The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/23 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/23 at 15:00 EDT

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Pierre Polyev is promising to give police more power in dismantling tent encampments.

The conservative leader was speaking today in Hamilton, Ontario. He says the Liberals abandoned vulnerable people to the streets. These homeless encampments are a symbol of everything this last Liberal decade has brought us. Doubling housing costs, out of control food prices, which put people under economic strain, and of course rampant liberalization of drugs and crime, which allow the chaos to expand. Poliev wants police to be able to arrest and charge people living in encampments.

He also promises to grant judges the power to order people to mandatory drug treatment, even if they refuse. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is in Edmonton calling for the creation of a national rent control program in the next budget, as well as a moratorium on corporate landlords buying affordable homes. We're going to ban corporations from buying up affordable homes because that's what they're doing. They're looking around saying, well, where is rent affordable?

Because you know what we could do? We could probably triple that rent and make more profit. That should not be allowed. We have to keep affordable homes affordable. Reporter- Singh says it's clear Pierre Polyev will not win the election and says electing NDP MPs will prevent Mark Carney from holding all the power. The sexual assault trial of five former world junior hockey players is about to bring forward its first witness. Five men were charged last year in connection with an alleged assault that took place in London, Ontario in 2018. All of them have pleaded not guilty. The complainant's identity is under a publication ban. Today

the court will hear from a detective who will lead the jury through surveillance video of what happened early that night. In its opening statement, the Crown outlined the timeline of the alleged sex assault, including videos and text messages being brought forward as evidence. North American stock markets are gaining ground as the U.S. appears to be softening its rhetoric on trade. The Trump administration says there's an opportunity for a big deal between the U.S. and China. Nisha Patel reports. Investors are in a buying mood. US stock markets are 2 to 3 percent higher. Toronto's main

index is up 1 percent. These latest moves come as the US government softens its tone on tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said he expects a de-escalation of the trade war with China. America first does not mean America alone. To the contrary, it is a call for deeper collaboration and mutual respect among trade partners. President Donald Trump said he expects a deal with China to happen very quickly and said the 145 percent tariffs against China won't last. It won't be that high. Not gonna be that high. Still the volatility may not be at an end.

While China has indicated its door is open to trade negotiations, the U.S. hasn't offered to make the first move to dial back tariffs. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. The Vatican says it will likely extend the hours of public viewing for Pope Francis. Thousands of people have been filing past the Pope's simple casket, its place in the central aisle of the Basilica. The Vatican says it may keep it open past midnight due to high turnout. The viewing will continue till Friday evening and his funeral will take place in St. Peter's Square on Saturday.

And today we are so excited because right here in Vancouver, we got a team! A Vancouver team is being added to the Professional Women's Hockey League. It is the first expansion franchise as the league heads into its third season of operation. The league announced the team will be called PWHL Vancouver until the club announces its permanent identity. It will play out of Pacific Coliseum. That was the home of the Vancouver Canucks until 1995. In January, more than 19,000 fans turned out as the league hosted a game in the city.

And that is The 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 Gina Louise Phillips.