The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/23 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/23 at 04:00 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 Neil Herland. Five days of campaigning are left before Election Day and the conservatives are gaining ground with the Liberals. But the CBC poll tracker shows an 80% chance of a Liberal majority. Eric Grenier is the architect of CBC's poll tracker and founder of the RIT. There has been a little bit of movement. I'd say that we have seen that the conservatives have been able to close the gap on the Liberals a little bit. And we've seen that the Bloc Québécois does seem to have a little bit more life in Quebec after the French language debate.

But I wouldn't call any of the movements we've seen since those debates very dramatic, certainly not to the scale that we've seen in some past elections. So we're still seeing that that Liberal advantage, while it's a little bit smaller than it was maybe a week or two ago, is still holding pretty firm. The CBC poll tracker uses data from all the major polling companies in Canada. You can find it on our website. Liberal leader Mark Carney was in Quebec yesterday, a province where his party is looking to make gains in next week's election.

Carney took his campaign into regions currently held by the Bloc Québécois, with the Bloc leader trying to lure back voters who are drifting to the liberals. Tom Perry reports. Bonsoir tout le monde! Mark Carney in front of a packed ballroom in a Montreal suburb, pledging yet again to go on offense against U.S. tariffs and U.S. President Donald Trump. What we need is a leader and a party that can stand up to him. Trump has Quebecers just as spooked as people in the rest of Canada, and Conservative leader

Pierre Pauliev isn't very popular here. That's left the Bloc Québécois in a tough spot. As voters look to stop the Conservatives by backing a Liberal candidate, Bloc leader Y Francois Blanchet hopes Carney's poll numbers have Bloc voters feeling more comfortable about returning to the fold. And now they say, OK, Mr. Poiliev won't be Prime Minister, so we may come back. Carney's message to Quebecers is that he's the one

to defend their interests, especially in talks with the U.S. President. Tom Perry, CBC News, Montreal. Now to the Vatican. The coffin containing the body of Pope Francis was just transferred to St. Peter's Basilica. A ceremony is now underway. The public visitation to view the Pope's body begins today. A bridge collapsed in Beijing this morning.

No casualties were reported because the structure was already closed to traffic because a fire broke out on the bridge. Videos posted on social media showed plumes of gray smoke coming out of the sides of the bridge. A new study from Dalhousie University in Halifax says an online community that purports to help boys and men improve their looks can actually be harmful. The websites allow people to get personalized tips from others on how to look more attractive, Frances Willick reports. Looks maxing influencers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok are full of advice on how to look

better, stronger, more masculine. On another corner of the internet, tens of thousands of boys and men are uploading their photos, getting rated, and being told how to fix their perceived shortcomings. Many men are told that they're subhumans, ogres. No woman would ever look at them. That's Michael Halpin. He's a professor at Dalhousie University and the lead author of a new study about looks maxing forums. He says members encourage each other to get surgeries.

Halpin says men and boys as young as 14 are being told they're so unattractive and hopeless they should complete suicide. Paul Davis, an online safety educator, says instilling confidence in children can protect them from harmful messages online. Frances Willick, CBC News, Halifax. In the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs won Game 2 in the Battle of Ontario. The Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime.

Max Domey is the Leafs' forward. Big win. Obviously we needed that one and we've got to give Ottawa all the credit in the world, they played a heck of a hockey game. And that is your World This Hour. I'm Neal Hurland.