The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 11:00 EDT

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 Peter Dock. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says now is the time for Russian President Vladimir Putin to show he's serious about peace in

Ukraine. President Zelensky has shown once again and beyond any doubt that Ukraine is the party of peace. Vladimir has committed to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, but Putin is trying to delay. Starmer hosted a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing today. It's a group of nations committed to supporting Ukraine in its battle against Russia. The American president did not participate. CBC reporter Anna Cunningham has more.

This was a two-hour video meeting attended by Prime Minister Mark Carney along with French President Emmanuel Macron, other European leaders, the NATO chief and Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky. Its conclusion, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says, is that now is the time for action, not words. We agree to accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal. That 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the US in Saudi Arabia earlier this week was agreed by Ukraine but not by the Kremlin,

Vladimir Putin asking questions and wanting conditions. Stama described Putin's response as a yes but no. Britain and France have already said they're willing to put troops on the ground in Ukraine in the event of securing a peace deal. It's a suggestion Putin has rejected. The British Prime Minister insisted that the US President Donald Trump is absolutely committed to lasting peace. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. The new new Prime Minister may have killed the

consumer carbon tax but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is not optimistic that Mark Carney's Liberal government will be much different than Justin Trudeau's. She expects Carney to increase the cost of industrial carbon pricing now that the carbon tax is dead. So it's unclear to me if he intends to layer on top of what we were already doing or what that price is going to look like. But that's why we need an election is to get some clarity on just how badly he's going to punish the oil and gas sector and what that new industrial pricing scheme he talked about during the leadership is going to look like. Smith says she has not seen any signs that Alberta's troubled relationship with the Liberal government will be reset. An Ottawa woman was left in shock

after her house caught fire, leaving more than a dozen animals trapped inside. Among them were her five beloved Shetland sheepdogs. The number of animals inside well exceeded what's allowed under local bylaws, but Linda Howey says she was providing shelter for cats in need. CBC reporter Joseph Tunney has more. Witnessing the disaster of smoke pouring out of her house, Howey soon noticed brown fur peeking out of tarps in the driveway. That's when it really, really broke down.

The dog trainer runs an unregistered cat rescue out of her home. Howey says her two beloved Shetland sheepdogs were immediate casualties, with a third dying later. I asked them to bring me one of the dogs and they were very kind. They brought me one of the dogs and I could hold her on my lap. She was gone. A total of 13 cats died, with another two surviving. Two puppies were also rescued. Howie says her cat rescue was something she started during the pandemic, and wasn't registered with the city. Bylaws limit how many cats and dogs a person is allowed to own, but Howie

says people shouldn't be quick to judge. It's not the number so much as the care and the context. You don't just look at a number and say, well, oh, that's bad, this is good. Howey's neighbors spoke highly of her, saying she's passionate about caring for animals. Joseph Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. It's elbows up in Elbow, Saskatchewan. People from the village of about 300 organized a rally to send a message to American President Donald Trump.

They posed for photos in front of the Elbow Welcomes You sign. Joan Sagi has lived there for 61 years. President Donald Trump. They pose for photos in front of the Elbow Welcomes You sign. Joan Soggy has lived there for 61 years. She welcomes all Canadians to come take a picture too. It's a natural place. We're kind of almost smack dab in the middle of the country. And I think it's high time that we took center stage as the middle heart of the country and the epicenter of Elbow's Up. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember you can listen to us as a podcast, updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.