The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 00:00 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 juniorockey players at their sex assault trial in London, Ontario. Justice Maria Carusia has dismissed the jury in the case, which focuses on an incident in London, Ontario in 2018. Ali Shiasan 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 the 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 Carossia 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, Carosia 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 STRAIGHT has been called and Pecktoe 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. A new federal report says Canada Post is facing an existential crisis and bankruptcy, and it's recommending immediate changes to keep the Crown Corporation afloat. It comes as postal workers are nearing another potential strike.

Rafi Boudjikanian has more. It's quite comprehensive. The report warns the publicly funded postal service should phase out letter delivery to individual addresses. The government retained lawyer and labor arbitrator William Kaplan back in December to examine Canada Post's viability. Kaplan calls the current door-to-door delivery standards impossible. In just a week, the union could go on strike again, indeed, or the employer could lock

them out, and Canadians and businesses could be where they were right before Christmas. The new federal jobs and families minister, Patty Hajdu, and the new secretary of state for labour, John Zeruccelli, held separate meetings with leaders at both the postal service and the union. Hajdu's office says it is encouraging both sides to think of this report as a stepping stone to resume negotiations. Canada Post is calling the document a frank and straightforward assessment of the challenges it faces while the union has made no comment on it. Rafi Boudjikani on CBC News Ottawa. To the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Scores! Max Pantoretti from McBan!

As seen on CBC and Roger Sportsnet, the Toronto Maple Leafs scored twice in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 2-0, sending the series back to Toronto for a seventh and deciding game in a trip to the Eastern Conference Final. Captain Austin Matthews, whose first goal of the series turned up to be the winner, was asked about his team's effort. Gutsy, I mean just a gutsy, gutsy win all around. I thought, you know, we just battled hard all three periods. It took till, you know, midway through the third to break through, but I just thought, you know, all throughout our lineup, everybody played hard, everybody competed. Joe was great tonight. Big win. Joseph Wall made 22 saves for the shutout.

Game 7 will be in Toronto Sunday night. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.