The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/09 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/09 at 13:00 EDT

How did the internet go from this? You could actually find what you were looking for right away, bound to this. I feel like I'm in hell. Spoiler alert, it was not an accident. I'm Cory Doctorow, host of Who Broke the Internet from CBC's Understood. In this four-part series, I'm going to tell you

why the internet sucks now, whose fault it is, and my plan to fix it. Find who broke the internet on whatever terrible app you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Canada's unemployment rate is up. It rose to 6.9% last month from 6.7 in March. Statistics Canada says tens of thousands of jobs were lost in manufacturing and retail. Both sectors engulfed in uncertainty related to the U.S. trade war. The losses were offset by temporary workers hired during the federal election. Most analysts agree that next month's report will offer a clearer picture of how the tariffs

are affecting the job market. Cross-examination has resumed at the trial of five former World Junior Hockey team members charged with sexual assault. They've all pleaded not guilty in connection with the alleged incident in 2018. Today, the complainant, known only as EM due to a publication ban, faced more questions on the stand. Ali Chyassin has the latest. When do we want it? Justice!

When do we want it? Now! The accused hockey players and their lawyers walk past a group of about 40 EM supporters. It's the largest group we've seen all week. Today, one of them called over Alex Formonton's defence attorney, Daniel Brown, who had earlier asked EM on the stand if she had a quote, alter ego when she drinks. Quote, is it you today or your alter ego? The supporter asked Brown.

Brown responded, see you inside. In the courtroom, Brown picked up his cross-examination where he left off, asking about the number of drinks EM had and reviewing footage from inside Jack's bar before the alleged assault. Ali Chiasan, CBC News, London, Ontario. The new Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador has been sworn in this morning. I, John Joseph Hogan Casey, do swear. John Hogan became the leader of the governing Liberals last Saturday.

He replaced Andrew Fury, who announced his resignation in February. There will be an election coming up later this year, on or by October 14th. Hogan is the province's 15th premier. Air traffic controllers directing planes into Newark airport lost their radar for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration says the radar, located in Philadelphia, went black for 90 seconds early this morning.

That's similar to what happened on April 28th. The FAA slowed down traffic at the airport to ensure safety following that outage, and hundreds of flights ended up being canceled or delayed. Russia celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany with a massive military parade in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin oversaw the parade in Red Square that drew a number

of high-profile visitors. Among them were Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian leader Luiz Inesio Lula da Silva. But the celebrations were not just about remembering the past. Dignitaries watched as Russian troops who took part in the invasion of Ukraine paraded past. The display also included drones Russia is using to bomb Ukrainian cities. Canadian bishops who voted for the next Pope say the experience was meaningful. They shared their thoughts about the process at the Pontifical Canadian College in Rome. Juanita Taylor reports from the Vatican. Canadian Cardinals Jérôme Cépien-Lacroix,

Frank Léo and Thomas Collins all took part in the recent conclave to elect Pope Leo the 14th. Cardinal Lacroix says it was moving for him to be a part of the largest conclave with 133 Cardinals taking part. So different, cultures, languages, countries, situations, we have countries from all over the world and yet we were able to be together with peaceful hearts and harmony, respecting each other's way of seeing things, and coming together quickly. We elected a pope in less than 24 hours. That says something. That's a big statement. Cardinal Lacroix didn't share whom he voted for.

Pope Leo will be leading a prayer from the Vatican balcony in St. Peter's Basilica Sunday. Juanita Taylor, CBC News, The Vatican. And that's your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.