The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 17:00 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 Stephanie Scanderis. Ontario is seeing a spike of 223 cases of measles in the past week alone and health officials say the true numbers are likely

worse. The case counts we have isn't under reporting. Dr. Ninh Tran is with Southwestern Public Health which is seeing the bulk of the cases in the province. He says full vaccination is the most effective way to prevent further spread. Since the start of this year Ontario has reported more than 1200 cases of the virus. The vast majority of our cases are those who aren't up to date on their immunization. And the risk of acquiring measles and acquiring any complications is dramatically lower than those who are up to date on and have two doses of measles containing vaccine. Ottawa is now investigating its first confirmed case since 2019. And in Alberta, officials are

reporting 170 cases since the outbreak began in 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 US. 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 election result in the Quebec riding of Terbonne has changed. The original count gave it to the Liberals by 35 votes. A recount gives it to the Bloc Québécois by 44 votes. That means the Liberals now have 168 seats, four short of a majority. The Bloc now has 23. The Conservatives remain at 144 seats while the NDP stays at seven and the Greens one. Alberta is taking the federal government to court. Premier Danielle Smith says her province will not allow Ottawa to impose net zero electricity regulations.

She says the Constitution gives the province exclusive jurisdiction over power generation. We will not accept the reckless and dangerous policies, policies that will harm our economy, stifle our energy industry, jeopardize the reliability of our electricity grid, and raise electricity prices for Albertans. Ottawa passed a law requiring electric systems to begin limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels by 2035. The goal is to eliminate them completely by 2050. Alberta is mostly relying on natural gas to generate power. The U.S. national security adviser accused of breaching national security is out of his post.

Mike Waltz had been under fire since he shared sensitive military plans over the messaging app Signal. Sasha Petrusik reports. It's the first big shuffle in Donald Trump's second term as president. At the core, Trump is moving Mike Waltz out of his office as national security advisor and nominating him to be UN ambassador, praising Waltz online today as a patriotic ex-soldier and congressman. But actually, Waltz is reportedly being demoted, blamed for the now infamous leak of military

secrets on a signal chat group that included uninvited journalists. They discussed the details of a U.S. attack on Houthi militants in Yemen a month ago. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be interim national security adviser until a permanent replacement is chosen. Sasha Petrusaic, CBC News, Washington. May Day demonstrations boiled over in France as protesters clashed with police on the streets of Paris.

They're demanding better wages and workers' rights. It's one of many tense demonstrations taking place in countries observing the International Labor Day, including in Turkey, where in Istanbul Istanbul police have arrested hundreds of people. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.