The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/15 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/15 at 15:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. The battle over the election result in a Montreal area riding is going to court. The Bloc Québécois wants a judge to decide whether a whole new vote is needed in Terrebonne. A riding elections Canada gave to the Liberals. David Thurton has more. There's a law. It is clear. We have a case. We go forward because we want this election to be held properly. And that's it. Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet leaving up to the courts. After a judicial recount, decided the Liberals won the riding of Terrebonne by just a single vote.

Elections Canada revealed issues with mail-in ballots sent to voters, including several labeled with the wrong return postal code. The misprint resulted in at least one ballot being returned to a voter. The bloc hopes the courts order a new election. We have to bring this situation in front of a judge in a court in order to get, in order to do the election all over again. Elections Canada has said the results of their judicial recounts are final, but there is a legal mechanism allowing

challenges in the courts. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Opposition parties are calling out the Liberals for not releasing a budget this year. The finance minister confirmed yesterday he would release an economic statement, a mini budget, in the fall. Ashley Burke has the reaction in Ottawa. We were very disappointed. The Conservative leader holding a press conference outside Parliament after losing his seat in the House of Commons. Pierre Poliev taking aim at the Liberals for not releasing a full budget this year.

Extremely unusual. He'll send a bad signal to investors and ratings agencies. On Wednesday, the Finance Minister confirmed Canadians won't be able to have a look inside the government's books until the fall, when he releases an economic statement not a full budget. The Bloc Québécois's leader, Yves-François Blanchet, says Canadians deserve answers. They must not expect the population or us to say, okay, do whatever you want, explain nothing and we will let you go with it. The finance minister says the government plans to lay out its priorities in more detail

in the speech from the throne later this month. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. Manitoba is declaring a state of emergency around White Shell Provincial Park. The wildfire burning in the area has already forced nearly 1,000 people out of their homes, and two people have been confirmed dead. The news of this loss of life changes what was an emergency into a tragedy. Manitoba Premier Wab Kanu is pleading with Manitobans not to light any fires this long weekend. Officials report the province has had 80 wildfires to date, well above the average for this time

of year. There are 21 active fires across the province. More than 1,200 people are under evacuation orders. Home sales fell by almost 10 percent in April compared with the same month last year. That's according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. New listings fell 1% month over month. CREA says uncertainty created by the tariff threats is keeping buyers on the sidelines. The average sale price of a home was also lower by nearly 4%.

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia will proceed in Turkey, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is refusing to take part. Instead, he sent a delegation of low-level officials. It comes as no surprise to U.S. President Donald Trump. Nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together, okay? And obviously he wasn't going to go. He was going to go, but he thought I was going to go. He wasn't going if I wasn't there. G.J. HARDY, CNN CORRESPONDENT U.K. President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed a group of officials to represent the country. He says it shows Ukraine's willingness to achieve peace.

But he insists that this is Putin's war and only Putin can end it. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks for listening.