The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 14:00 EDT

Fisherman John Coppock and his son Craig were hoping that their day on the water would finish with a good haul of cod. Instead, they reeled in way more than they bargained for. They had a net filled with fish and to their horror and surprise, the body of a man. I'm Kathleen Goldthar and this week on Crime Story, a body in the ocean untangles a sea of lies. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Scanderis. Pierre Pauliev says it's time for the government to start penny-pinching. The Conservative leader unveiled his party's platform today, just outside Toronto.

It promises tax cuts, lower spending, and also a pathway back to a balanced federal budget. It is a plan that will lower taxes and debt by getting rid of bureaucracy, consulting fees, waste, and excessive foreign aid to dictators, terrorists, and global bureaucracy. It is a plan to build homes by removing taxes and bureaucracy. It is a plan for safe streets by locking up criminals for a change. The Conservatives are the last major party to release a spending plan just days before

the election. The platform includes revenue from expected economic growth. The other parties did not use that in their own accounting. Liberal leader Mark Carney dismissed the Conservative platform as a joke. He says, it's based on phantom numbers. Meanwhile, Elections Canada says a record number of voters cast their ballots in the advance polls this past weekend. 7.3 million people voted in advance. That's an increase of 25% from the previous general election in 2021. The agency says the number is not even final because some polls may not have been reported yet. Hudson's Bay is cutting commission pay for their workers who are selling

cosmetics during liquidation sales. The union says it's a cruel blow to people who are already set to lose their jobs within weeks, Sophia Harris reports. Unifor union rep Dwayne Gunness says the union is grieving Hudson's Bay's decision to stop paying commission to cosmeticians during liquidation sales. The retailer's decision affects hundreds of workers, also known as beauty advisors, who will now only earn base salary. Several told CBC News the loss of commission will significantly reduce their take-home pay. Unifor represents dozens of beauty advisors in Ontario.

Gunness argues the commission cut violates the member's contract. It's a legally binding document that's in place. In response to a request for comment, Hudson's Bay only confirmed the commission cut. The cast strap retailer filed for creditor protection in March. Most of its 9,300 workers are set to lose their jobs when liquidation sales wrap up in June. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. Five former members of Canada's World Junior Hockey team have pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault.

They are related to an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ontario in 2018. Jury selection begins today in their trial. Dylan Dubé, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formonton all face charges. The players entered their pleas one by one in a packed London courtroom this morning. The Vatican has announced the funeral mass for the Pope will be held this Saturday. Before then, the public will get a chance to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica. Briar Stewart has a story.

The Vatican released an image of the Pope lying in a coffin at the Santa Marta guest house. It's there where Pope Francis lived, choosing the relatively simple surroundings instead of the papal palace. And it's there where he died early Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and heart failure. Tomorrow the Pope's body will be moved to St. Peter's Basilica where large crowds have already come for nightly prayers. For the next three days members of the public will be able to come and pay the respects to the Pope. The funeral mass is planned for Saturday. Several world leaders are expected to attend including US President Donald

Trump. After the funeral the timing of the papal conclave will become clearer. That's when more than 100 cardinals from all over the world will take part in a secretive vote of the Vatican to choose the man who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. Briar Stewart, CBC News, Rome. And that is your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.