The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/19 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/19 at 06:00 EDT

When they predict we'll fall, we rise to the challenge. When they say we're not a country, we stand on guard. This land taught us to be brave and caring, to protect our values, to leave no one behind. Canada is on the line, and it's time to vote as though our country depends on it, because like never before, it does. I'm Jonathan Pedneau, co-leader of the Green Party of Canada.

This election, each vote makes a difference. Authorized by the Registeredleader of the Green Party of Canada, this election, each vote, makes a difference. Authorized by the registered agent of the Green Party of Canada. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. Advanced polls are now open across the country, and some long lineups suggest that many Canadians are ready to vote. This comes following two leaders' debates with just over a week left in the race. Julia Wong has more from Ottawa.

A key sign the election campaign is heading for the home stretch. The opening of advanced polls drawing long lineups of voters. I've been here for half an hour and I don't care how long it takes because I just want to vote. Party leaders are trying to convince undecided voters why they should lead the country. Liberal leader Mark Carney said he is best suited to deal with the cross-border chasm created by Donald Trump. The key question in this election is who is best placed to respond. Who will stand up to President Trump? Conservative leader Pierre Polly have repeatedly leaned into his message that it's time for a new government.

Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet appealed to the party's traditional voters. NDP leader Jung-Meet Singh highlighted how new Democrats will keep the government accountable. Those advance polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through the Easter long weekend. Julia Wong CBC News. In Alberta a wildfire east of Elk Island National Park prompted the closure of Highway 16. Some residents north of the area were ordered to evacuate. The wildfire spread to multiple structures including the Ukrainian cultural heritage village. The wildfires spread to multiple structures including the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. Several of those buildings were damaged or destroyed.

The fire has now been contained. No injuries have been reported. U.S. President Donald Trump is defending the decision to deport a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison even though he was granted protection back in 2019. Steve Futterman has the latest. The battle continues and is escalating. But this morning, Kilmore Abrego-Garcia remains in prison in El Salvador. The Trump administration saying he will never return to the U.S., even though the U.S. Supreme

Court has ordered it to facilitate his return. Yesterday, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador after meeting with the president's office. The president's office is the only one that has been approved by the Supreme Court has ordered it to facilitate his return. Yesterday, Maryland Senator Chris Van Holland returned from El Salvador after meeting with a Brago Garcia face to face. He says what Trump has done is

illegal and potentially threatens even U. S citizens. The Trump administration is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process. Trump insists he has no way to bring a Brigo Garcia back to the U.S. and El Salvador's leader, a close ally of Trump, has said he will not release him. This latest test of Trump's power hasn't reached the stage of a true constitutional

crisis yet, but it's moving in that direction. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. The U.S. could abandon Russia-Ukraine peace talks if it doesn't see progress soon. Stalled ceasefire negotiations have led to mounting frustration on all sides and conflicting messages from the White House. Philip Lee Shanick has the latest. We're not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end. In Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the US was days away from leaving talks if a

deal is not imminent. We have other priorities to focus on as well. But hours later in Rome, US Vice President JD Vance sounded much more optimistic. We think we have some interesting things to report on. We do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close. From the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump suggested one side was being difficult. He didn't say whether it was Russia or Ukraine, but just that the time to make a deal was now or...

We're going to just take a pass, but hopefully we won't have to do that Marco and Marco is right in saying it we're getting we want to see it end Trump declined to say what would happen to American military aid to Ukraine should the US decide to abandon ceasefire negotiations Phil Pshanok CBC News Toronto and that is your world this hour you can listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices such as Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Claude Paig.