The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/02 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/02 at 04:00 EDT

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Measles is spreading at an accelerating pace in several parts of Canada. The highly contagious, highly preventable disease was declared eliminated almost 30 years ago. With no signs that the spread is slowing, with some say public health officials need to step up their messaging. Jennifer Yoon reports. The measles outbreak this year is the biggest in almost three decades. Ontario is its epicenter with over 1,200 cases so far, and public health officials are struggling

to control the spread. In Alberta, where measles has also started circulating in unvaccinated communities, immunization rates have picked up, but so has the spread of misinformation. Public health officials say they've had to dispel myths like that measles is a harmless disease. In fact, it can cause pneumonia or brain inflammation, even death. That's why Dr. Shelley Dugan, the president of the Alberta Medical Association, wants top health officials to increase public messaging.

We have got to get on top of this. And I think people might say, well, we don't want to alarm the public. We don't want to do to them what we did in COVID, let's say, but we have got to get a handle on this. Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto. This is an official day of mourning across BC for the victims of last weekend's tragedy at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Festival.

11 people were killed when a man drove a truck into a crowd. When the driver got out, bystanders held him down. Bus driver Dudley Green protected him from angry witnesses. My concern mostly was for the fact that if they had basically attempted to hurt this person or kill this person, those people involved now would also have to deal with the trauma of their actions. And I think that people are in a heightened state of anger and frustration and shock. They respond very negatively. And unfortunately, this situation brought out

probably the worst in people. The suspect is charged with eight counts of second-degree murder. He'll appear in court leader today. Thirteen people are being treated in hospital. Canada isn't the only country where Donald Trump is an election issue. Australians vote in their federal election tomorrow. An incumbent left of centre Labour government is seeking a second term in office. The Conservative opposition is trailing in the latest Opposition polls. Voting in Australia is mandatory and 18 million Australians are eligible to cast a ballot. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.

This is Australia's cost of living election. The economy is forecast to slow down. Would you like some salad with that? At a church hall in Sydney, residents come for a free meal and to lament chronic housing shortages and soaring rents. We were in hardship and we were told to come here and seek whatever help we can. You can't stand here telling people that they're much better off after three years. You have identified a range of issues but you have no solutions.

Peter Dutton, the Conservative opposition leader, is battling the Labour Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for power. Governments have pretended Australia is in good shape by using immigrants' wealth as the government's achievement. Immigration is another big issue. So is climate change. At the last election, a third of voters rejected the two major parties. Opinion polls suggest Australia could have its first minority government in over a decade

after Saturday's election. Phil Mercer for CBC News, Sydney. A pair of Canadian teams advance Thursday night to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Two on his birthday for William Nylander and the Leafs headed to round two. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2. The Leafs will face the Florida Panthers in round two. Later in Edmonton... The hometown crowd savoring that last second goal by the Oilers' Connor Brown sealing their 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings and punching their ticket to the second round while they'll go up against the Vegas Golden Knights.

That is your World This Hour. For news anytime visit our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.