The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: March 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 20:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

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 Julianne Hazelwood. President Donald Trump cut talk short with his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office.

Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky is not ready for peace. The two leaders met to sign a deal giving the U.S. access to Ukrainian rare mineral deposits. But the meeting got combative, all as cameras kept rolling. Karen McIntosh has more from Washington. You're not in a good position. It started with a handshake, then turned angry. You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position. angry. US President Donald Trump chastising Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in an Oval Office photo-walk. After Zelensky lamented the US didn't try to stop Russia sooner, it started with Vice President J.D. Vance.

I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. God bless you. God bless you. Zelensky not getting much of a word in over an angry Trump. Zalensky is asking for security guarantees in exchange for an agreement for U.S. access to Ukrainian minerals. Zalensky left the White House.

Trump said he could come back when he's ready for peace. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Washington. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie says Canada's support for Ukraine has not changed. We think Ukrainians are fighting for their own freedoms, but also fighting for ours. And we know that President Putin has no red lines. And if we're not supporting Ukraine, there's a real risk that President Putin will go back to Russia, rearm and reinvade Ukraine. Jolie says Ukraine needs security against any future Russian aggression. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau echoes Jolie's support in a social media post emphasizing Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. A number

of European leaders have also voiced their continued support for Ukraine. Anita Anand, the Minister of Internal Trade, met with her provincial and territorial counterparts today. They discussed lifting inter-provincial trade barriers on goods, services and qualifications. Anand says the federal government has already taken bold steps. For example, in the areas of procurement, financial services, we are also promoting mutual recognition across sectors, including in the trucking sector where we already have a pilot project underway.

And we are also examining labor mobility to ensure that regardless of where you are licensed or permitted, you'll be able to work wherever demand takes you. Anand says those measures should be in place within two to three business days. An Illinois landlord has been found guilty of murder and hate crime charges. An attack on a Palestinian-American family in 2023 resulted in the killing of a six-year-old boy. 73-year-old Joseph Shuba fatally stabbed Wadiya Al-Fayoumi.

The boy's mother was also wounded. Lawyers allege the family was targeted by Shuba because of their faith and in response to the Israel-Hamas war. Skype calls will soon become a relic of the past. It was one of the first internet calling services but its owner Microsoft says Skype will be shut down in May. Anis Haydari has the details. It's the ringtone familiar for many, but Skype's owner, Microsoft, is hanging up on the service. The tech giant wants to move Skype users over to its competing service, Teams. It is one of the few apps that actually became a verb.

I will Skype you. Carmi Levy is a tech analyst in London, Ontario. He says the pandemic was the beginning of the end for Skype. Group video conferencing became the things, being able to manage calendars and invitations. Microsoft put all of its eggs in the Microsoft Teams basket, which is very much like Zoom. Now Zoom is the hot new verb and Skype is forgotten.

Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion US back in 2011. No word yet on how many users are affected today, but Microsoft says they can use Skype until May 5th and then have to log into Teams. And he's hit RECBC News, Calgary. And that is your World This Hour. to teams, and he's hit RECBC News' Calgary. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.