The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 16:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Mandi Sham. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church, the Pope is an American. Robert Prevost was elected after two days of the conclave. He will take the name Leo XIV. Senior international correspondent Margaret Evans is at the Vatican with more details. This was the moment the white smoke emerged from the famed Sistine Chapel chimney, announcing a decision had been made by the Cardinals, sparking a roar from the crowd as it rushed forward towards St. Peter's Basilica. Plenty of speculation as they waited for the moment when the velvet curtains would part on the balcony above and

the new Pope would emerge. La pace sia con tutti voi! Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The new pope praised his predecessor, Pope Francis. The 69-year-old was a former archbishop in Peru and head of the Augustinian religious order. He was also reported to be a favourite of Pope Francis to succeed him. Margaret Evans, CBC News at the Vatican. President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on his election in an online post.

Trump says it's a great honour for the US and he is surprised and happy with the choice. There are still some Ts to cross, but the US and UK say they have the framework of a trade deal. The agreement would be the first of its kind since President Donald Trump launched his global trade war. Nick Harper has the details from Washington. So we have a big economic security blanket. The reciprocal agreement will see more exports of American beef, ethanol and agricultural products to the UK, while British-made cars will have their tariff

rate dropped from 27.5% to 10%. But President Donald Trump admitted some details still need to be worked out. There won't be any red tape. Things are going to move very quickly both ways. The final details are being written up in the coming weeks. We'll have it all very conclusive. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined by phone. I think it's a real tribute to the history that we have of working so closely together. President Trump called the deal good for both countries, but perhaps more so for the President, who's been under pressure to secure a deal, having promised 90 deals in 90 days.

This is his first, but he's promising there will be more to come. Nick Harper for CBC News, Washington. Ontario has added almost 200 new cases of measles to its count since April 29th. This means there have been more than 1,400 infections in the province since the outbreak began last October. Most of the cases in Ontario are in young children and unvaccinated individuals. Alberta reported yesterday that its case count had reached nearly 300 since mid-March. There are also cases in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories.

Cross-examination is continuing at the trial of five former World Junior Hockey players in London, Ontario. All five are charged with sexual assault and have pleaded not guilty. The complainant, known only as EM due to a publication ban, faced more questions from lawyers of the accused. Alicia Song reports. Carter Hart's defence attorney, Megan Savard, says to EM, I want to talk to you about crying. She's referring to EM's testimony this week that while trying to leave the hotel room, she allegedly heard one of the hockey players say,

Don't let her leave. She's crying. Savard compared that to EM's police statements from 2018, where she claimed the men said, Come on, don't leave, suggesting, quote, You want it to be more likely that the jury will see this as worse than it was EM denied this saying there are several parts of the police statement where she says she was crying in the hotel room and quote I have no reason to come up with a worse version Daniel Brown the defense for Alex Forman 10 began his cross-examination this afternoon

Which will likely carry over to tomorrow Alicia Ali Shiasan, CBC News, London, Ontario. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mandi Shams.