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

Episode Date: May 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/18 at 16:00 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. Tens of thousands gathered at the Vatican today for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. As Tom Perry reports,

official delegations from around the world Mass of Pope Leo XIV. As Tom Perry reports, official delegations from around the world, including Canada, were there. St. Peter's Square filled with pilgrims gathered under sunny skies to hear the words of the new Pope, Leo XIV. The new pontiff telling the faithful that in this inaugural Mass, he feels the spiritual presence of Pope Francis. The new pontiff telling the faithful that in this inaugural mass he feels the spiritual presence of his predecessor, Pope Francis. In the crowd, leaders and dignitaries from around the world, including Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney, has used part of his time here meeting with European allies

in advance of the G7 summit he'll host in Cananaskis, Alberta next month. To help lead a world that is being reshaped to the advantage of Canadians and in the spirit of today's proceedings to the advantage of all in the world. All corners of the world were represented in St. Peter's Square today to see a new pope carry on an ancient tradition. Tom Perry, CBC News, The Vatican. carry on an ancient tradition. Tom Perry, CBC News, The Vatican. Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched its largest drone attack yet. Dominic Velaitis has the details. Serioga, you are a drone guy, a driver.

Residents in Kyiv region survey the damage caused by this morning's drone strike. Among them is 65-year-old Lebov. Her home was badly damaged. My parents built the house, she says. I have been living here my entire life until now. Now I have no roof over my head. This was Russia's biggest drone attack since the full-scale invasion began. More than 270 drones targeted several regions, including the central Kyiv region. One woman was killed in the barrage and at least three others were injured.

The large-scale attack follows Friday's peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and came ahead of tomorrow's telephone meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, during which the two are expected to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. Dominic Volaitis for CBC News, Riga Latvia. In Toronto, a man is charged with impaired driving after three children were killed in a collision. It happened overnight on a highway off-ramp. Carmen Mahler reports. The crash between two minivans in Toronto early Sunday morning resulted in the children's deaths.

Toronto Police Inspector Behir Sarbanandan. Two other children, a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old, was pronounced deceased on scene. The third child was transported to a nearby trauma centre and pronounced deceased at the hospital. The three other passengers, a fourth child, the mother of all four and a family friend are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It's alleged that Dodge Caravan failed to stop at the red light when over the raised median and collided with the car that was facing northbound. Police have charged a 19 year old man with three counts of impaired driving

causing death and three counts causing bodily harm as well as three counts of dangerous driving causing death and three causing causing bodily harm, as well as three counts of dangerous driving causing death and three causing bodily harm. Cameron Mahler, CBC News, Kitchener, Ontario. The FBI is investigating yesterday's blast in Palm Springs, California as terrorism. A vehicle outside a fertility clinic exploded. It reminded local resident Destin Burns of another explosion he lived through. I was in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma bombing way back when. I didn't know what that was either and it you know it's just a terrible, terrible, terrifying thing to go through. One person was killed. He's

believed to be the suspect. No embryos, eggs or staff at the clinic were hurt. And in New York investigators are looking into the collision of a Mexican tall ship with one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It looks like a sailboat was going under the Brooklyn Bridge, hit something over there with the mast broken off and is drifting under the Manhattan Bridge with people on the boat. That's the dispatch call from the New York City Fire Department. Two people are dead, two others are in critical condition. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hasele Wood.