The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/25 at 15:00 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 Julianne Hazelwood. With just three days to go until election day, the gloves are coming off. The leaders of the four main parties are making their final campaign push into the weekend, as polls show a narrowing race. Cameron McIntosh has more. At whistle stops in Calgary and Saskatoon, Conservative leader Pierre Poliev shoring up support,

as polls show a handful of Prairie Conservative seats in play. Are we going to give them a fourth liberal term? Still leading the polls, liberal leader Mark Carney is in Vote Rich Ontario, starting in Sault Ste. Marie, asking for a strong mandate. I'm asking for your vote to stand up to Donald Trump. The NDP and Bloc Québécois both hope to hold the balance of power in a minority government.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh taking aim at the Bloc. Sadly, the Bloc is basically a useless party. Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet brushing that off, urging Quebecers not to hand the Carney Liberals too much power. He is a different person from Mr. Trudeau, though his people around him are exactly the same. And only three days to go. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Ottawa. The judge presiding over the sexual assault case involving five former World Junior Hockey players has declared a mistrial. That means the jury has been dismissed and a new jury is being chosen for a new trial. The reasons for that

decision are under a publication ban. Mistrials are declared when a trial is perceived to be unfair. Criminal lawyer Sam Pujala says it was not influenced by the case being high profile. It's not because it's Hockey Canada, it's not because of these accused individuals. It really is an issue that presented itself that affected the fundamental fairness of the trial. That was the view of the judge and that was an application that was made. And those are applications that frequently happen in the courts. The five hockey players were charged last year in connection with an alleged assault that took place in London, Ontario in 2018.

The Kremlin is blaming Ukraine for a car bombing that has killed a senior Russian general in Moscow. It happened shortly before a US envoy met with the Russian president to push for a cease-fire in his war on Ukraine. Krystal Gumansing has the latest. How are you Mr. President? A smiling Vladimir Putin responded to Steve Witkoff in English saying, good to see you. It's the fourth visit to Moscow for U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy.

America has been applying more pressure to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Very fragile. applying more pressure to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Before boarding Marine One, President Trump said he hopes a deal gets done, insisting talks are coming along. Exactly what's on the table has not been made public. President Trump did tell Time magazine that in any deal, Crimea will stay with Russia. It was illegally annexed in 2014. For the peace temporary, peace maybe can be solution. Speaking to BBC, Kiev Mayor Vitaly Kalichko said

temporary land concessions are being talked about, but added Ukrainians would likely never accept their territory becoming Russian. Crystal Gamancing, CBC News, London. A judge in Wisconsin is charged with helping an undocumented migrant evade arrest. The FBI accuses Hannah Dugan of obstructing the enforcement of the Trump administration's immigration policies. It alleges Dugan directed federal agents away from the courtroom where the migrant was attending a separate case. Speaking to Fox News, US Attorney General Pam Bondi says judges are not above the law.

If you are harboring a fugitive, we don't care who you are, anyone who is illegally in this country, we will come after you and we will prosecute you. Dugan's attorney says the judge wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. Former U.S. Congressman George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. The New York Republican served for barely a year before he was ousted by his House colleagues in 2023. He admitted to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly a dozen people to

fund his campaign. Last summer he pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The sentencing judge said Santos did not show any remorse. And that's your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.