The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/08 at 20:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca sponsored by IG Private Wealth Management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mandi Sham. The next leader of the Catholic Church

is an American. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been selected by his peers on the second day of the conclave. The 69-year-old delivered his first words as Pope Leo XIV. Peace be with you, said the new pope. He was born in Chicago and is a missionary who spends much of his career ministering in Peru. Many Catholic Canadians are eager to see what the new pontiff will do. Yasmine Haneya has more. It is a joyful thing and a joyous moment. Outside of a Toronto church, many are celebrating the new pontiff. Hopefully he will be able to unite the people.

In Vancouver, some hoping the Pope can walk a fine line between progressive and conservative Catholics. I don't want to see the changes that Francis made gotten rid of. On the other hand, when you have change that is too extreme, too quick, then you alienate conservatives. William McGratton is the Bishop of Calgary and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. He says he's met Pope Leo multiple times. I found him to be very sensitive, a person who listens first before speaking. Prime Minister Mark Carney congratulated the Pope, hoping he carries forward a mission

of solidarity, compassion and dignity for all during a time of global challenges. Yasmine Ranea, CBC News, Vancouver. 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 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 Harford for CBC News, Washington. Court has wrapped for the day 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 Son reports. Carter Hart's defence attorney, Megan 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 Formonton began his cross-examination this afternoon,

which will likely carry over to tomorrow. Ali Chia-San, CBC News, London, Ontario. 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. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mandi Sham.