The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 18:00 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 were 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.

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. LWJ 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 whispered and laughed while appearing to discuss the jury. In response, defense teams cited potential prejudice that the jurors may have had against them and that could jeopardize a fair trial. Several Manitoba communities are hoping for rain to provide some relief as wildfires burn across the province. Strong winds and dry weather have made firefighting conditions difficult. Two people have died and hundreds have been forced to evacuate across Manitoba's southeast,

including in the rural municipality of Piney. But Councillor Ken Prosu says the weather is starting to shift. All of a sudden we could feel the temperature drop, I don't know how many degrees. So we knew the rain was coming. And then all of a sudden the skies just opened up. It was a blessing. And then it just changed everything. Provincial officials say there are 21 active fires in the province.

Israel's military says it's launched a new offensive in Gaza called Gideon's Chariots. Officials say the goal is to, in their words, conquer Gaza. It comes as Palestinian authorities say nearly 100 people in northern Gaza are dead following Israeli airstrikes. Aaron Collins has the details. In Gaza City, residents call this latest attack a massacre.

Israel says it's looking to locate and dismantle terrorist infrastructure. But the toll of that on Gaza City and its people growing. We're hungry. No one pays attention to us, this resident says. Flying home after touring the region, Donald Trump says he is paying attention. The U.S. president says he supports aid for residents of Gaza. We have to help also out in the Palestinians. You know, a lot of people are starving on Gaza, so we have to look at both sides. But we're going to do a good job. We're very happy we're going to have to do that.

Trump says he expects progress in the push for a ceasefire in the coming month. Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. Ukraine and Russia will each exchange 1,000 prisoners of war. That's the result of the first face-to-face talks the countries have held in years. But the exchange of gunfire will continue as negotiations fell short of reaching a ceasefire. If you want to have serious negotiations, you need to have guns silent. Hyorohy Tihyi with Ukraine's foreign ministry says Russia had several unacceptable demands. They included the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from

their positions as the condition for a ceasefire. He says the next step is to arrange talks between Ukraine and Russia's presidents. In Russia only one person takes decisions. We all understand this. This is Putin. And of course you need him. Russia says it has noted the request. A possible new round of talks could be announced soon. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.