The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 19:00 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 Julianne Hasell Wood. Manitoba's wildfires have turned deadly. The RCMP has announced at least two lives were lost. More than two dozen blazes are burning and people are being warned against going to the cottage or camping in the fire deadly. The RCMP has announced at least two lives were lost. More than two dozen blazes are burning and people are being warned against going to the cottage or camping in the fire zone this long weekend. Roseanne Hempel has the latest.

This has been an incredibly challenging time for the community. Manitoba RCMP Superintendent Chris Hasty says the bodies of a man and a woman were recovered Wednesday morning. Police believe they died after being trapped by a wildfire in the Lactobani area, northeast of Winnipeg. It's one of several out-of-control wildfires in southeastern Manitoba, the largest, close to 100,000 hectares. We are looking at obviously very challenging conditions. Kristin Hayward with Manitoba's Wildfire Service says dry, hot and windy conditions are fueling the wildfires.

Christine Stevens is with Manitoba's Emergency Management Organization. Our message is that if you don't need to be there, please stay away. It's unclear how many people have been evacuated and how many structures have been lost. Rosanna Hempel, CBC News, Winnipeg. Several dozen kilometres to the east, Northern Ontario First Nation is issuing an evacuation notice to its members. At least two wildfires are burning close to the Wabasamong First Nation, causing significant smoke and fire risk.

The Ban Council says it's secured places in Kenora and other locations for the evacuees. This summer there will be a tax cut for millions of Canadians. Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed an order instructing the government to reduce the lowest federal tax bracket by 1%. That change takes place July 1st. But what Canadians won't see this summer is a federal budget. Here's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. What we have today is a middle class tax cut. That's step one. Step two, you're going to have a trone speech, which will outline the Canadian government priority.

And there will be a fall economic statement to follow. So those are really the sequence that you're going to see. These announcements were made after Cardy met with his new cabinet for the first time. Elections Canada admits there was an error on an envelope used to cast a mail-in vote in Terrebonne, Quebec. The writing was won by a Liberal candidate by one vote after a judicial recount. But a voter for second-place Bloc Québécois says her ballot had not been counted and was returned to her instead.

Elections Canada promises to review its special ballot voting system to avoid such mistakes in the future. The agency would not say, however, what it means for the result in Tehran. Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 70 people in northern Gaza. At a hospital, people mourn the deaths of their relatives, including an eight-month-old, born and killed in the war. Medics say several homes in Jabalia were struck overnight. Israel says it's looking into the reports.

The military says it had issued what it described as a final warning to residents of Jabalia town and refugee camp. It ordered residents to evacuate to shelters in Gaza City, adding it would retaliate for rockets previously fired into Israel. Qatar is buying as many as 210 jets from Boeing as part of a deal struck with the US. It's one of several trade agreements signed by President Donald Trump worth more than one trillion dollars. Congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there. The deal includes a statement of intent that could lead to U.S. investments in Qatar's

maritime and air defense capabilities. Trump is also poised to receive a luxury jet from Qatar, which has generated scrutiny from Congress. Lawmakers, including Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, say accepting such a gift from a foreign government would be reckless. He is so dazzled by the notion of putting this plane in his presidential museum, he's forgotten his responsibility to this nation. Yesterday, Trump called the gift a beautiful gesture and confirmed he would use the plane

as Air Force One. And that is your World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.