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

Episode Date: May 5, 2025

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

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to face his first big test since the election. He's flying to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House. JP Tasker has more. If Canada was a state, it wouldn't cost us, it would be great. US President Donald Trump is renewing his 50 first state taunts ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Canada's newly elected Prime Minister. But he's ruling out the use of military force to annex the country. I don't see it with Canada.

I just don't see it. I have to be honest with you. This will never, ever happen. Mark Carney is dismissing the takeover talk and setting the bar low for Tuesday's Oval Office meeting. The two leaders will discuss trade irritants, but the Liberal government is not expecting a major breakthrough. Industry Minister Anita Onnen. My hope and our hope is that this will be the continuation of a productive conversation.

Canada's Conservatives are expecting more than that. Tory House Leader Andrew Scheer. He promised Canadians during the election that he would get a deal to lift the tariffs. There are small signs the relationship may be moving in the right direction. While Trump labelled Justin Trudeau the governor, he's calling Mark Carney a nice gentleman. JP Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. The Israeli cabinet has approved plans to intensify military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Israel wants to increase pressure on the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is still holding Israeli hostages in Gaza. It's not clear if the new military plan will go ahead or if the two sides can reach another ceasefire deal. The last ceasefire ended in March. A canceled flight, a stolen refund and a luxury ticket booked for a stranger. A couple says Air Canada's digital credit system is putting travelers at risk after the airline blamed them for a breach, Rosa Marcatelli has more from our Go Public unit.

Yeah, amazing. At the first hotel we were at. Bill and Sandra Barlow were celebrating Bill's 75th birthday with a trip to South and Central America. But two days before their flight home, they discovered their return tickets had been canceled and the credit was used for a stranger's flight to Tokyo. How does something like that happen? The credit was stolen from their Air Canada wallet, a digital account the airline quietly introduced about two years ago.

And then we're blamed because we didn't secure the Air Canada wallet that we have never even heard of. The airline tells Go Public hackers accessed the Barlow's personal email, then used it to get into their digital wallet and steal their credit, insisting it's not responsible for customers' email security. But cybersecurity expert Cladiu Popa says there's no proof of that, and the credit was ultimately stolen from Air Canada's system. Rosa Marcatelli, CBC News, Calgary. of that and the credit was ultimately stolen from Air Canada's system. Rosa

Marcatelli, CBC News, Calgary. In Alberta the hot weather and high winds this weekend had fire crews deployed across the province. There are currently 16 active wildfires burning including three that are classified out of control. The Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in double overtime last night to win game 7 and their first round series. The game was played in front of a hometown crowd. Gavin Axelrod reports. Shoots, tip, they score! Game over, series over! It was a dramatic finish in Winnipeg where the Jets punched their ticket to the second round in double overtime, ousting the St. Louis Blues in a do-or-die game 7. Jets fans poured into the city's downtown area for the game dressed in their best outfits

for the whiteout, packing Canada Life Center to capacity with thousands gathering for the official street party outside the arena. Fans cheered so loud when the game was tied with less than three seconds in the third period that some of the big screens temporarily went down at the watch party. The Stanley Cup playoffs began with five Canadian teams in the mix, now it's down to only three. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are also moving on to round two. Up next for the Jets are the Dallas Stars. Gavin Axelrod, CBC News, Winnipeg.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, Winnipeg. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Herland.