The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/26 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/26 at 06:00 EDT

Every language is a note in the symphony of our heritage. Together, they create a harmony that cannot be silenced. Discover your voice on the new APTN Languages TV channel. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Fague. World leaders are in Italy to attend a funeral mass for Pope Francis, which is being held in St. Peter's Square.

The CBC's Briar Stewart is there. There are thousands of people and that's just what I can see. As his casket is carried in, there will be a special group of guests lining the steps and these will be people who are in need, people living in poverty, given just the Pope's commitment to those that are marginalized really throughout his entire papacy. And in terms of this decision to be buried in this basilica, it was a very special place for him throughout all of his life. He came here many times during his papacy. He came actually after he was elected Pope. He kind of snuck away for a moment of quiet prayer. And we know that in keeping with the rest of his funeral, he wanted a very simple tomb.

It's made of marble from northern Italy, where his grandparents are from. And on top of that tomb is just the name, Franciscus, in Latin. The CBC's Briar Stewart in Rome. The countdown to election day is on. The leaders of the four main parties, all making their final campaign push into this 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? 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. Canadian teams fared well Friday night as two series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs moved north. In Edmonton, the Oilers got a goal and two assists from Captain Connor McDavid to beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4 for their first win in their Western Conference series to

trail 2-1. In Montreal, six different players scored as they at Canadien beat the Washington Capitals 6-3, cutting the Caps Eastern Conference Series lead to 2-1 in a game that saw both teams lose their starting goalies to injury. Tonight, the Battle of Ontario resumes in Ottawa with the Senators needing a win to stay alive, trailing the Maple Leafs three games to none in their Eastern Conference Series. Now the Leafs are in complete control right now after a 3-2 overtime win on Thursday night, but of course it wouldn't be the Battle of Ontario without some sort of gamesmanship.

Greg Ross is in Ottawa and has the latest. Instead of talking about what happened in Game 3, some of the conversation on Friday shifted to something that happened in Game three. S on friday shifted to somet before Game three even st it was investigating afte appears to show Ottawa S cousins shooting a puck of Leafs goaltender Anthony

was stretching during the when asked about it on Friday morning, Sens Coach Travis Green wasn't taking it all that seriously. It's an active investigation. I don't know if I should be commenting on that. Cousins and Stolarz were teammates last year in Florida. Green says that may have a role to play in this. Yeah he's probably trying to either laugh at him or make a joke or get him off his game and is what it is. The NHL didn't seem to think it was all that funny. The league fined the senators $25,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Cousins was also slapped with a fine for just over $2,000. Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlos said it's not something that the Leafs players are very concerned about.

The CBC's Greg Ross. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.