The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/30 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/30 at 18:00 EDT

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Clark Fague. This will be a day for all British Columbians to reflect on the loss of life of innocent people. Friday is being declared a day of mourning in BC, says Premier David Eby, a car ramming over the weekend killed 11 people at a Filipino festival. Eby says the province will start reviewing how it can expand mental health supports. That includes increasing the capacity of beds for patients in crisis and reforming the Mental Health Act.

The pledge comes after Vancouver's Mayor Ken Sim urged the province and federal governments to act. The mental health crisis is not just a health crisis. It has become a public safety crisis. The suspect had been under the care of a mental health team and on leave from hospital he's charged with several counts of second-degree murder. Ontario Premier Doug Ford went off this morning on his province's judges. Ford said too many are soft on crime and even floated the idea of judges having to run for election. Jamie Strashan has more. At an announcement for a new bill on bail reform,

Doug Ford lashed out on Ontario judges, saying many are too lax. You see these criminals getting out on bail not once or twice, four or five times, and going out and committing heinous crimes. I'm just done with it. The bill also streamlines the process for appointing judges. Ford is promising to appoint people who are what he called tough on crime and said

he's tired of judges putting the brakes on legislation that voters gave him a mandate to implement. Things like requiring the City of Toronto to take out bike lanes. So you know we get democratically elected and some judge slaps an injunction on bike lanes. Don't the judges have anything better to do than worry about if we're taking out bike lanes? Ford says one way to hold judges more accountable is to make them run for election, as many U.S. jurisdictions require. Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto.

Parking at Nova Scotia hospitals will be free starting tomorrow. Premier Tim H Tim Houston says the decision will mean less stress for patients, their families and health care workers. Anyone using the parking lots will have to get tickets validated to prove they are visiting a patient or work in the hospital. The province will compensate hospitals for millions of dollars collected in parking fees. I spoke to him yesterday. He couldn't have been nicer. President Donald Trump says he congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney on his electoral victory during their phone call yesterday and says Carney will come to the White House

within the next week. He also says the prime minister is looking to make a deal. One of the co-leaders of the Green Party has resigned. Jonathan Pedneau says he's stepping down because he failed to win a seat in Monday's election on his second attempt. Alexander Silberman has more. Jonathan Pedneau first won the leadership in 2022 on a shared ticket with Elizabeth May. The former journalist and activist finished fifth in a Montreal area riding on election night. He also lost in a June 2023 federal by-election.

It is undemocratic. Pedno was originally supposed to represent his party on the debate stage, but the Greens were removed last minute after failing to meet participation requirements. And they're afraid not of chaos or confusion, but they're afraid of a clear voice that's calling for change. Under Pedno's co-leadership, the Greens saw their worst election results

in recent history. The party now has only one seat, winning Elizabeth Mays BC Riding. Alexander Silverman, CBC News, Ottawa. Both the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets resume their Stanley Cup first round playoff series tonight. The Jets are back home after dropping both games against the Blues and St. Louis, leaving that Western Conference series tied at twos.

The Canadians are in Washington to face off with the Capitals, who hold a 3-1 Eastern Conference series lead and looking to wrap it up in five games tonight. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.