The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/17 at 23:00 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 Clark Figg. 16 wildfires are still burning in Manitoba.

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. 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 on May the 2nd. They're believed to be in a 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.

To Brooklyn, New York. In a video posted to social media, the sound of two masts from a tall ship hitting the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge could be heard before snapping off. A Mexican Navy tall ship was cruising in the East River as part of a festive visit to New York. Initially, the New York City Fire Department press desk confirmed that authorities were responding to injuries, but had no details about how many people might have been hurt or whether they were on the vessel or on the bridge. But the city's mayor, Eric Adams, now says 19 people were injured, four critically.

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. 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 fertility clinic told the Associated Press that all of the staff are safe and accounted for. U.S. 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. Vladimir 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. That's why we need to pressure on him, more pressure, more sanctions. We're 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 are to force Hamas 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.

Guterres adds the UN rejects the forced relocation of Palestinians. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fink.