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

Episode Date: May 19, 2025

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

How did the internet go from this? You could actually find what you were looking for right away, bound to this. I feel like I'm in hell. Spoiler alert, it was not an accident. I'm Cory Doctorow, host of Who Broke the Internet from CBC's Understood. In this four-part series, I'm going to tell you

why the internet sucks now, whose fault it is, and my plan to fix it. Find Who Broke the Internet on whatever terrible app you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scanderis. We begin in Washington. We just spent two and a half hours talking to Vladimir Putin, and I think some progress has been made. U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire.

He says he believes his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin went well. Trump added the nature of those peace talks would be negotiated between Moscow and Kiev. After the call, Putin said contact between delegations had resumed. He suggested Moscow is prepared to discuss compromises but did not provide details. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is doubtful that Russia is serious about peace. Canada is among nearly two dozen countries calling on Israel to fully reopen humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza. Today's statement also stresses the need for the UN to be allowed to do its work in the territory to save lives.

Today a handful of trucks entered Gaza for the first time in 11 weeks. Food security agencies warn 2.1 million Palestinians are at dire risk of famine. Spokesperson James Elder with UNICEF says the rate of malnutrition in children is doubling. We need some of the thousands and thousands of trucks that are at that border to flow into Gaza. It can't just be tokenistic. It can't just be in the south. We need those 400 distribution points in Gaza to be utilized, not drip, drip, drip to prevent political pressure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says famine must be avoided from a quote practical and diplomatic standpoint. Israel says the blockade was meant to put pressure on Hamas

to release hostages still held in Gaza. NTSB investigators say there was no significant structural damage to Brooklyn Bridge after a tall ship crashed into it on the weekend. Two sailors died and 22 others were injured when the Mexican ship sailed into the bridge. The agency says the cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Toronto Star is identifying the three siblings killed in an alleged impaired driving incident in the city. A longtime family friend making the confirmation to the newspaper on Monday. The CBC's Allie Chyasson has more

on the victims, the crash and the charges. – Ramon, Jace and Maya Lavina, all siblings, are the three children who died in Sunday morning's crash. Their mother, Jade Galv, suffered broken ribs and a concussion but is expected to live, along with her 10-year-old son Avery, who suffered a broken arm and collar bone. This new information, published by the Toronto Star, comes as an outpouring of support grows in a GoFundMe set up for the Lavina family. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Ethan L'Houlier faces multiple impaired driving charges. Toronto police say he was drunk behind the wheel of a Dodge Caravan, allegedly speeding down a highway off-ramp onto Renforth Drive in Etobicoke,

where the accident happened. L'Houlier was arrested on scene. People have been laying flowers at the crash site. Also sharing her condolences, Jennifer Neville Lake, who lost her three children in a drunk driving crash 10 years ago, posting on X, quote, I'm so, so sorry in grief and solidarity. Ali Shiasan, CBC News, Toronto. Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing its workers. They indicate the Canadian Union of Postal Workers intends to begin strike activity at midnight on Friday, May 23rd.

The last work stoppage led to the pile-up of millions of packages around the holiday season. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered both sides back to work and extended the collective agreement to May 22nd. The union and the postal service have been holding talks but without much progress. Later this year, a 50-year-old kids' show will find itself in a new location. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? The answer will be Netflix.

Its new streaming deal gives Sesame Street a new home, after Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to renew the show for HBO Max last year. Select past episodes will be available on Netflix and Sesame Street will also continue to air on PBS. And that is Your World This Hour. I'm Stephanie Scandaris.