The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/16 at 22:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca sponsored by IG private wealth management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. A judge alone will decide the guilt

or innocence of five former world junior hockey players at their sex assault trial in London, Ontario. Justice Maria Carossia has dismissed the jury in the case, which focuses on one incident in London, Ontario in 2018. Ali Shiason explains why. The concern here is about jury prejudice. It stems from a note that was submitted Thursday to the judge written by a juror on behalf of other jurors. It specifically called out two defense attorneys, saying they appeared to quote, whisper to each other and laugh as if they were discussing our jurors appearance.

Quote, this is unprofessional and unacceptable, the note said. All of the defense teams felt this is now jury prejudice that needed to be resolved. Justice Maria Carosia decided the only way forward is judge alone. In a statement, defense lawyer Dan Brown said this was an unfortunate misrepresentation of just two attorneys talking amongst themselves. Quote, the very idea of counsel making light of a juror is illogical and runs directly counter to our purpose and function. On Thursday, Carusia herself said she didn't observe any of this behavior from Brown and that she would have stepped in if she had. After one mistrial already, here we have another jury being dismissed. Ali Chiesin, CBC News, London, Ontario. 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 their 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 going to work out the details and will begin what is likely a recovery search Saturday morning. Officials are calling it the darkest day in Vancouver's history. The city has announced preliminary findings into last month's Alapu Lapu tragedy. The report says that the event was well organized and safety protocols were followed. Still, 11 people were killed in the incident at a crowded community festival. Here's Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim. We will not let fear define us. We will not let it divide us. We will stand together, but we do owe it to everyone. We owe it to those who we've lost. We owe it to every single person who calls Vancouver

home to take every step possible to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. Vancouver police have since bought 16 mobile vehicle barriers to be used for future events and will assess their use before deciding whether to buy more. They are also reviewing security arrangements ahead of this summer's Pride celebrations. Several prison inmates are on the run in New Orleans. Police say 10 men were able to exit the Louisiana prison through a wall behind a toilet. One has since been recaptured.

Officials say the men should be considered armed and dangerous, with some of them facing murder charges. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hudson says they likely didn't act alone. There is no way people can get out of this facility without there being some type of lapse in security. There's no way. It's almost impossible, not completely, but almost impossible for anybody to get out of this facility without help from the outside. Hudson says that there are indications the inmates received help from inside her department. The parish sheriff says the incident also highlights an urgent need for facility repairs and better staffing. She says the prison needs $5 million alone to pay for locks.

A shooting at a Las Vegas gym has left two people dead, including the shooter. Three others were injured, one critically according to authorities. Local authorities say gunfire erupted inside the Las Vegas athletic club in the city's west side. The suspect in the shooting died in hospital. Police say they are still investigating The suspect in the shooting died in hospital. Police say

they are still investigating a motive for the shooting. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Peek.