The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/27 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: February 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/27 at 16:00 EST

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's Personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Tom Harrington. The Public Safety Minister says Canada has done a lot to tighten security along the border with the US. The evidence is irrefutable. Progress is being made. David McGinty is in Washington with the new national Fentanyl czar.

They are presenting Canada's efforts to combat cross-border drug smuggling. McGinty says he's convinced the progress made thus far should satisfy the Trump administration. As part of the Team Canada group that's responsible for dealing with the border and the Fentanyl crisis, we do know that we're making enormous progress. We do know that we're communicating to different folks here in the administration and they are telling us that's enormous progress. Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on

Canada and Mexico unless the two countries crack down on fentanyl smuggling. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is at the White House to persuade the US not to turn its back on Ukraine. He thanked second European leader to be able to stop the U.S. and the U.S. from the U.S. from the U.S. from

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the U.S. from the U.S. from the tough and fair that Ukraine will help shape that's backed by strength to stop Putin coming back for more. Stammer is the second European leader to meet Trump this week after a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. The EU is concerned Trump is willing to concede too much to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. Trump says he thinks a peace deal reached with Russia would hold, adding he doesn't think Putin would invade Ukraine again. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House tomorrow. It's been an emotional time for the families of two murdered First Nations women.

Potential human remains were found in a landfill near Winnipeg yesterday. The discovery comes after a long battle to have the site searched. Karen Pauls has more. after a long battle to have the site searched. Cara Pauls has more. They didn't deserve to sit in that landfill for as long as they did. Jordan Myron's sister is one of the First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022. It's believed the bodies of Mercedes Myron and Morgan Harris ended up in a dump just outside of Winnipeg. Crews began sifting through the landfill in December,

and yesterday, potential human remains were discovered. So if people would have just listened to us and realized that they are there this could have happened a lot sooner and that's what really angers me. This search has been controversial. The previous conservative government lost the last provincial election in part because it vowed not to search the landfill. You know that couldn't be done and that it wouldn't be done. Melissa Robinson is Morgan Harris' cousin. What the hell with all you guys because it got done.

It could take two weeks to confirm if these are human remains and if so, whose remains they are. Karen Pauls, CBC News, Winnipeg. The federal and Manitoba governments have reached a deal on pharmacare, the first in the country. Ottawa will give more than $219 million to the province over four years. The money will cover contraceptives and diabetes medications. Manitoba has agreed to provide free coverage for hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause. Ottawa is also committing $48 million to improve access to other drugs, diagnoses and screening for rare diseases. Manitobans will start receiving coverage for the majority of these products and services in June.

Police in Santa Fe, New Mexico have opened an investigation into the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife. The bodies were found in their home yesterday, along with that of their dog. Sheriff Adan Mendoza says the couple had been dead for some time before they were discovered. There was no immediate sign of foul play. I haven't ruled that out yet. This is an investigation, so we're keeping everything on the table. I think the autopsy is going to tell us a lot and any evidence that we collect but I haven't ruled any of that out yet. Mendoza says the residence was checked for natural gas and carbon monoxide but no sign

of a leak was found. Gene Hackman was one of Hollywood's most respected actors. He appeared in dozens of films and earned two Oscars for roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven. Gene Hackman was 95 years old. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.