The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 12:00 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 Gina Louise Phillips. South Asians across the country are raising concerns about their safety.

about their safety. My apologies about the music. Community members packed a town hall following the killing of a businessman in Brampton, Ontario on Wednesday. Harjeet Dada's family believes he was a victim of threats and extortion. His daughter Gurleen says not enough was done to protect her father. Sorry about that again. Peel police say they believe the killing was targeted, but they haven't made arrests or named any suspects. Going to move on from that story, but we'll have more on that. After facing pressure from allies, Israel's prime minister is allowing some aid into Gaza.

Netanyahu says he is breaking his months-long blockade to allow some food across the border. Crystal Gumansing explains. How to get that urgently needed aid in, in the face of a hunger crisis, says Olga Cherovko, is being discussed. She is with the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We've run out of tents long ago. We've obviously distributed the last of our food stocks. It's dangerous for aid workers or anyone to move around Gaza.

Israel's army spokesperson said the IDF will intensify military control in the Gaza Strip by segmenting it and relocating the population for their safety. The aim is to force Hamas to surrender and secure the release of all of the hostages. According to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. It says the development of a hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip would endanger continued operations to defeat Hamas. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and it's now spread to his bones. Steve Futterman reports. Joe Biden learned of his cancer diagnosis on Friday. Yesterday his office released details. It is an aggressive

form of prostate cancer which has already spread to his bones which makes it stage four. You know obviously hearing news that you have a diagnosis of cancer and then that it has spread to the bone is hard to hear. Dr. Tanya Dorff is an expert in treating prostate cancer at the City of Hope Hospital near Los Angeles. The good news is that prostate cancer actually has a lot of effective treatments. How Biden responds to the treatments will be the key.

Some aggressive forms of prostate cancer are difficult to control. Political differences were put aside at least briefly yesterday after the announcement. Donald Trump, who has lashed out at Biden repeatedly since taking office in January, said in a written statement that he and First Lady Melania Trump are saddened to hear the news. And former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, I am praying for your full and speedy recovery.

Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Russia has outlawed Amnesty International. The prosecutor general calls the human rights group an undesirable organization. That means Amnesty must stop any work in Russia and anyone who cooperates with the organization could be prosecuted. Amnesty International has condemned the war on Ukraine and accuses Russia of war crimes. To northwestern Ontario, 800 people from a First Nation are out of their homes.

A fast-moving wildfire is threatening Wabsamang 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. And an update from Manitoba, 150 residents are able to return home after being forced to escape the wildfire near Lac du Boni. More than 800 people evacuated the area starting last Tuesday. Hundreds of others are still waiting to get the all clear. And that is it for the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Luis-Phillips.