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

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 03:00 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 expected to call a snap federal election today. Sources tell CBC News voting day is

scheduled for Monday, April 28th. That is just five weeks away. And the campaign could be one of the most pivotal in decades. Olivia Stefanovic reports. We've learned Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending a church service this morning, then heading to Rideau Hall for noon Eastern. That's when Carney is expected to ask Governor-General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament, launching the country into a five-week federal election campaign, the shortest possible under Canadian law, and for good reason. Carney is riding high in the polls, narrowing the massive lead held by Conservative leader Pierre Poliev just a few months ago.

The other factor, this campaign will be taking place in the middle of a trade war massive lead held by Conservative leader Pierre Poliev just a few months ago. The other factor, this campaign will be taking place in the middle of a trade war with China and the US as Canada faces threats to its sovereignty. Something all political parties are seizing on, making the ballot box question likely, who do you trust most to take on US President Donald Trump? Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Meantime Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean. In a post on the social media platform X, Carney says he is honored to be running in

the community. Liberal MP Chandra Arya has held that riding since 2015, but the party revoked his candidacy. CBC Radio will bring you special coverage of the launch of Canada's 45th general election when it is called later today. Join hosts Susan Bonner and Pia Chattopadhyay along with Catherine Cullen in Ottawa. Tune into CBC Radio One at 11 Eastern,

8 Pacific or on the CBC Listen app. To Ukraine. A Russian drone attack on Kiev has been blamed on three deaths. Ukraine's Interior Ministry says a five-year-old child was among those killed. Drone strikes caused damage in at least five districts of the Ukrainian capital and outlying communities early this morning. At least eight others were injured in those attacks. Meantime Russia's defense ministry says air defense units in that country destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro says his country has agreed to resume accepting flights deporting its nationals from the United States on Sunday. A senior Venezuelan official said this was to protect the migrants' human rights. Caracas had stopped accepting them a month ago in response to President Donald Trump's accusation that Venezuela was reneging on a deal. Diplomatic tensions have risen since Trump deported Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador. Protesters against Elon Musk have been targeting Tesla dealerships across the country. The Tesla CEO's unelected role in Trump's White House to cut to the federal government

has already garnered an angry and sometimes violent reaction in the U.S. And as Ashta Shetty reports, the protests here seem to be more directed at the Trump administration's attacks on Canadian sovereignty. Some drivers honked their cars in support while driving by a protest in Kitchener, Ontario. Others booed and cussed as they drove by. The protest in Kitchener is just one of many across Canada and the United States, but they have sometimes become violent. For instance, earlier this week, several Tesla cars were set on fire in Las Vegas. During a meeting on Thursday night, Elon Musk told Tesla employees to hold onto their stock,

which has sharply dropped in value this year. He also addressed the vandalism. If you read the news, it feels like, you know, Armageddon. I can't walk past a TV without seeing a Tesla on fire. I understand if you don't want to buy our product, but you don't have to burn it down. Protesters are boycotting Musk for being closely associated with U.S. President Donald Trump. Sentiment against the American president has turned sour in much of Canada since Trump

started imposing tariffs. Ash Deshetty, CBC News, Kitchener. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk.