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

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

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

Other People's Problems was the first podcast to take you inside real-life therapy sessions. I'm Dr. Hilary McBride, and again, we're doing something new. The ketamine really broke down a lot of my barriers. This work has this sort of immediate transformational effect. Therapy Using Psychedelics is the new frontier in mental health. Come along for the trip. Other People's Problems Season 5, available now. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Vancouver officials say all security

precautions had been followed at last month's Lapu Lapu Festival. Eleven people were killed in the alleged vehicle attack. As Liam Britton reports, the findings of today's report could change security procedures at future events. According to a preliminary report between permits and insurance, sawhorse-style traffic barriers and last-minute checks, procedures were followed for the Lapu Lapu Street Festival, which was deemed a low-risk public event. But 11 people were killed when a car smashed through the crowd.

A 30-year-old man is facing murder charges. I think it was the darkest day in Vancouver's history. Mayor Ken Sim told Reporters Friday it's led to hard questions about the city's thousands of public events each year, including how to protect attendees from vehicles used as weapons. And it's forcing cities around the world to rethink what safety looks like. Sims says security was heightened at two events following Lapu Lapu, and police have new steel vehicle barriers in their arsenal. A final report is due at the end of the summer.

Liam Britton, CBC News, Vancouver. The jury at the sexual assault trial of five former World Junior hockey players has been discharged. That means the judge alone will determine the outcome of the case. Her decision was informed by a note sent by a juror. It expressed concerns that some defense lawyers repeatedly, reportedly that is, whispered and laughed while appearing to discuss the jury. In response, defense teams cited potential prejudice that the jurors may have against them and that could jeopardize a fair trial. Both the Crown and defense have agreed to the change. All five men have pleaded not

guilty to the alleged sexual assault in London, Ontario, in 2018. Volunteers in rural Nova Scotia say they're resuming their search for two missing children. Our team has been called and PECTO has been called and I believe STRAIT has been called. I don't know if any other teams have been called at this point. President of Colchester Ground Search and Rescue Kevin McLean says RCMP asked them to get their team back together. Six-year-old Lily Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack have been missing for two weeks with no clues as to where they went.

RCMP scaled back their search last week but are following up on more than 180 tips from the public. McLean says they're working out the details and will begin what is likely a recovery search Saturday morning. Ukraine and Russia are agreeing to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each. Their peace negotiators struck the deal at the first face-to-face talks between the two nations in years. But as Briar Stewart reports, a ceasefire remains out of reach for now. The Russian and Ukrainian delegations pulled away from a palace in Istanbul after brief talks. for now. said he doubted there would be a breakthrough at the talks, saying nothing will happen until he sits down with Russia's president. Ukrainian officials said Moscow made a number of unacceptable demands, including requiring Ukraine to withdraw its troops from embattled territory before

there's a ceasefire. The EU is preparing another round of sanctions against Russia, and they want the US to act too. A bipartisan group of US senators is pushing a bill which would sanction countries that import Russian oil such as India and China. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. Israel has launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza, killing nearly 100 people. There are reports Israeli forces are also attacking by ground and sea. And Israeli officials are telling Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate immediately, raising fears of a wider offensive.

They say the strikes are aimed at terrorist targets and are intended to raise the pressure on Hamas to release the remaining hostages. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.