The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 05:00 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. 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 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. And CBC Radio will bring you special coverage of the launch of Canada's 45th general election when it is called later on today. Join hosts Susan Bonner and Pia Chattopadhyay along with Catherine Cullen in Ottawa. That begins at 11 a.m. Eastern on CBC Radio 1 or on the CBC Listen app.

To Ukraine. A Russian drone attack on Kiev is being blamed on three deaths. Ukraine's Interior Ministry says a five-year-old child was among those killed. Russia launched 147 drones overnight, targeting several Ukrainian regions. At least eight others were injured in the attack. Meantime Russia's defense ministry says air defense units in Russia destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones overnight. 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. 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. And there's been mixed reaction to the U.S. President Donald Trump's move to begin dismantling the federal Department of Education. Trump's team insists that funding will still continue for some of the department's core responsibilities, but critics say there's no guarantee those programs will be funded. And as Tony Waterman reports, there are particular concerns about critical resources millions of special needs students rely on. As 8 year-old Noah gleefully bounces with his dad on the backyard trampoline mom Rachel looks on a shadow of

uncertainty hanging over her. I want to grow up and be happy with basically people in Washington making cuts that seem quite reckless how it's going to affect kids like not. Noah has autism and receives daily in classroom support at quite reckless how it's going to affect kids like Noah. Noah has autism and receives daily in-classroom support at his public school. Part of that support is funded by the Department of Education, which Donald Trump is now dismantling. When announcing the dismantling, President Donald Trump said funding for special needs

students will be, quote, fully preserved. It's very important to all of us. But Noah's parents are skeptical that the status quo can truly be maintained without a department fully dedicated to it so their son can keep learning in a public school. Tony Waterman for CBC News, Texas. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk. ...