The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/10 at 20:00 EDT

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Visit Specsavers.ca for details. Conditions apply. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. India and Pakistan are accusing each other of violating a ceasefire between the nuclear armed neighbors. Hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a U.S. brokered truce over the disputed region of Kashmir, explosions were heard over a section administered by India. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri says the country's armed forces are prepared to act. We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal

with the situation with seriousness and responsibility. The armed forces, they have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of the violations of the borders. Pakistan's foreign ministry blamed Indian forces for initiating the ceasefire violation and says the country remains committed to the truce. The territorial dispute over Kashmir stretches back decades, but tensions ramped up since the deaths of more than two dozen tourists last month. Prime Minister Mark Carney took part virtually in discussions today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They were aimed at working toward a ceasefire with Russia.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was there in person and feels positive about the prospects. You saw five leaders here standing alongside the Ukrainian president and then many other world leaders on the virtual meeting that we had, aligned with the U.S. position, saying this should be an unconditional 30-day ceasefire without conditions because Putin has responded by putting in conditions. We've rejected those. But the Kremlin is denying any suggestion that Moscow is dragging out the conflict. And Russian President Vladimir Putin has now proposed to restart direct talks with Ukraine

in Istanbul next week. Zelensky and the other leaders had agreed to a 30-day ceasefire that could start on Monday. Sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terban has flipped to the Liberals after a judicial recount. The Liberals beat the Bloc Québécois by just one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seats in the House of Commons. That's just too shy of a majority. Ternan is one of four ridings where ballot recounts are taking place.

BC officials have a grim forecast for a worsening drought conditions this summer. Renée Lucas has more. It could be worse than last year. It could be worse than 2023. Jonathan Boyd is a hydrologist with the BC River Forecast Centre. He says the snowpack levels are concerning as a quarter of the peak snowpack has already melted and sits at 71 percent of normal. The expectation is that we likely will continue that. We have to be in really, really cold temperatures to slow that down.

Boyd says flooding isn't a big concern unless a heavy rainstorm rolls through. That is always a risk throughout the late spring and summer, is the potential for a flash flood just from like 30 minutes of rain. Environment Canada's May to July forecast shows higher than normal temperatures for much of B.C. And B.C. Wildfire Service says it's keeping an eye on the province's northeast and southern Nichaco as drought conditions there persist. According to the Wildfire Service, the amount of rain the interior gets in May and June will influence the length and intensity of core wildfire season.

Renee Lucas, CBC News Vancouver. In Montreal, carrying Canadian flags and wearing pins with the number 51 crossed out, a delegation in Montreal. Carrying Canadian flags and wearing pins with the number 51 crossed out, a delegation of Vermonters were welcomed. The group was there to shop at the local farmers market as a gesture of solidarity with Canadians and to express their opposition to US President Donald Trump's latest policies. Accompanying them was Vermont's Treasury Secretary Mike Pichak. We are here in the spirit of friendship.

Vermont is different than our president. Vermont is different than our country. We have not chosen this moment. Canadians have not chosen this moment, but we can choose our friends. And Vermont chooses Quebec and Canada. We hope that they will choose us as well. Pichak says the number of Canadians visiting Vermont has been down because of the wounded friendship. And that's your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.