The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 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. On Parliament Hill this morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting this hour for the first time with his newly sworn in cabinet. And Junior Minister Wayne Long says he's already seeing the difference between Carney and his predecessor Justin Trudeau.

Oh my gosh, I think so, yeah. I mean, I think Mark Carney is exactly what the country is needed and needs. He's well-spoken, he's thoughtful, he's focused. And I think we're going to see our government run like a corporation, which I think is long overdue. Last year, Long was among the first members of the Liberal caucus to publicly question Trudeau's leadership. As for Mark Carney, he says he wants his new cabinet to be a balance of new perspectives

and experience. Now to the Middle East and U President Donald Trump. We are currently exploring normalizing relations with Syria's new government as you know. This President Trump after meeting today was Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharah. Trump says the US is now lifting all economic sanctions on Syria. They were imposed 14 years ago during the regime of Bashar al-Assad who was overthrown earlier this year. After opening his visit to the Middle East with a stop this week in Saudi Arabia, Trump has now moved on to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Dozens of people have been killed in overnight airstrikes in northern Gaza, and health ministry officials are saying more than 20 children are among the dead. This follows a series of strikes yesterday on Hanunis that included, among others, a hospital being targeted. Crystal Gamansing reports. Hamas are deliberately embedding its commanders underneath hospitals. David Mansour, an Israeli government spokesperson, says Israel's war goals remain laser- focused and non-negotiable. It ends when Hamas ends. It's unclear if a strike on the grounds of the European hospital near Hanunas Tuesday

killed Mohammed Sinwar, the Hamas leader. Dozens did die in the attack. So for those killed and those whose voices are silenced, what more evidence do you need now? Will you act decisively to prevent genocide and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? Questions to the Security Council from the UN's humanitarian aid chief Tom Fletcher. He says in order to save lives,

Israel must be forced to allow aid to enter the country. No aid of any kind has entered Gaza in over 10 weeks. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. A report from the International Energy Agency is suggesting that electric vehicles are on their way to becoming the first choice for millions of car buyers around the world. However, there are factors at play that could slow that momentum. And Ayat Singh has more. We're not going back.

Daniel Breton is the president of Electric Mobility Canada, an association representing the EV industry, and is encouraged by the latest numbers on battery-powered cars around the world. One in four cars sold worldwide being electric or plug-in hybrid. I think it says it all. And in some countries, it's even more. In China, 11 million EVs were sold, half of all new cars. According to the latest global EV outlook from the International Energy Agency, that's in part because EVs in China are the same price or even cheaper than gasoline cars. But while the report said Asia and Latin America are leading on adopting EVs, North America

is lagging behind. EV manufacturing went down in the US and Canada's nascent EV sector remains pretty small. The report said EV sales are projected to continue growing, driven by falling prices, rules to cut carbon emissions from transportation and incentives for buying electric. Inayat Singh, CBC News, Toronto. In the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight in Toronto, the Maple Leafs will be hosting the Florida Panthers with that best of seven tied at two wins apiece. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are in Las Vegas looking to finish off the Golden Knights. The Oilers are up 3-1 in that series and are one victory away from advancing.

As for the Winnipeg Jets, they're one loss away from being eliminated. In Dallas last night, the Stars beat the Jets in game 4-3-1, the final. The Stars now lead that series three games to one. And that is The World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.