The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 10:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We're expecting the United States and Britain to announce a trade agreement later this hour. The scope of the deal isn't clear, but at the very least, Britain becomes the first country to finalize an agreement with the United States since President Trump announced his global tariff campaign. Nick Harper reports. The UK has wanted a trade deal with the US ever since Brexit, when it withdrew from the

European Union back in 2020. But of course, Donald Trump's tariffs have sped up the process. President Trump has posted this morning on social media a couple of times. He's written that this should be a very big and exciting day for the US and UK. He's calling it a full and comprehensive deal, which will cement the relationship, he says, for many years to come. However, the details are a little thin, but we do know what both sides want. The UK wants to remove the 25% tariff on UK steel

and the 25% tariff on UK cars entering the US. Washington, in return, wants to deal on pharmaceuticals and technology, in particular for the UK to remove the digital services tax that UK tech companies have to pay. Nick Harper for CBC News, Washington. For the second night in a row, India has carried out a series of drone and missile strikes on Pakistan. The Pakistani military says multiple cities were targeted along with a military installation

in Lahore. Salima Shivji has the details. Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary speaks for the Pakistan Armed Forces. India has undertaken yet another blatant military act of aggression against Pakistan. India says it did target air defense systems in Pakistan, but it accused that country of attempting its own drone attacks. And New Delhi says this response has been measured and justified, spurred by the militant attack last month that killed 26 men, mostly tourists.

India's Foreign Affairs Minister Subramaniam Jayashankar is again saying that his country does not want the conflict to spiral. However, if there are military attacks on us, it will be met with a very, very firm response. Strong words of warning as heavy artillery fire is still being exchanged along the line of control. Salima Shivji, CBC News, Mumbai. At the Vatican today, black smoke drifted out of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel.

That's a sign that on the second day of voting, the sequestered cardinals have failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to elect the next pope. There have been three ballots so far, with two more possible before the end of the day. Now to surprising news this week. In the Yukon, Premier Ranch Pillay, after just two years in office, has announced he is stepping down. Chris Windeer has more. It is truly an honour, the greatest honour of my life.

But my time in this role has come to an end. Ranch Pellay ends his time as premier the same way it began, without facing voters. Pellay was acclaimed as leader of the Yukon Liberals in 2023. He leaves ahead of a fixed election date set for November. Pellay says he's simply not prepared to endure another election campaign. You can succeed in an election,

but then you also have to have everything you need to continue to do all that work. The Liberals finished the last election tied with the center-right Yukon party with eight seats apiece. That means Palay relied on support from the NDP to stay in power. And with at least two other cabinet ministers saying they won't run again, either another term for the Liberals is far from guaranteed. NDP leader Kate White. I think this resignation really shows that this election is a two-party race. It's going

to be between the UConn NDP and the UConn party. Chris Windier, CBC News, Whitehorse. It's another win for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Leafs have a two-game nothing lead in this battle of the Atlantic. The Leafs beating the Florida Panthers last night 4-3 the final score and Toronto leads that best of seven two games to nothing. As for the Winnipeg Jets, they lost their season opener to Dallas, the Stars beating the Jets 3-2 in Winnipeg. Meanwhile, on women's hockey in the PWHL playoffs, the Toronto Scepters opened their best of five semifinal with Minnesota with a 3-2 win over the Frost.

And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.