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

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 00:00 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 Riley Lechuk. Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rideau Hall on Sunday. He is expected to ask Governor-General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament, launching the

country into a five-week federal election campaign. And as Olivia Stefanovic reports, it could be one of the most pivotal in decades. I trust Canadians. After just a week on the job, Prime Minister Mark Carney is turning to voters, asking for their trust to lead them in the fight against threats to Canada's economy and sovereignty. But the battle won't be easily won. We need a change. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev says Canadians can't afford a fourth term of the Liberals. Led by Mark Carney who

working with Trudeau made Canada weaker and poorer. The Conservatives are pulling neck-and-neck with the Liberals, leaving New Democrats far behind. But if NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is concerned, he's not showing it. I want folks to know that I'm fighting for you. I'm fighting for you and I want to be your Prime Minister. Much could change over the course of the next five weeks. After all, campaigns do matter.

Canadians are expected to head to the polls on Monday, April 28th. Olivia Estefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime, Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean. The riding has been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya since 2015, but the Liberal Party removed him as a candidate earlier this week, after also removing him from the Liberal Party removed him as a candidate earlier this week, after also removing him from the Liberal leadership race. In a post on the social media platform X, Carney says he is honored to be running in

the community. CBC Radio will have special coverage on Sunday when the election is called. It will be hosted by Your World Tonight's Susan Bonner and Pia Chattopadhyay of the Sunday Magazine alongside Catherine Cullen of The House. You can catch it at 11 a.m. Eastern, 8 a.m. Pacific on CBC Radio 1 and on the CBC Listen app. Israel's opposition leader, Yair Lapid, has called for a general strike if Benjamin Netanyahu's government insists on sacking the internal security chief.

The Supreme Court has suspended Ronan Barr's dismissal. Lapid told the crowd at a rally on Saturday that if the government disobeyed the top court and dismissed the Shin Bet leader, it would become a government outside of the law. Netanyahu insists Barr must go and is also moving to get rid of the attorney general. Back in this country, about a dozen people rallied at a Tesla dealership Saturday in Kitchener, Ontario. It is the latest in a string of similar protests taking place throughout Canada and the US. I think they're interfering with our country and Elon Musk is part of it.

We need to start buying more Canadian and we have to look at companies like this and what they're doing. The rally is a reaction to Tesla owner Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team appointed by US President Donald Trump to slash government jobs and services. Protesters also held up signs promoting national unity. A Quebec coroner has revised his report on the death of an 18-year Mexican boxer after an investigation by our Radio Canada colleagues. They found Jeanette Zacharias Zapata presented falsified medical records. She died five days after

she was knocked unconscious in a fight in 2021. Natalia Weichsel has more. Before stepping into a fighting ring, Dr. Jacques Ramsey recommends that athletes undergo more medical exams in Quebec. He suggests that international athletes get additional brain scans and neurological checks. Ramsey also recommends stricter rules for event promoters and fight coaches to make sure that medical paperwork is accurate and in order. This means the Quebec Liquor and Gaming Authority, which oversees prize fights, should take a deeper look at athletes' injuries, check if a fighter has suffered a knockout in the past, and verify these injuries using video evidence.

In an email statement, the Quebec Liquor and Gaming Authority says they've implemented additional tests for their boxers, such as rigorous concussion protocol. The authority also said they're taking into consideration the coroner's recommendations to avoid future injuries. Natalia Weichsel, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk.