The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/15 at 23:00 EDT

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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 is sour. I'm Khalil Hassan Ali. Canada is part of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, Western countries helping Ukraine militarily and financially.

As Chris Reyes tells us, it's to fill a gap left by the US, which has signaled it may no longer provide security guarantees to Kiev. Beijing is stepping up its rhetoric towards... President Trump has offered Putin the way forward to a lasting peace. Now we must make this a reality. So this is the moment to keep driving towards the outcome that we a lasting peace. Now we must make this a reality. So this is the moment to keep driving towards the outcome that we want to see. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke shortly

after gathering dozens of world leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, for a virtual summit to bolster support for Ukraine amidst a US proposed ceasefire deal. During the UK led meetings, Zelensky called on European allies to consider putting troops in his country.

The contingent must be stationed on Ukrainian soil. Zelensky also added that it's too early to talk about concessions in territory. Earlier this week, President Putin said he's open to the Trump ceasefire proposal, but has stopped short of backing it. Putin has raised concerns about who would police the ceasefire proposal but has stopped short of backing it. Putin has raised concerns about who would police the ceasefire. The UK is expected to convene another meeting next week with military planners in support of Ukraine's security. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a three-day European tour tomorrow. First stop, Paris, to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Then it's off to London to see British Prime Minister Bakr Stammer and audience with King Charles. He'll return to Canada Tuesday with a stop in Univut. The US military has carried out deadly airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels targets in Yemen. The Houthi-run health ministry reports at least nine deaths and nine injuries. President Donald Trump says he ordered the strikes in response to attacks on international shipping and aircrafts in and around the Red Sea. Attacks, the militants claim, were a show of support for Hamas and Gaza to Serbia. An estimated 100,000 people converged in Belgrade today to protest

the country's president Aleksandar Vucic. The rally is believed to be the biggest anti-government protests ever held in the country. The almost daily protests began after 15 people died in a railway station collapse last November, which some blamed corruption under Vujicic's leadership. At least 32 people are dead following a multi-threat storm in the U.S. Midwest and South. There have been thunderstorms and tornadoes which have battered the area since Friday. James Holland lives in Shannon, Arkansas. He had his home damaged, but he's thankful his family is okay. They're alive and breathing, so that's the main part.

You can replace the house, but you can't replace the person. The severe weather is expected to last into Sunday morning. Alberta is the latest province to be hit with measles outbreaks, first in a northern First Nation, now in Calgary. Sam Sandson has more on the spread and how it plays into other cases across Canada. I don't think we're surprised. Dr. Craig Jenney researches infectious diseases at the University of Calgary. With the ease of travel and the fact that Calgary is a large transport hub, you know,

really was a matter of time. Alberta Health Services announced late Friday night there's a confirmed measles case in the Calgary area with potential exposures in Airdrie, a bedroom community of the prairie's largest city. But Alberta's first cases were up north in Little Red River Cree Nation. Six people are recovering now with another potential case. Saskatchewan has one confirmed case. Manitoba has had six since February. Five of those cases are related to an outbreak in Ontario, the province with by far the most measles cases in Canada.

Measles is really one plane right away. Dr. Jared Bullard is professor and section head of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Manitoba. He says measles isn't an endemic in Canada right now. It's not widespread, which is why he says vaccinations can keep it at bay. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. That's the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Khalil Hassan Ali.