The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/05 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/05 at 14:00 EDT

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Pat Philpott. The complainant accusing five former World Junior Hockey players of sexual assault is testifying for a second day. There's a publication ban on the one's name. She's known only as EM. All the men have pleaded not guilty. Ali Chiesan has more from the London courthouse and warning the report contains explicit details of sexual assault. The day started with a gathering of advocacy groups for sexual assault survivors chanting in support of EM. The complainant is on the stand in day two of her testimony of what happened in that London hotel room.

As each of the five accused hockey players headed briskly into the courthouse, they rallied louder. The judge reminded the jury not to be swayed by supporters and that they must only consider evidence presented to them inside the courtroom. The complainant has been describing an out-of-body experience, she felt, while performing sexual acts on several men. She alleges being spit on and smacked, things she says made her feel degraded. Videos were shown that were recorded that night of her saying quote it was all consensual when asked by the Crown Attorney whether that was an accurate representation of how she was feeling in the moment EM said no quote I think it was from a time where my mind was disconnected from my body. Ali Chiasan CBC News London Ontario. Commemorations are being held across

Canada today marking the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day. Drummers gathered at Sunrise in downtown Toronto. There are also rallies, ceremonies, walks and educational events being held across the country. For the last 15 years, the annual Red Dress Day has been held to honour those lost to violence. Mark Carney sits off on his trip to Washington this afternoon. Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting comes at a tense moment in Canada-US relations,

with Trump waging a trade war against America's rivals and friends. Tom Perry reports. The Prime Minister's plane is on the tarmac here at the Ottawa airport. Mark Carney traveling to Washington for a very high stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump has slapped tariffs on U.S. allies, including Canada, but the U but the US president has also been musing pretty much non-stop about Canada becoming America's 51st state. Trump was on about that again over the weekend on a US political program though Trump did say he did not see the US using military force to take over this country. Carney says he's going into this meeting expecting some difficult but

constructive discussions and as for Trump's 51st state talk Carney says he's going into this meeting expecting some difficult but constructive discussions and asked for Trump's 51st state talk. Carney says it's important to distinguish what the president wants from reality, adding that Canadians have made it clear they will never join the US. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. The White House says there are no details so far on how a new tariff from Donald Trump would be implemented. The president says he's cracking down on a national security threat. Movies made outside the U.S. The president has announced a 100% tariff on films produced internationally. Canadian officials say the move would devastate the film industry here.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is preparing for an intensive invasion of Gaza and he says Palestinians there would be moved for their own safety. Netanyahu stresses this time soldiers won't go in and out. The Israeli government has approved a plan to seize the entire Gaza Strip. Officials say the military will stay in the territory for an unspecified amount of time. Lastly, three people are dead and nine others missing after the boat capsized off the California coast. The U.S. Coast Guard says four others were injured. Officials say the three and a half meter vessel flipped over in high surf near San Diego's coast. Coast Guard vessels and helicopters are searching for those missing. That's World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Pep Philpont.