The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/22 at 15:00 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. Elections Canada says more than 7 million Canadians voted in the four days of advance polling. That's a 25% increase over the election in 2021 and a record for early voting.

With the countdown now on to Election Day, parties are releasing new ads and trying to cover more ground on the campaign trail. Olivia Stefanovic has more. Are we really going to give these clowns a fourth term? In their latest ads, the conservatives feature two older men talking politics at a golf course and an endorsement from former prime minister Stephen Harper. And my choice, unequivocally, is Pierre Poilier. CBC polls analyst Eric Grenier says it's a sign the Tories are leaning on their base to get out the vote. They have lost some supporters that they had been

counting on before this campaign began and these ads might be an attempt to try to get those people back. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev is spending a second day in the Greater Toronto area, where his party's fortunes could be decided, while the NDP plays defence on the West Coast, where nearly half their seats are, and the Liberals campaign in Trois-Rivieres, traditionally Bloc Québécois territory. Olivia Estefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. And Conservative leader Pierre Polyev 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. Five former members of Canada's World Junior Hockey Team have pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault related to an incident that allegedly took place in 2018 in London, Ontario. That's where Karen Pauls is as jury selection gets underway. The judge is looking for 14 people who haven't already formed an opinion that can't be changed. That includes two extra jurors to make sure there are enough for deliberations at the end of a trial scheduled to last eight weeks. Nick Cake is a former Crown attorney, now defense lawyer in London, Ontario.

In a case like this, the obvious bias is the publicity, and so bias may be an issue. The players, Michael McLeod, Kel Foote, Dylan Dubay, Carter Hart and Alex Formonton, are charged with one count each of sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional count of being party to the offense. They all pleaded not guilty this morning. If all the jurors are chosen today, the Crown could start outlining its case as early as tomorrow morning. Karen Pauls, CBC News, London, Ontario.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday. The Cardinals also decided the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin tomorrow in St. Peter's Basilica. The pontiff died of a stroke yesterday at age 88. Many world leaders will be attending Saturday's funeral, including U.S. President Donald Trump. Prince William will attend on behalf of King Charles. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene of a deadly attack in India's Kashmir. Local media say at least 20 people are dead after gunmen shot at tourists near a resort town in the disputed Himalayan

territory. Officials are describing the incident as a terrorist attack. They're blaming militants who oppose New Delhi's rule. Rebel factions aim to unite Kashmir, either under Pakistan control or as an independent nation. India seized control of the region in 1989. And that is Your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.