The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/18 at 05:00 EDT

Scott Payne spent nearly two decades working undercover as a biker, a neo-Nazi, a drug dealer, and a killer. But his last big mission at the FBI was the wildest of all. I have never had to burn baubles. I have never had to burn an American flag. And I damn sure was never with a group of people that stole a goat, sacrificed it in a pagan ritual, and drank its blood. And I did all that in about three days with these guys. Listen to Agent Palehorse, the second season of White Hot Hate, available now. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neal Kumar.

The four main federal party leaders have squared off in the second and final debate of this election. The leaders went toe-to-toe in the second and final debate of this election. The leaders went toe-to-toe in French on Wednesday night, and the Thursday night debate was in English. Tom Perry reports. We cannot afford a fourth liberal term. We need a new government. In English, as in French, conservative leader Pierre Polyev's goal was to brand liberal Mark Carney as no different from his predecessor. I know you want to be running against Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau isn't here. Carney fought back but faced attacks from all sides.

So my question to you is, Mr. Carney, whose side are you really on? NDP leader Jagmeet Singh went after Carney's career in the finance sector, accusing him of caring more for the wealthy than working Canadians, while Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said Carney and his party finance sector, accusing him of caring more for the wealthy than working Canadians, while Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said Carney and his party have disrespected Quebec. You are doing intrusions in our jurisdiction with our money. This was the final face-off for these leaders, whose fate now rests in the hands of the voters.

Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. U.S. President Donald Trump says he's in no hurry to cut new trade deals, but they will happen. Trump continues to take aim at critics of his trade war, including the independent chair of the US Federal Reserve. Katie Simpson reports. US President Donald Trump again defended his tariff agenda, which continues to draw intense scrutiny both abroad and at home. The level of tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated. The chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, highlighted concerns about the impact

of the trade war. The same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth. The U.S. Federal Reserve has resisted cutting interest rates, citing inflation, which has aggravated Trump. I would say the Fed really owes it to the American people to get interest rates down. That's the only thing he's good for. Trump does not have the authority to fire Powell, and his term is not up until 2026.

There are reports the Treasury secretary is urging Trump to tone down his rhetoric because it's making investors uneasy and could add even more volatility to the markets which have already lost trillions of dollars in value since his trade war started. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Needless to say we have multiple crime scenes. Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revel says a shooting at Florida State University has left two people dead. At least six others are wounded. The shooter is believed to be a student and is receiving medical attention.

Walter McNeil is the sheriff of Leon County. He says the shooter is the son of a deputy sheriff. Unfortunately, her son had access to one of her weapons and that was one of the weapons that was found at the scene. And we will continue that investigation into how that weapon was used and what other weapons perhaps he may have had access to. The scene at the university is still under investigation. At least 38 people have been killed and 102 wounded in US airstrikes on Yemen. The US military's central command has confirmed the attack was on the Raas Issa oil port. This is one of the highest reported death

toll so far in the campaign, which has involved hundreds of strikes since March 15th. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the United States will stop trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days, unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done. Rubio spoke in Paris on Friday, following his meeting with European and Ukrainian leaders. He says that President Trump was still interested in a deal, but had many other priorities and was willing to move on unless there are signs of progress. To Kiev now. We have finally received information that China is supplying Russian weapons.

Vladimir Zelensky says Ukraine received information that China is supplying artillery and gunpowder 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 Russia, but until now it has tried to maintain the appearance of neutrality in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. And that is your World is Sour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Kumar.