The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/23 at 09:00 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 this hour. I'm Claude Fague. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap federal election today.

Sources tell CBC News voting is scheduled for Monday, April 28th, just five weeks away. Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean. 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 today. Join hosts Susan Bonner and Pia Chatopay, along with Catherine Cullen in Ottawa. And tune in to CBC Radio 1 at 11 a.m. Eastern or listen on the CBC Listen app. Israeli airstrikes on southern Gaza have killed at least 30 people today. Explosions were also heard in the central and northern parts of the territory. Witnesses say Israel's attacks have been escalating

since it resumed its strikes in Gaza on Tuesday. Dominic Velaitis has the latest. strikes in Gaza on Tuesday. Dominic Velaitis has the latest. A Palestinian man captures the moment Israeli warplanes bombed a residential area in Gaza. Another Israeli strike caught on camera. This time, a mosque in eastern Gaza City was the target. Among the dead is Salah al-Badawil, one of Hamas' most prominent political leaders. The organization says he was praying alongside his wife when an Israeli missile struck their

tent in Harnunis. Meanwhile, the U.S. military continues to launch airstrikes against Yemen. Al-Hudaydah International Airport was among the latest targets. Tensions between the Houthis and the US have escalated since Washington launched airstrikes on Yemen last week. Houthi officials claim scores of people have been killed as a result, including at least five children. Dominic Volitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange strikes even as they prepare to negotiate for peace. Talks are due to resume in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, along with US and Ukrainian officials.

Today, Russia launched several strikes on Kyiv, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others. The CBC's Anna Cunningham is following developments from London. Ukraine's air force says Kiev, its surrounding region and the eastern half of the country were under air raid alert Sunday. Moscow says Ukraine hit back, launching drone strikes on a number of areas deep inside Russia. The attacks come as talks are set to resume today in Saudi Arabia between US and Ukrainian officials. On Monday, US officials will meet separately with a Russian delegation.

President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Wyckoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last week. He indicated what the U.S. is looking for when he spoke to the pro-Trump conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson. So we're going to want the Russians to be satisfied in some respect? We're going to want the Ukrainians to be satisfied in some respect. Witkoff repeated some of the Kremlin's arguments, including that Ukraine was a false country. He also praised Putin as a great leader, saying he doesn't see him as a bad guy.

Moscow has so far rejected a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fink.