The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 10:00 EDT

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. South Asians across the country are raising concerns about their safety. Community members packed a town hall following the killing of a businessman in Brampton, Ontario on Wednesday. Harjit Dutta's family believes he was a victim of threats and extortion. His daughter Gurleen 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. Peel police say they believe the killing was targeted but haven't made arrests or named any suspects.

In B.C., a number of South Asian business owners also say they have been targets of extortion threats in recent years. Last year RCMP said they obtained evidence linking the Indian government and agents to violent crimes in Canada and it launched a national alliance to combat extortion last year. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this morning and they'll discuss the ending of the war in Ukraine. Richard Madden is covering this story from Washington. According to President Trump, he says the call is an attempt to quote stop the bloodbath of the war in Ukraine, according to a social media post. And this high-stakes call between the two leaders follows a weekend of failed peace talks in Turkey between

Russia and Ukraine. It was proposed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who in the end was a no-show. So that move angered Western and Ukrainian delegations. European leaders are urging Russia to accept the proposed 30-day ceasefire. Trump says he'll also be speaking with Ukrainian President Zelensky as well as members of NATO once his call with Putin wraps up. We'll see where this leads. The demands from the two sides are very far apart. Russia's saying it will only sign a truce if Ukraine effectively surrenders. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington.

To northwestern Ontario, 800 people from a First Nation are out of their homes. A fast-moving wildfire is threatening wobs among independent nation. Residents have been flown to hotels in Niagara Falls and roughly 100 firefighters are working to control the flames burning just over a kilometer away from the community. Wab Samung has had three evacuations and six emergencies in the past six years.

And an update from Manitoba, 150 residents are able to return home after being forced to escape the wildfire near Lakdabani. More than 800 people evacuated the area starting last Tuesday. Hundreds of others are still waiting to get the all clear. Reeve Lauren Schinkel is urging them to be patient. I think that it's a matter of hours, but you know what, we're taking it day by day here and we're working in conjunction certainly with Manitoba Wildfire Services as well as the emergency measures people that are on this.

Shinkle also says the fire needs to be better controlled before everyone can get back home. The Edmonton Oilers are readying to face the Dallas Stars beginning Wednesday night. They're now the only Canadian team in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Florida Panthers booted the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the running last night in game seven of their second round series. The CBC's Greg Ross was there. The Panthers didn't just beat the Leafs in game seven, they annihilated them and they did it in front of the Leafs fans at Scotiabank Arena. Florida won by a final score of 6 to 1. Fans started booing the Leafs fans at Scotiabank Arena. Florida won by a final score of 6-1. Fans

started booing the Leafs in the second period and that continued through the third period as the Panthers padded their lead. Near the end of the game, some even threw their Leafsters. He's on the ice in protest. It hurts more than a break up, I'll tell you that. Nick McCallan watched the game outside in Maple Leaf Square. He says he's starting to get used to the pain and frustration of losing in the playoffs after watching the Leafs get eliminated from the postseason for the past nine years. Devastated but also not really surprised at the same time but it's the Leafs after all. The future of the team remains unclear with star forwards Mitch Marner and John Tavara

set to become unrestricted free agents this summer. Greg Ross, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the World This Hour. You can listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices like Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.