The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/12 at 21:00 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 Neil Herland. Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce his cabinet tomorrow and Canadians will be watching for who makes the cut. The CBC's Kate McKenna has late details and some names. Sources tell CBC Radio Canada that Quebec MPs Joël Lightbound and Nathalie Prevot will be joining cabinet. Former Transport Minister Christia Freeland will stay in cabinet, though her role is unclear. Quebec Lieutenant Stephen Guilbeau is expected to stay in his position and former Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is unclear. Quebec Lieutenant Stephen Gilbo is expected to stay in his position and former Natural Resources

Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is out. Other names being floated in Ottawa include former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and former Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty. Carney has said he will continue the Trudeau-era commitment of gender parity in cabinet. Carney has signaled that his key priorities

include making Canada's economy more resilient in the face of US President Donald Trump's tear of threats. Expect that theme to continue when ministers are sworn in tomorrow. But Karni will also have to manage his caucus and the potential disappointment of both old hands and new faces who don't make the cut. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. There's a surprise new twist in the federal election recount of a Quebec riding. A judicial recount over the weekend handed Terrebonne to the Liberals who won by a single vote but as Vanessa Lee reports at least one voter

says her ballot was not counted. Emmanuel Bossy lives in the suburban Montreal riding of Terrebonne. She voted in the federal election using a mail-in ballot for the first time, which Elections Canada sent to her in a self-addressed return envelope. She mailed it on April 5th and thought it was a done deal. But then on May 2nd, days after the election, she was surprised to see the envelope was sent back to her. She noticed the last three digits of the postal code were wrong. I voted for the Bloc Québécois. Maybe it's the vote that could have changed the outcome, she says.

Elections Canada confirms there was a mistake on the return envelope it provided, but did not say if others were affected. The agency says it's looking into the situation. Vanessa Lee, CBC News, Montreal. Now to Alberta. I am very proud to announce that we have an official referendum question. Jeff Rath is with the Alberta Prosperity Project. His group is hoping to organize a referendum for Alberta to separate 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 who want to trigger a province-wide referendum. Edan Alexander is back in Israel tonight. The Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over the 21-year-old Israeli-American hostage to the Red Cross today with hopes of restarting ceasefire talks.

Sasha Petrasek reports. As Edan Alexander was airlifted out of Gaza, his family cheered, adoptive father Doron Zechser beamed. It was the best news that we read 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 US, 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 Petrusik, CBC News, Toronto. In Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight, the Edmonton Oilers host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their second round series, Edmonton leads the series 2-1.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.