The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/13 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/13 at 10:00 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, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Starting this hour at Rideau Hall, Prime Minister Mark Carney is introducing his cabinet. And while we don't know yet all the names Carney has selected for his front bench, we do know there are new faces. Janice McGregor reports.

His first set of 24 ministers were just to get him through a short caretaker period. This morning, we're going to see the team Mark Carney wants around him to govern for the longer term. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is expected to be named the new housing minister. Eleanor Orszewski, newly elected in Edmonton, also expected to join this cabinet, as is Rebecca Alty, the former mayor of Yellowknife. And Quebec is going to be represented by new faces as well. Newly elected gun control advocate Natalie Provo,

as well as veteran MP Joelle Lightbound. Finally, St. John MP Wayne Long, one of the original MPs in caucus to challenge Justin Trudeau's leadership. He's also getting some kind of a new role. Unlike Carney's previous cabinet, this one expected to have representation from all the provinces, as well as at least one territory, but it's still going to have fewer full ministers. Some of the new faces today are going to be sworn in as secretaries of state who are responsible for smaller files. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa.

Honda has announced it is postponing a large-scale investment project here in Canada. Just last year, the automaker announced plans to build an electric vehicle supply chain in Ontario. It's a multi-billion dollar project drafted with the support of the Ontario and federal governments. However, in the company's latest fiscal report, it's saying that growth in the EV market has slowed more than initially expected. It's also saying that profits are expected to fall in this fiscal year due to the US

tariffs on vehicles made in Canada. Donald Trump's three-country visit to the Middle East is underway, with the US president today landing in Saudi Arabia. And while these presidential tours traditionally focus on regional security and diplomacy, this one is all about business. Here's Chris Brown. Donald Trump's visit here feels like an enormous trade fair, as he's bringing along top US Here's Chris Brown. one of the world's top oil producers, as a more diverse economy, and also to transform it into a more moderate Muslim nation,

rather than the ultra conservative society that it's been. I'm at the US-Saudi Investment Forum, where we just heard US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, the opening act for Trump, if you will, in between the lavish welcoming ceremony, state dinners,

and other fancy gatherings, and of course, deal signing events. The Saudis want not just U.S. capital but also U.S. know-how and its leaders have held out the prospect of up to a trillion dollars worth of business that could come out of this visit. Chris Brown, CBC News, NRIAD. French movie star Gerard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assault. The ruling came down today in a Paris court with the 76-year-old being given an 18-month suspended sentence.

It means he will not do any jail time. Depardieu was tried on two counts involving two women he worked with on a movie set four years ago. Depardieu is a towering figure in French, starring in more than 200 films over his career, including Green Card, The Last Metro, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Now to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Edmonds and the Oilers are one win away from the Western Conference final. A 3-0 shutout for Stuart Skinner and the Oilers in Game 4. In noisy Edmonton, that's the Oilers with a 3-0 win last night

over Las Vegas in game four of their best of seven semifinal. The Oilers now have a commanding 3-1 series lead and can finish off the Golden Knights tomorrow in Vegas. On the schedule tonight, the Winnipeg Jets are in Dallas needing a win over the Stars. Dallas is leading that series two games to one. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. Remember, The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.