The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 13:00 EDT

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's Personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mandi Sham. Ontario's measles outbreak is accelerating at breakneck speed. Health officials are reporting 223 new cases since last week. That's a 20 percent increase in the cases the province has seen this entire year so far. The region overseen by Southwestern Public Health is dealing with the brunt of the outbreak. Dr. Ninh Tran says its full magnitude is not yet known.

We know that our case counts is under representation of the activity out there, but I think the key message is still measles is out there circulating in our community and the best thing anyone can do is have two doses of measles containing vaccine. Health officials say two doses provide nearly 100% protection. Alberta is also dealing with an outbreak, reporting a total of 170 cases since March. Ontario's attorney general says the province is not looking into electing its judges despite what the premier says. This week, Doug Ford accused some judges of being soft on crime, and he suggested judges be elected the way it's done

in the U.S. But attorney general Doug Downey says the Premier is upset at a bail system he believes to be too lenient on repeat offenders. I think the frustration that it comes from is real. He's expressing what we're hearing at the doors and what we're hearing from people. It's not something that we're pursuing, but it is important that we go after the offenders. Ford had also expressed frustration at a judge's temporary injunction against the removal of bike lanes in downtown Toronto. A group of cyclists argues their removal could be unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear a climate change lawsuit put forward by a group of teenagers. The decision means that challenge will instead be revived in an Ontario court. Lawyers for the seven young people are arguing that the Ontario government violated their right to life by reducing its climate targets. The case was originally launched in 2019 by a then 12 year old girl and six other young people. Quebec is expected to impose a full ban on cell phones and other electronic devices in schools. And not just in classrooms, but on all school property. As Sarah Levitt tells us, the province is going further than any other jurisdiction in Canada.

For us it's a good idea... David Bowles is the head of Quebec's Federation of Private Schools. He's also the director general of a school on Montreal's South Shore, where cell phones have been banned for a few years now. I think it's important that students be able to socialize at school, do social activities, borrow a football, a basketball, go play outside rather than being on social media or scrolling on YouTube. Quebec is set to expand its ban from

classrooms to entire schools including at recess and during lunch, starting in the fall. It's a key recommendation from a special committee looking at the impact of screen time on young people. Other provinces have banned cell phone use in recent policy changes, but all allow high schoolers to use them on breaks. And Quebec will allow certain exceptions, including for health reasons and teaching needs. Sarah Levitt, CBC News, Montreal. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is praising the minerals deal his country signed with the US last night. We spoke with Donald Trump about our…

Zelensky says the finished deal was the result of the meeting he had with Donald Trump during the Pope's funeral at the Vatican. He calls it an equal and fair agreement that opens the way for Ukraine's industrial modernization. The White House says the deal gives the U.S. an economic stake in Ukraine's future, but it's not clear if it will help secure peace in the region. May Day demonstrations boiled over in France as protesters clashed with police on the streets of Paris. They are demanding better wages and workers' rights. It's one of many tense demonstrations taking place in countries observing the International Labor Day. In Istanbul, Turkish police have arrested hundreds of people. Residents marched in protest of the detention

of Istanbul's opposition mayor, which they call undemocratic. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mandi Sham.