The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/04 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/04 at 10:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. We begin in Pictou County, Nova Scotia with the search for two young siblings now in its third day. Six-year-old Lily and her four-year-old brother Jack have been missing since Friday morning. Every hour that goes by their family and officials grow more concerned for their well-being. The CBC's Linda Ward reports. These two children haven't been seen since about 10 o'clock reports. These two Children haven't been seen since about 10 o'clock Friday morning. Still no sign of six year old Lily Sullivan or four year old Jack Sullivan. Lily is described as having shoulder length, light brown hair with

bangs. She was possibly wearing a pink sweater, pink pants and pink boots and four year old Jack wearing blue dinosaur boots. The RCMP say it appears that they walked away from a home about 20 kilometers southwest of New Glasgow. No evidence that they were abducted. So we haven't had an amber alert for these two children. And this has been an immense search effort. About a hundred searchers searching this area, search and rescue teams coming in

from all across the province. We've got two helicopters and a drone over the area, tracking dogs on the ground looking for any scent of the children. They are asking people stay away and let those searchers do their work. Linda Ward, CBC News, Toronto. In Tel Aviv, air raid sirens blare out across the city as people run for cover. Israel's military says a missile launched from Yemen landed near the Ben Gurion airport,

where people were directed through a terminal to a secure area. Videos posted by passengers show smoke rising near the airport. Flights were briefly halted earlier today. Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the attack. An Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is now promising retaliation. This as Israel's top cabinet ministers meet today to decide whether or not to intensify the country's military operations in Gaza. To Vancouver, people came together to mourn the victims of a deadly attack at a Filipino

street festival one week ago. Eleven people were killed and many more injured when the driver of an SUV drove into a crowd. Brady Strachan reports. Holding candles, people in a large crowd pray in unison. Amen. Eyes look downward or focus attention on a growing memorial of flowers, photos and ribbons. Scenes like this are unfolding across Vancouver this weekend as people grieve and remember the 11 lives lost and many more injured during

last weekend's Lapu Lapu Street Festival. It's a day-by-day process to heal together. MLA Mabel Elmore, who is of Filipino heritage, says it's important for people to seek support and help one another. It's tough, but being together with people has really helped and just sharing those experiences. There will be more opportunities like this for the community to gather on Sunday, including at a goudwara Premier David Eby is expected to attend and later at a vigil in Richmond. Brady Strachan, CBC News, Vancouver. Police in the UK have arrested multiple suspects in an alleged plot to attack an unnamed target

in London. British counter-terrorism officers say five men were detained yesterday across England on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and that people at the unnamed location have been informed and been offered advice and support. Four of the suspects are Iranian nationals. Police are still working to determine a motive. In Romania, voters are heading to the polls today for a redo of last year's presidential election,

which was annulled amidst accusations of electoral violations and Russian meddling. 11 candidates are running for the presidency, and a May 18th runoff is expected. Millions of votes have already been cast today, and according to Elections Bureau about a half a million of those have come from abroad. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.