The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/27 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: February 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/27 at 08:00 EST

Okay look, we are deep into awards season right now and maybe you've heard the names of the movies like Anorah or The Brutalist but maybe you haven't gone around to seeing them just yet. Allow us to catch you up. The Oscars are on Sunday, March 2nd and will Conclave win Best Picture? Will Demi Moore win Best Actress and prove that she's more than a quote unquote popcorn actress? Look out for commotion March 3rd.

That is the day right after the Oscars. We will recap all the big moments of the night. You can find commotion wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. First to Winnipeg where forensic work is now underway to determine whether the remains found at a landfill outside the city belonged to two murdered indigenous women. Premier Wab Kinew confirmed the discovery last night. We have found what we believe to be somebody's loved one today. Search teams have been deployed to the landfill looking for the remains of Morgan Harris and

Mercedes Moran. Both First Nations women were murdered three years ago by a serial killer, and the federal and provincial governments have each committed $20 million to the search effort, which Kanu says was the right decision. I think we've always understood that searching the landfill was the right thing to do, but with the disclosure of potential human remains being found today, I think we can also say it was a realistic and a reasonable thing for us to do.

Kanae says the forensic identification process could take weeks. A ceremony is being held today in Arctic Bay Nunavut, with the federal government formally apologizing for its role in relocating members of an Inuit community in the 1930s and 40s. Juanita Taylor has more. Lysha Kavavalk and his wife Taqunnak looked closely at 80-year-old photos for the first time of Inuit around the time when Lysha's father was put on a ship from King Ait, formerly Cape Dorset, and dropped off at Dundas Harbor, 1200 kilometers

away. The Hudson's Bay Company, with the federal government's approval, recruited Lysha's father and 52 other Inuit from King 8, Pangnuktoke, and Pond Inlet in 1932. They were sent to Dundas Harbor to hunt, trap, and trade. They were promised to come home in two years. But that didn't happen. Survivors say they suffered lasting impacts of loss from their land, animals and families. That's why the Dundas Harbor Relocation Society has been fighting to get this apology. The

Federal Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations will be delivering the apology this afternoon at a public event. Juanita Taylor, CBC News, Arctic Bay, Nunavut. Ontario voters are casting their ballots today in a snap provincial election. Affordability, housing and health care have all been issues out on the campaign trail along with the U.S. tariff threats. Sean Jeffords reports. Canada is not for sale.

Doug Ford speaking about the theme of his campaign when he launched in Windsor nearly a month ago. The PC leader focused on Donald Trump and his tariff threats. I'm asking the people for a strong, stable, four-year mandate to do whatever it takes to protect Ontario. Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie promised to address the family doctor shortage and cut income taxes. And painted the PC leader as out of touch. You were raised privileged with a silver

spoon in your mouth you'd have to work for anything. NDP leader Marit Stiles promised to address the affordability crisis, improving rent control and providing a monthly grocery rebate. You're gonna get a check back that covers some of the costs, money back in your pocket. Green leader Mike Schreiner promised tax cuts and to build 2 million homes. Nobody on a full-time minimum wage can afford rent anywhere in Ontario. Polls close in Ontario at 9 p.m. Sean Jeffords, CBC News, Toronto.

Israel says Hamas has handed over the bodies of four Israelis who had been held hostage in Gaza. The handover took place today with Hamas confirming that 600 Palestinian prisoners have been released by Israel. Most of the detainees were returned to Gaza. Hamas is saying the swap means it is now ready to negotiate phase two of the ceasefire. Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman has died. Hi, Popeye's here.

Get your hand on your heads. Get off the bar and get on the wall. Come on, move. That's Hackman in the 1971 film, The French Connection. His role as Detective Popeye Doyle earned him his first of two Oscars and launched a career that made Hackman one of the most respected actors of his generation. Police in New Mexico say Hackman and his wife

were found dead yesterday in their home in Santa Fe. No cause of death has been established, but police have ruled out foul play. Gene Hackman was 95 years old. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.