rome. The pope is still critically ill now with double pneumonia, but the Vatican said his latest tests show he is slightly better than he was over the weekend. On Saturday, the Pope had a breathing crisis and required

a high flow of oxygen that is still being administered, but with a reduced flow. The early signs of kidney failure, reported Sunday, are no longer cause for concern, say doctors. The Pope is eating normally. He's able to get out of bed, and even called a Catholic parish priest in Gaza, as he's often done during the Israeli Hamas war. Here in St. Peter's Square, pilgrims express their hope and concern. Yes, we are all, all of us are praying for his good health to get well soon and return back to St. Petersburg. She's very ill and I don't know if she'll survive this. Megan Williams, CBC News, The Vatican.

Ontario's progressive conservatives have released their platform just two days before the provincial election. It includes $40 billion in new spending. $5 billion is set aside to support industries and workers in the case of U.S. tariffs. The PCs are promising to find a family doctor for two million people in the province and say they can do it in four years. And they promise to get rid of minimum pricing for hard alcohol. Both the Liberals and NDP released their plans last Friday. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington.

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