The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/24 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/24 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 Julianne Hazelwood. Police fatally shot a 30-year-old man at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. They say the shooting followed a distress call received early this morning outside Terminal 1.

Ethel Musa has the latest. His torso is covered in blood, his head is covered in blood. Danilo Simic says he was dropping off a friend at Toronto's Pearson Airport when he heard what sounded like gunshots. He says he ducked in his car and as he drove away he saw a man lying on the ground. Peel police received a call from a member of the public to assist in resolving a dispute. Peel regional police chief Nishan Duryapa says several people were involved in the argument when three officers arrived.

He says things took an abrupt turn when the man pulled out a weapon and pointed it at officers. As a result and pointed it at officers. As a result, the subject was shot. Ontario's police watchdog, which investigates the conduct of officers in incidents resulting in death or serious injury, say no officers were hurt. Nine of their investigators have now been assigned to the case. Ivo Moos, the CBC News, Toronto. Ontario has added another 95 cases of measles over the past week.

The total number of cases has now topped a thousand since the year began. Officials say the majority of cases were in infants and most were not immunized. Alberta is also struggling with its own measles outbreaks. 122 cases reported there so far. Liberal leader Mark Carney is facing new questions about his March phone call with the US president. At the time both leaders called the conversation constructive and productive but now Carney confirms Trump raised the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state. Tom Perry

has more. Just yesterday President Trump repeated his attacks on Canada. Liberal leader Mark Carney rejecting Donald Trump's latest call for Canada to become America's 51st state while acknowledging an earlier outburst by the US president. He absolutely did. Carney now confirms what was originally reported by Radio Canada, that Trump raised the 51st state idea during their call last month. At the time, Carney said Trump respected Canada's sovereignty during their conversation and maintains that's true.

Look, the president says lots of things, but the essence of the discussion and where we moved the conversation to was exactly what I said. Carney says he and Trump agreed that after the election, the president and prime minister, whoever that is, would sit down to discuss Canada-U.S. relations as two sovereign nations. Tom Perry, CBC News, Vancouver. Conservative leader Pierre Polyaev is accusing the Liberals of planning to hike the price of gas-powered vehicles. He's blaming the incentives aimed at phasing out the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035.

$20,000 per vehicle tax, which will obviously be passed on to consumers. The Liberals did establish a set of regulations in 2023. It involved giving companies tax credits for building electric and hybrid vehicles and charging stations. Those credits could be used to build gas-powered vehicles or traded on the open market. Habs fans may have another reason to be disappointed after the hockey team lost to the Washington Capitals yesterday. Quebec has instructed Montreal's transit agency to de-anglify its iconic Go Habs Go banners. Go Habs Go! Go Habs Go!

The decades-old slogan was a staple on electronic bus displays on game days. But the province's language watchdog says it received a complaint that GO is an English word. The agency has ordered the transit service to translate the fan-favourite chant to Allais Canadiens Allais. The transport group has complied, but told local media the move was a drain on time and money. move was a drain on time and money. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.