The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 21:00 EDT

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The largest has already scorched an area about twice the size of Winnipeg. Firefighters are getting some help thanks to spring rain and cooler temperatures. People have been forced to leave their homes. Riley Lechuk reports. We were out doing a rain dance on the deck last night. The sound of rain welcomed to the ears of many in eastern Manitoba, providing much-needed relief for firefighters battling several out-of-control wildfires. In Lactobani, that meant some, like Cathy Austin, could return home.

We're very fortunate, very, very fortunate. Austin was among more than a thousand people forced out as flames tore through, fanned by hot, dry and windy weather. Meantime, crews in Manitoba and Ontario continue to also battle another large fire straddling the provincial border. They are getting help from 80 firefighters from British Columbia. And while it may be cooler, firefighters are still at the mercy of strong winds. It's still not known when others may be able to return to their homes or what's left of

them as fire crews hope for more rain. Riley Lechak, CBC News, Winnipeg. Search teams of at least 100 people are trying once again to find two missing Nova Scotia children. Six-year-old Lily Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack were last seen May the 2nd. They're believed to be in a Pictou County, Pictou County forest. This is their stepfather, Daniel Martel. I'm just hoping for anything man, anything positive. I've had just so much negativity over the

last two weeks. I'm just hoping for something positive, a positive outcome that's bringing the kids home. That's the main goal here. It's the main goal. It's just to find the truth, man. The search efforts will continue into Sunday. Police in Palm Springs, California are calling an explosion that killed one person an intentional act of violence. The blast happened near a fertility clinic, and officials say it was in or near a vehicle. The explosion extended for blocks and damaged

several vehicles. The FBI now says they have a person of interest and that they believe the clinic was targeted by the bomber. The owner of the clinic told the Associated Press that all of the staff are safe and accounted for. He also says all stored embryos were unharmed. US President Donald Trump says he will speak Monday with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts about ending the war in Ukraine. Envoys for the two sides met yesterday in Turkey but failed to reach a ceasefire. Zelensky spoke today with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Rome. We admire your commitment to peace as you demonstrated again this week.

Of course we have to make pressure, more pressure on Russia, on Putin to make peace as quick as possible and of course unconditional ceasefire is very very important and that's why we need to pressure on him more pressure more sanctions. We are thankful to your packages of sanctions. Carney is in Italy to attend tomorrow's inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Arab leaders are demanding Israel end its latest offensive in Gaza. They're meeting in Baghdad as Israel steps up attacks. The Israeli military says its efforts to force Amos to release

hostages. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. We need a permanent ceasefire now. The unconditional release of all hostages now. And the free flow of humanitarian aid ending the blockade now." Gutierrez adds the UN rejects the forced relocation of Palestinians. Reports out of the US say Washington is looking to move as many as one million Palestinians into Libya. The State Department though is denying that. This hour, the Winnipeg Jets are fighting to keep their Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive.

They're trailing the Dallas Stars three games to two in the second round series and playing with heavy hearts. Center Mark Shifely's father Brad passed away last night. Head coach Scott Arneal says Mark Shifely would play tonight because his dad would have wanted him to. The game was scoreless after the first period. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.