The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 05:00 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 Neil Herland. Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Dr. Chris George is an oncologist in Chicago. The cancer has been reported to have already spread beyond the prostate to the bones. When the cancer has spread to the bones that makes it stage four. That means that the cancer is not curable. There's no treatment available that can cure the cancer. Biden dropped out of the US presidential race last year, amid questions about his mental capacity. US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President

Vladimir Putin this morning. They'll discuss the war in Ukraine and how to stop it. Marco Rubio is the US Secretary of State. They're tapping us along. Well, that's what we're trying to find out. We'll find out pretty soon. On the one hand, we're trying to achieve peace and end a very bloody, costly, and destructive war.

So there's some element of patience that is required. On the other hand, we don't have time to waste. So we don't want to be involved in this process of just endless talks. There has to be some progress, some movement forward. President Trump had offered to travel to Turkey last week for face-to-face talks with Putin, but the Russian leader declined. The FBI has identified a 25-year-old California

man as a suspect in a deadly explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic. It calls the attack targeted and an intentional act of terrorism. Katie Simpson has details. What I can say is this is probably the largest bombing scene that we've had in Southern California. At a news conference, Akil Davis, the FBI Assistant Director in Charge, named the suspect as 25-year-old Guy Edward Barkas. Authorities believe his remains were recovered in the blast wreckage.

Barkas had not previously been on the FBI's radar, but he left behind recordings and a manifesto reportedly outlining his opposition to people being born without their own consent and being brought into the world against their will. The subject had nihilistic ideations and this was a targeted attack against the IDF facility. Davis says the suspect tried to live stream the bombing and at this point it's unclear where the explosive materials came from The blast blew a hole through the building and was so intense Witnesses say they felt the ground shake Katie Simpson CBC News, Washington

The targeted killing of a Brampton Ontario businessman is raising concerns about safety in the South Asian community. Harjeet Dada's family believes he was a victim of extortion. Benita Brach reports. Inside a Mississauga gurdwara, dozens packed in, mourning, demanding justice. Gurleen Dada says not enough was done to protect her father. Today it is our family, tomorrow it could be yours. We're raising our voices to demand justice and real change. Police say 51-year-old Harjeet Darda was shot several times in a parking lot. His family believes his murder is tied to repeated threats and extortion calls. Peel police have not confirmed if they've received reports of threats against Darda. But his death is sending ripples of fear and frustration

even far away. Here in BC, a number of South Asian business owners also say they have been targets of extortion threats in recent years. Jas Arora is among them. All they're saying is if I don't give them a million dollars, they will kill me and my kids. Peel police believe the shooting was targeted but have not announced any arrests or named any suspects. Benita Braich, CBC News, Vancouver. And finally the Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And the defending Stanley Cup champions move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. It was a crushing loss at the Scototiabank Arena in downtown Toronto last night.

The Florida Panthers beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 in game 7 of their second round series. Florida will now play the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. The Edmonton Oilers are now the only Canadian team left in the playoffs. They face Dallas in the Western Conference final starting Wednesday night. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.