The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 12:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We go first to London, Ontario and an unexpected development in the sexual assault trial of

five former Canadian World Junior Hockey players. The judge in the case has declared a mistrial. Karen Pauls reports. After hearing submissions from the defence and Crown yesterday, Justice Maria Carrocchia made the decision, but we couldn't report on it until the jury had been told. That has now happened and they've been dismissed. A mistrial can arise when a trial has the appearance of unfairness as viewed by a well-informed, reasonable person.

It's a remedy used to prevent a miscarriage of justice. Selection of a new jury starts today with hopes a new trial can begin on Monday. Michael McCloud, Dylan Dubay, Cal Foote, Alex Fermentin and Carter Hart are charged with sexually assaulting a then 20-year-old woman. McCloud also faces a second charge of being party to the offense. They have all pleaded not guilty. Karen Pauls, CBC News, London, Ontario. 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 for Canadian voters, this means one last look at each candidate's well-honed and calculated campaign message. Ali Shehassan has more. 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. 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. A Halifax teenager has been charged with weapons offenses

after police were informed of what they're calling a credible threat to a city high school. Kayla Hounsell has the details. Halifax regional police say they have charged a 16-year-old boy with weapons offenses and uttering threats. They say they arrested him at his Halifax home at 3 a.m. Wednesday and seized multiple weapons. I can say that we believe the threat to be credible. Chief Don McLean won't say whether the teen police have charged was a student at the school. His identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Youth who consider violence as their last resort have been facing their own struggles. Police also refused to say how they learned about the threat. But when the accused appeared in court, the Crown attorney said the teen had phoned the suicide prevention hotline and said he wanted to open fire at the school, then take his own life. The Crown said hotline operators called police. The teen is being held in custody until a bail hearing next week. Police say their investigation is complex, but they don't believe there is any ongoing threat. Kayla Hounsell, CBC News, Halifax.

FBI Director Cash Battelle says a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement has been arrested. Battelle says his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the suspect. Patel says the actions of Judge Dugan prevented federal authorities from carrying out their duties under the law. A senior Russian military officer

has been killed in a car bombing outside Moscow. The attack follows a similar bombing in December that killed another senior member of the military. Moscow blamed Ukraine for that attack, but has yet to name any suspects in today's bombing. And that is the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.