The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/03 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/03 at 08:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Claude Pig. Newfoundland and Labrador will find out who will be their next liberal leader and premier today. The party is holding its leadership convention to replace Andrew Fury after his surprise resignation in February. The CBC's Heather Gillis reports. The race is between John Hogan and John Abbott. And whichever John wins, he will lead the party to the next general election. Judy Muro runs the Liberal Election Committee. She says 14,000 party members have until noon local time to vote.

This is a very important race for our party and for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hogan is the front-runner, a lawyer, who has been the minister of justice and most recently health minister. While Abbott was a former deputy minister in the provincial government, he's also been minister of housing, transportation and infrastructure, also minister of children, seniors and social development. Whoever wins will have some big files to deal with, the high cost of living, the province's record debt at 20 billion dollars, and a new historic hydro deal with Quebec is not finalized. The province has a fixed election date meaning the 15th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador must call

an election before October. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. Warm and dry weather is in the forecast for northern Alberta this weekend and it has prompted wildfire officials to prepare for what could be a busy stretch. The CBC's Catherine Garrett has more. Alberta wildfire officials are urging caution as we head into the weekend, saying the wildfire risk for the north is moderate to very high. Unceasingly warm dry weather is in the forecast this weekend, along with high winds. That's causing an abundance of dead and dry grass, which can ignite easily.

As of Friday, there are close to 20 wildfires burning in Alberta, including mutual aid. Many towns and counties have issued fire restrictions, including both the city and county of Grand Prairie, Edson and Leduc County, south of Edmonton. Others have gone to an all-out ban, including Birch Hills County, Fairview Region, Athabasca and other communities in central Alberta. And a reminder, wildfire officials are urging anyone spending time outdoors to exercise caution as fires can start quickly and spread easily, especially with the current forecast. Anyone who sees a wildfire is asked to report it to 310 Fire immediately.

Catherine Garrett, CBC News, Grand Prairie. Large groups of emus have been causing havoc in parts of the Australian outback. Wildlife experts say the native birds have moved into some urban areas seeking water. Emus can grow up to two meters tall and are the world's second largest birds after ostriches. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney. Emus have flocked in large numbers into the outback town of Broken Hill, 1100 kilometers west of Sydney. Stephanie Grieve is a wildlife rescuer. She says Emus have flocked in large numbers into the outback town of Broken Hill, 1100 kilometres west of Sydney.

Stephanie Grieve is a wildlife rescuer. She says breeding conditions have been ideal. I feel like there's a lot more emus coming into town than what there was, say, in 2019. It's not the first time native flightless birds have invaded towns and farms. Wheat crops have been trampled down by hoards of emus. In 1932 the military was called in to exterminate thousands of the birds in Western Australia. It didn't go as planned. How did the Australian army lose a war to a bunch of flightless birds? In Broken Hill Emma McLean from Australia's National Parks and Wildlife Service believes

the animals should be left alone. They really are gentle creatures. But in drought-like conditions, wildlife rescuer Stephanie Grieve says more emus could turn up looking for food and water. If we don't get those follow-up rains, they're not going to leave. Phil Mercer for CBC News, Sydney. To the Stanley Cup playoffs. Kroberg now coming with speed. Torchek, a near-lander, pass in front, they score!

The Winnipeg Jets have now been forced to a seventh-and-deciding game after losing to the Blues 5-2 in St. Louis last night. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuck made 18 saves before being pulled after the second period. The Jets and Blues will meet in Winnipeg tomorrow. Tonight, the lone game has Dallas home to Colorado in a seventh in the sighting game of their series. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.