The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/01 at 23:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca sponsored by IG private wealth management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles. Ontario is reporting a spike in measles

infections. More than 200 cases were reported this past week alone. The vast majority of infections are in unvaccinated children. And despite the surge, getting more people immunized, as Jennifer Yoon reports, hasn't been easy. It's sad. Oakville, Ontario mom Sumaiya Hafeez has vaccinated her kids against measles. But she's alarmed. In her region of Halton, only about 25% of 7-year-olds

are fully immunized, according to the latest provincial data. There are the groups who do not approve of vaccinations and then they put everyone at risk. Measles is spreading at an accelerated pace in Ontario. The province is reporting over 200 more cases this past week, bringing the total to 1,242 cases so far this year. In Alberta, vaccination rates are less than 50% among 7-year-olds in some communities. The province is reporting 193 cases this year, the most in almost three decades. Dr. Allison Goncalves with Alberta Health Services South Zone says her team is talking to families,

hesitant to get the jab. We have to get more information out to parents about what they need to stay informed and to combat that misinformation that's out there. Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto. Canada's auto industry will avoid new American tariffs set to kick in this weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says auto parts that are compliant with Kusma will be exempt from the 25% levies. That includes most of the parts Canada ships to the U.S. President Donald Trump has recently

made concessions after the big three automakers warned the tariffs will hurt the industry. Calgary police say vigilante justice may be the motivation for several alleged assaults on men accused of arranging to meet an underage teen for sex. The victims in these assaults have also been charged with arranging to meet a minor for a sexual purpose. Rick Donkers reports. They seem to believe very strongly in what they did and what they did was righteous. Inspector Keith Hurley says police know of three incidents in March where a group of three men and one youth posed as underage teens on the dating app Grinder attempting to lure men to a secluded area in order to

assault them. It seems very organized and orchestrated. It's there was a clear intent to intimidate and potentially cause more violence to these individuals than was already taken upon them. In one case the victim was hospitalized after being assaulted with a baseball bat and a replica firearm. Not only have three men and a youth been charged with the assaults, police have also charged three of the alleged assault victims with arranging to meet a minor for a sexual purpose. All of the accused are scheduled to appear in court later this month. Rick Donkers, CBC News, Calgary.

Several Manitoba chiefs are taking their concerns about an auction of Hudson's Bay artifacts to the top executive at the Bay. Jerry Daniels of the Southern Chiefs organization is optimistic about Friday's meeting. He wants anything of cultural value to First Nations to be returned. Daniels says many private corporations have indigenous items. It's very essential, I think, to everybody who has our items and our history within their possession that those, that you think about how that's going to be repatriated. Daniel says a collector estimates $12 million worth of First Nations artifacts from Canada are in private ownership in Switzerland. Quebec plans a complete ban on cell phones and other electronic devices in schools.

The province says screens are too often the trigger for bullying and violence during class hours. That ban will take effect in September. Finally, Rock Band Green Day was honored in Hollywood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They thanked anyone who's played a Green Day record, clicked on a Green Day video, or went to a Green Day show. The band sold roughly 75 million records. That is your World This Hour. For news anytime visit our website cbcnews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.