The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 14:00 EDT

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Donald Trump says ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately. In a social media post, the president says his two hour long phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin went very well and the conditions for peace talks will now be negotiated between Moscow and Kiev. Vice President J.D. Vance says Washington will follow Putin's next steps closely. Look, the president has been very clear. This is not the United States is not going to spin its wheels here. We want to see outcomes. There are a lot of economic benefits to thawing relations between Russia

and the rest of the world, but you're not going to get those benefits. You can keep on killing a lot of innocent people. A round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations last week fell short of reaching a peace deal. Putin now says contact between the negotiators has resumed. He suggested Moscow is prepared to discuss compromises, but did not provide details. Several aid trucks have now entered Gaza. They are the first to enter the territory after 11 weeks of an Israel blockade. Food security reports say all 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza are now at risk of famine. Israel says its decision to allow

supplies in is because of growing international pressure. Eden Bartol with the Israeli foreign ministry says the shipments containing baby food and medical supplies are a start. In the coming days, Israel will facilitate the entry of dozens of aid trucks. Its conclusion, the bottom line is clear. Israel always complies with international law and with its obligations and statements. The United Nations aid chief says the supplies entering today are a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed. The aid comes as Israel's military warns residents in southern Gaza to evacuate ahead of another planned ground offensive. In eastern Manitoba, some people forced to flee the wildfire near Lakdabani have been

able to go back home, but the situation is still too dangerous for hundreds of others who are waiting to return. 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. More than 800 people were forced to flee the area starting last Tuesday as flames spread whipped up by a strong wind. The fire is now listed as being held. There are currently 13 fires across

Manitoba with three burning out of control. Mourners have been visiting the spot in Toronto where three children were killed early Sunday morning. The SUV they were in was hit by a minivan. That van's driver, a 19-year-old man, now faces impaired driving charges. The CBC's Ali Chyasson has more. A memorial of flowers grows at a junction of highway off-ramps and service roads. This is where three children were killed in a suspected impaired driving collision just after midnight on Sunday. The three children, aged 15, 13 and 6 years old, were traveling in an SUV with their 35-year-old

mother and a family friend. At the same time, a Dodge caravan was allegedly speeding down the 401 off-ramp onto Renforth Drive in Etobicoke, where police say it lost control and slammed into the family's SUV as it was stopped at a red light. A 19-year-old driver was arrested at the scene. Ethan LeHoulier of Georgetown, Ontario faces several charges. The children's mother, the family friend, and a 10-year-old are expected to live. Jennifer Neville Lake, the woman who lost her three children in an infamous drunk driving incident back in 2015, posted her support for the family on X, saying, quote, I am so, so sorry, in grief and solidarity. Ali Chasson, CBC News, Toronto.

Some Quebec farmers are helping out after more than 200 dairy cows were left without shelter. A barn fire in Champlain near Trois-Rivers killed close to 300 animals but the farmer was able to save nearly as many. He reached out for help on social media because he has nowhere to keep them. All of the animals now have new barns if just temporarily. The fire department is currently investigating the cause of the fire. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderres.