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

Episode Date: May 5, 2025

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

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's Personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. With Canada's sacrifice being honoured, the Netherlands is marking the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. It's a military parade in the city of Wagenhagen. It's in honour of those who fought to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

And Canada, of course, played a key role in that liberation. In fact, it was Canada that accepted Germany's surrender on this day in 1945. The Canadian delegation on hand includes 22 Canadian Second World War veterans. Meanwhile, in London... Applause ...with King Charles and the royal family being greeted as they walk out onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace, thousands gathered outside the palace to witness a military fly pass that included, among other aircraft, a Second World War-era Lancaster bomber.

We have a radio special scheduled tonight with all the highlights from today's Victory Day ceremonies. Nala Ayad and John Northcott are the hosts with the broadcast getting underway at 9 p.m. on CBC Radio One and on the CBC News app. Canada's relationship with the United States was the central issue Mark Carney and the liberals put at the forefront of their federal election campaign.

And today, the Prime Minister flies to Washington ahead of his face-to-face meeting tomorrow with U.S US President Donald Trump. Janice McGregor reports. When you have a US President who's been bragging to reporters about having swayed Canada's election, job one for the Prime Minister elected in that vote automatically becomes reasserting Canada's sovereignty, which sets up a tension heading into these talks. Carney laid out his expectation that solutions might take a while.

As urgent as it is to resolve tariff uncertainty, Canada may be in a stronger position in a longer negotiation that stretches closer to the US midterm elections when voices in Congress or dismal public opinion polling could be more influential. Beyond this first meeting, Carney is going to be hosting G7 leaders in Kana-Naskis, Alberta in just a few weeks, and yet it is very unclear what role the U.S. might be playing in that agenda. It's possible his conversation with Trump tomorrow is also going to include more than just Canada's bilateral concerns. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa.

The Nova Scotia RCMP say there is still no sign of two young children who have been missing now since Friday. Police say six-year-old Lily and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were last seen Friday morning in Lansdowne Station in rural northeastern Nova Scotia. It's believed they may have wandered away from their home. The ongoing search includes volunteers from the community and police officers from multiple agencies, along with police dogs, a provincial helicopter and drones. With events planned across the country, today is a national day of awareness for missing

and murdered Indigenous women and girls. For some, it's about remembering loved lost ones. But for others, it's also about recognizing ongoing concerns. Sarah Lovett has more. This is definitely an ongoing issue. For Jamie Blackmore said the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is more than just about remembering. The artist is behind the other name for May 5th, Red Dress Day, after her art installation showing hanging red dresses representing those missing or murdered.

I think that Indigenous women are, you know, targeted. This year, Black Marseille has reimagined her art installation on display at Winnipeg's Canadian Museum for Human Rights. For the Ganaway Mananak team, May 5th is about making people aware of ongoing issues. They've spent the past few months speaking with Manitoba Indigenous communities with the goal of implementing a red dress alert system for the province. It would be designed to alert the public to a reported missing Indigenous women, girl or two-spirit person.

Sarah Levitt, CBC News, Montreal. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.