The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 14:00 EDT

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I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Hostage Edan Alexander is back in Israel. Hamas handed over the 21-year-old Israeli-American to the Red Cross with hopes of restarting ceasefire talks. Israel says U.S. political pressure made the handover possible. Sasha Petrasek has the latest. As Eidon Alexander was airlifted out of Gaza, his family cheered. Adopted father Doran Zechser beamed. It was the best news that we had for 584 days. The American Israeli citizen, serving with the IDF when he was kidnapped on October 7th, was released by Hamas after direct negotiations with the U.S., bypassing the Israeli government.

It offered no ceasefire and no exchange of Palestinian prisoners. Take him, says one Ghazan, but at least let aid in. Israel didn't offer that either. Instead, this was touted as a goodwill gesture by Hamas to get the US to pressure Israel into ending the 19-month war. But with 58 other hostages still held, 23 of them alive, Israel is preparing to expand its military operation, not end it. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Toronto. North American markets are climbing after the US and China announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. The world's two largest economies agreed to

temporarily take down most of their tariffs against each other. Aaron Collins has more from Washington. The talks in Geneva were very friendly. The relationship is very good. Donald Trump speaking in Washington, signaling progress in trade talks with China. Both sides have agreed to dramatically reduce tariffs while they work on a deal. We're not looking to hurt China. China was being hurt very badly.

They were closing up factories. They were having a lot of unrest. This trade war also a burden for the U.S. Worries of rising prices making getting trade deals done important here too. An opportunity for Canada, according to international trade lawyer Martha Harrison. With the U.S. key retail markets continuing to suffer, that may create additional leverage for Canada to try and settle this tariff issue once and for all with the United States. Perhaps a good place to make progress on a deal, a G7 meeting being held in Alberta next month.

Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. Canadian travel to the U.S. is down for a fourth consecutive month. Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. Canadian travel to the U.S. is down for a fourth consecutive month. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadian residents returning from the U.S. by air last month was off by nearly 20 percent compared to the same time last year, and the drop in return trips by car was even sharper, falling by 35 percent. India's prime minister warns his country will retaliate if Pakistan launches further attacks. Narendra Modi says India has only paused its military action. Clashes in the disputed Kashmir region flared up after a deadly attack on tourists in the Indian controlled portion last month. New Delhi has struck targets it says were tied to militants

responsible for those killings. Pakistan denies backing the men who carried out the attack. Its military says it will uphold the ceasefire and will not be the first to violate it. To Alberta now. I am very proud to announce that we have an official referendum question. Jeff Rath is with the Alberta Prosperity Project. The group is hoping to organize a referendum on Alberta's independence from Canada. Rath says the question he hopes to put to the people is, do you agree that the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada, yes or no.

Rath is urging Albertans to vote for separation, promising an end to all federal regulations. Alberta recently introduced a bill that would sharply lower the bar for citizens seeking to trigger province-wide referendums. And that is your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.