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

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/13 at 05:00 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 Neil Herland. Prime Minister Mark Carney will reveal his cabinet today, and it will be smaller than the recent Trudeau cabinets. This morning we are learning some of the names of who will be joining Carney's inner circle. Ashley Burke reports. Mark Carney will be back at Rideau Hall for swearing in ceremony.

His office says more than half of the faces will be new to his cabinet. Sources tell Radio Canada Joelle Lightbound and Natalie Provo are expected to join the ministerial team. Sources say Carney is expected to drop a lot of people that were in his first cabinet like Jonathan Wilkinson as he tries to remake the liberals' image and focus on the economy. But sources say some familiar faces like Christia Freeland and Stephen Guibert will stay. The Prime Minister's office says Carney is expected to keep his cabinet under 30 people, plus add a second tier. Up to 10 more junior ministers known as secretaries of state.

Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. And liberal sources tell the host of CBC's Power and Politics, David Cochran, that Sean Fraser will become Canada's Justice Minister, Tim Hodgson will become Minister for Natural Resources and Energy and former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will join cabinet as Minister of Housing. Other new names in the cabinet will include Eleanor Alshewski from Edmonton, Rebecca Alty from Yellowknife and Wayne Long from St. John New Brunswick. Every province and the north has a region, but not each territory will be represented with either a secretary of state or a full cabinet minister. Now to Saudi Arabia.

Ceremonial cannons fire as US President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh this morning, for the start of four days visiting the Middle East, kicking off a tour at a time when the war in Gaza is still going and the US is trying to make a new deal with Iran. Lawyers have presented their opening arguments in the sex trafficking trial of Sean Diddy Combs in New York. The hip hop mogul is accused of five felony counts. Anushka Mutanda Doherty

is the host of Diddy On Trial podcast. So the defense are saying that these victims, these alleged victims that the prosecution are saying were victimized by Sean Combs, were capable, strong, independent women who were making their own choices. And these relationships were defined by consent, not coercion. The prosecution told a completely different story. They talked about people who were being drugged to be kept compliant, who were being abused and threatened with violence and forced to perform these days-long drug-fueled orgies.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. In Los Angeles today, a much-anticipated hearing is set to take place involving the Menendez brothers. Their lawyers want their life in prison sentenced with no possibility of parole reduced. Steve Futterman reports. Eric and Lyle Menendez were found guilty in 1996 of first degree murder in the killing of their parents. But now their attorneys are asking a judge to re-sentence them, which could lead to their release. The brothers have served more than 35 years in prison.

Defense attorney Mark Garagos says they are no longer a threat. LA County District Attorney Nathan Hockman says the brothers haven't publicly acknowledged the brutality of the murders. He opposes any resentencing. The issue with the Menendez brothers is not never, that they should never qualify for resentencing. We said it was not yet. Supporters of the brothers also claim they were sexually abused by their father Jose. Even if their life sentence is reduced to 50 years to life, a parole board would still have to approve their release. During

the hearing, the brothers will be connected from their prison by a video link. It's possible they will testify. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. In the Stanley Cup playoffs last night, the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their second-round series. Edmonton leads the series 3-1. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.