The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 10:00 EDT

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Find commotion wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Ukrainian and Russian officials are leaving the negotiating table in Istanbul today with no peace deal, which is no surprise considering Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to attend, and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky refused to meet with the low-level Russian delegation. Dominic Belytis has more.

The talks lasted around two hours. According to one Ukrainian diplomatic source, Russia's demands during the critical meeting were detached from reality. They reportedly included ultimatums for Ukraine to withdraw from territory in exchange for a ceasefire. With no Vladimir Putin and no Volodymy Vladimir Zelensky taking part in today's talks, hopes of a breakthrough were low before they began. An opinion expressed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who's leading the American team. At this point I think it's abundantly clear that the only way we're going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin.

We'll see what happens with Russia and Ukraine. And such a meeting could now be The only way we're going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin. We'll see what happens with Russia and Ukraine. And such a meeting could now be on the cards, with US President Donald Trump saying he will hold talks with Putin as soon as they can be set up. Dominic Vlaidis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Even as the Canadian military insists it is getting a handle on its recruiting crisis, CBC News has obtained an internal report that shows a spike in the number of new members leaving the armed forces shortly after completing their initial training. Murray Brewster explains.

There's no point recruiting if you're not retaining people. A statement of the obvious from Canada's top military commander, General Jenny Carey-Nan, as she was questioned recently about efforts to keep people in uniform while the forces deals with a shortage of as many as 14,000 troops. A new internal report obtained by CBC News shows the military and the Defense Department are doing themselves no favors in that category. The evaluation says the highest attrition rates within the military involve its lowest ranks and newest members. Essentially, people are coming through the

door, but many quit in frustration over the inability to get trained. Some are waiting as long as 206 days, but in the meantime, are underemployed. Three years ago, DND unveiled a strategy to keep members in uniform. As part of it, a research office was set up to help advise on how best to retain people. It was defunded recently, with no explanation from the department. Marie Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. It's now been exactly two weeks since police say six-year-old Lily Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack wandered away from their home in rural Nova Scotia.

And despite the efforts of the RCMP and volunteer search crews, it appears we're still no closer to learning where they are. Brett Ruskin reports. The investigation has found no signs of abduction, so an extensive search spread all across this area. Volunteers and dogs on the ground, helicopters and drones in the air. After six days, the search was scaled back, with police saying if the children were in the woods, there was a low chance of survivability.

Police say even though the ground search and rescue efforts have been scaled back, the investigation is still ongoing. Officers are following up on more than 180 tips from members of the public and are interviewing nearly three dozen relatives, friends and community members, all in an effort to find some answers or uncover some clues as to what may have happened to these missing children. Brett Ruskin, CBC News, Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia. The Sunday Times is out today with its annual Rich List. And there's a familiar name in the top 10.

London-based Galen Weston and his family are listed as the sixth richest family in Britain. The Westons own Primark, the London department store Fortnum & Mason, and of course La Blas and Shoppers Drug Mart. The Sunday Times report the Western family has an estimated wealth of $33 billion Canadian. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.