The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 02:00 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 28. Olivia Stavanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime, Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean. In a post on the social media platform X, Carney says he is honoured to be running in the community. Liberal MP Chandra Arya has represented the riding since 2015, but the Liberal Party removed him

as a candidate earlier this week. CBC Radio will bring you special coverage of the launch of Canada's 45th general election when it is called on Sunday. Join hosts Susan Bonner and Pia Chattopadhyay, along with Catherine Cullen in Ottawa. Tune into CBC Radio at 11 Eastern, 8 a.m. Pacific or on the CBC Listen app. Protesters clashed with police for a fourth night in Istanbul.

Thousands gathered outside of a courthouse where Istanbul's mayor attended a hearing. Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested four days ago by the Erdogan regime on corruption and terrorism charges. The mayor's political party, the Republican People's Party, has condemned the arrest as politically motivated. Imamolu has the best chance of defeating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the next election. Imamolu has dismissed the allegations against him as immoral and baseless. 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 Bar must go and is also moving to get rid of the attorney general. Meanwhile, Lebanese state media say eight people have been killed in two waves of Israeli airstrikes against targets in the south and east of the country. Israel said it had targeted rocket launch sites and a command post of the Iranian-backed

militant group Hezbollah. About a dozen people rallied at a Tesla dealership Saturday in Kitchener, Ontario. It is the latest in a string of similar protests that took place this weekend 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 in the face of Trump's tariff and annexation threats. And parts of southern BC are expected to get pummeled with heavy rain with some areas set

to get as much as 130 millimeters. Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for Metro Vancouver, much of Western Vancouver Island, as well as parts of the Sunshine Coast. The rain is expected to continue until Monday with the heaviest downpours Sunday. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk.