The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 06:00 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, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. As we head into the final weekend of the federal election campaign, the main party leaders are putting together one last sprint to the finish line. And that means every move on the campaign trail has been calculated, with a lot of the

messaging subliminal. Ali Chayesan has more now on the art of the campaign. Every granular detail is planned out. Navigator PR strategist Patricia Fave says, think of it like an aesthetic political war room. Everything from their clothes to how they do their hair to their movements and posture. Candidates and campaigns are kind of like brands. And those political brands are showcased on social media

where authenticity is key. So you can't force anything. You want your candidate to lean into social trends, you have to find the right ones. Another Get Ready With Me, this time on the campaign. Jagmeet Singh's get ready with me videos where he ties his hair are always a hit. Take it from his former social media lead Nader Mohammed. Posted one of those on his TikTok, it got over five million views. That works for his brand, whereas Mark Carney's social media team loves a podium, loves a suit.

Liberals want to show that the adults are in the room. Pierre Poliev's team paints a family portrait. With the inclusion of his partner that I think they're doing a great job at. This election has given us a lot of material to consider before heading to the polls. Ali Chasson, CBC News, Toronto. As for the leader's schedule, after a rally in Winnipeg last night, Liberal leader Mark Carney is starting his day in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev is starting in Saskatoon. This evening, he'll take part in a rally in Nanaimo, B.C. and Jugmeet Singh's tour is

back now in southern Ontario. There was a brief exchange of fire today between Indian and Pakistani troops. This follows this week's attack on a tourist destination in Kashmir that claimed 26 lives. It's an attack that New Delhi is blaming on Islamabad. Neha Punia has the latest. Calls for justice ring out in New Delhi as right-wing groups ask the Indian government to use military force against Pakistan. We need to urgently avenge the deaths of 26 innocent lives.

India's army chief is in Kashmir reviewing security arrangements as a manhunt for the four gunmen continues. On Thursday, the Indian government reportedly told opposition leaders the area where 26 people were gunned down had been opened to tourists and that there were no security teams present at the time of the attack. Opposition leader KC Venugopal, after Pakistan threatened to suspend the Shimla agreement that upholds the de facto border between the two countries, India and Pakistan traded fire briefly today.

The United Nations is calling for restraint as the nuclear armed neighbors approach the brink of a wider conflict. Neha Punia for CBC News, New Delhi. As part of its bankruptcy and liquidation process, the Hudson's Bay Company is also preparing to carry out an auction. The company has thousands of historic artifacts and pieces of art that it wants to put on the auction block. But as we hear now from Josh Crabb, not everyone wants those items sold off. The artifacts detail the history of the faltering 355-year-old fur trading company turned retailer, a company whose history is tied to exploration and colonization of the country. Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson says

pieces of art and artifacts that remain in HBC's possession shouldn't be given away or sold. She says some could have links or belong to First Nations. When I think about the artifacts or the sacred items that, you know, are in storage at HBC, it needs to be returned to First Nations people. One of the artifacts that could be sold is HBC's founding charter from 1670. But where the company's history ends up is uncertain.

We have a spot if it lands here. Kathleen Epp thinks the Provincial Archives of Manitoba would be an appropriate home for them. The company got an Ontario judge's approval to start preparing for an auction. HBC has been told to list the items beyond the charter it wants to sell. Josh Crabb, CBC News, Winnipeg. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Comise.