The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 08:00 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, it's the World is Our. I'm Joe Cummings. First to the election campaign and with less than a week to go, today is the last day for early voting. Early voters have until 6 o'clock tonight local time. And today is also the day Conservative leader Pierre Poliev releases his party's official

platform. We'll have a platform for all eyes to see which will bring change to Canada. It will axe taxes, unleash homebuilding, resource development, lock up criminals, secure our borders, and bring home the country that we knew and love. Mark Carney released the Liberal Party's platform over the weekend, and so too did the NDP's jug meat sing. The day after the death of Pope Francis, and details are starting to come out now on what the Vatican has planned for the coming days. It includes information on the public viewing,

which gets underway on Wednesday, and the funeral, which is set for the weekend. Megan Williams reports. Megan Williams We've learned when the funeral is going to be, which is Saturday morning at 10 o'clock Rome time. Right now, the cardinals are meeting to discuss other details, probably figure out when the conclave is going to be. That hasn't been announced. But starting the day of the funeral on Saturday, that is a period of nine days of mourning. So the conclave won't be before then. On Wednesday, the Vatican has said they will bring the Pope's body in the coffin, they've released pictures of that now, to St. Peter's Basilica. Right now, the

Pope's body is in his Santa Marta guest house. So on Wednesday, people will start lining up to be able to view the Pope in his coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica. Megan Williams, CBC News, The Vatican. And while the process of selecting a successor to Pope Francis has yet to formally begin, the speculation on who it might be has, of course, already started. Sharon Ronan-Rennell has more. Next month, the College of Cardinals will convene in Rome to begin a process shrouded in mystery and

intrigue. You shouldn't underestimate the importance of the liturgical differences. JD Flynn is editor-in-chief of The Pillar, a Catholic media organization. He says Cardinal's choices will be between a leader that carries Pope Francis' legacy or someone with a more conservative approach. Flynn says the Vatican's Secretary of State, Pietro Peralin, regarded as a moderate, is a serious contender. Emma Anderson is a professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa. She says Canadian Michael Cherny, who heads the Vatican office

responsible for migrants, charity and development, could be an interesting candidate. He's very, very big on social justice. There's also the Archbishop of Quebec, Gerard Lacroix, who serves on the Cardinal Council of Advisors. He's kind of a savvy Vatican insider. But she says little is certain in a vote that can take anywhere from mere hours to years. Sharon Yonan-Reynolds, CBC News, Montreal. Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in London, Ontario in the trial of five former World Junior hockey players. in London, Ontario in the trial of five

former World Junior Hockey players. The five are accused in alleged sexual assault that dates back to 2018. Kate Dubinsky reports. Their names are known in the hockey world. Michael McCloud and Cal Foote were with the New Jersey Devils, Dylan Dubay with the Calgary Flames and Carter Hart with the Philadelphia Flyers. Alex Formonton had played with the Ottawa Senators. The international media spotlight will turn from the ICE to the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario, where each of the five make pleas to sexual assault charges. The complainant, whose name is protected by a publication ban, says the five players assaulted her after a night out, celebrating their world junior hockey win.

Legal experts say the case will rest on the evidence and the credibility of the complainant. Each player's lawyers will have a chance to cross-examine her. That's likely to be a difficult watch, says Jessie Roger, there with ANOVA, an agency for victims of gender-based violence. We're feeling very deeply for the young woman at the centre of this case, knowing that what she is about to go through is going to be really difficult. The trial is scheduled to last eight weeks. Kate Tobinski, CBC News, London, Ontario. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.