The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/17 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/17 at 18:00 EDT

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In another hour, the leaders of Canada's major federal parties will take center stage for the English debate. A day after they squared off in French, Liberal leader Mark Carney, the Conservatives Pierre Pauliev, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and the blocs Yves-Francois Blanchet have another chance to make their pitch to Canadians. Catherine Collin gives us a preview. For the Conservatives, it is the English language debate that could have the biggest impact on their political fortunes. Just like last night, there will be a chance for each leader to answer questions, but also time for them to debate amongst themselves. And also like

last night, the specter of Donald Trump and his tariffs is likely to loom large over the conversation. Poliev will still be trying to look prime ministerial, we expect, but he does need to sway a lot of voters away from Carney in order to change his political fortunes. Carney may be more keen to push back now that he's in his first language. It's also worth noting advanced voting starts tomorrow. Many families are likely going to talk politics over Easter dinner. So this debate could help shape the final election results one week from Monday.

The CBC's Catherine Cullen in Montreal. The Green Party may not be in tonight's federal leaders debate, but it has become the first party to put out a full platform ahead of the election. Co-leader Jonathan Pedneau. Our plan isn't just a list of promises it is a vision. A vision for a Canada that is no longer governed by fear or complacency but a vision grounded in social justice in collective sovereignty and in respect for the planet that we call home. Pedneau says a green government would end resilience, reliance that is, on fossil fuels by investing in renewable energy.

Also included a commitment to affordable housing by building more than a million new homes. Two people are dead and six are wounded after a shooter opened fire at Florida State University. Authorities say they shot the gunman and took him into custody. They say the 20-year-old is the son of a sheriff's deputy and that he had obtained access to a weapon that belongs to his mother and shot the victims using her former service handgun. To Kyiv now. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine received information that China is supplying artillery and gun powder to Russia.

And the Ukrainian president says Chinese representatives are involved in the production of weapons on Russian territory. China has been a steadfast ally of Russian, but until now it has tried to maintain the appearance of neutrality in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. Canada's measles cases continue to grow. Ontario has added more than 100 confirmed and suspected cases in just one week, and Alberta is also reporting an increase. But officials in Quebec are much more hopeful.

Alison Northcott has the details. As of Thursday, 89 cases of measles have been reported in Alberta. Pediatrician Dr. Taishin Lata says the latest available data from 2023 shows immunization rates were far below the target. The vaccination rates are actually terrible. Lata is urging people to get vaccinated. She says multiple studies show the shots are safe and effective. On the other hand, getting measles, especially in a child, is high risk. We're looking at a 10 plus percent risk of being hospitalized and a one in a thousand risk of your child dying if they are unimmunized and get measles. Ontario has the largest outbreak right now with more than 900 cases and nearly 70 hospitalizations.

In Quebec, health officials say the outbreak there could soon be declared over with no new cases recorded in nearly a month. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. Troubled Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay is seeking legal approval to sell some of its most valuable possessions, including the original 355-year-old royal charter that established the company, written by King Charles II in 1670. The company owes millions to creditors and is undergoing restructuring and liquidation sales. In a court filing, it's asking to auction off the charter and its collection of historic artifacts.

And that is your World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.