The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/19 at 22:00 EDT

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When debts got you, you've got us. Give Credit Counseling Society a call today. Visit NoMoreDets.org. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neal Hurlind. Mail delivery could soon be grinding to a halt again. The union representing tens of thousands of postal workers is ready to strike this Friday. As Georgie Smythe reports, workers say they'll return to the picket lines after being ordered back last December.

We didn't take that decision lightly to go out onto the picket line. Kate Holowadiak is the president at Canadian Union of Postal Workers Victoria. She says her members want to lock in a collective agreement with Canada Post and end the months of back and forth talks. The two parties had been working under a collective agreement that was extended after job action before Christmas last year. It expires on Friday. John Hamilton is a spokesperson for Canada Post. He says a report released last week shows the service needs an overhaul.

We need to be making a number of changes, starting with negotiating agreements that reflect the realities of 2025. Both sides say they still hope to return to the bargaining table. But if no agreement is reached, operations, including mail and parcel delivery, could shut down by the end of the week. Georgie Smythe, CBC News, Vancouver. Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will once again work towards a ceasefire. The renewed diplomatic push comes after the US presidentS. president spoke with the leaders of both

nations. But as Aaron Collins reports, there's few details and many doubts about future peace talks. I think some progress has been made. Donald Trump happy with his call with Vladimir Putin, hopeful that it might be a step towards peace. It's a terrible situation going on over there. 5,000 young people every single week are being killed.

So hopefully we did something. Vladimir Putin also positive calling the two-hour call productive. Putin saying Russia is willing to work on a memorandum on future peace talks. And President Trump also spoke to Vladimir Zelensky, the Ukrainian president expressing skepticism over Russia's commitment to peace. Our side, we really want to finish this war. I'm not sure that Russia is ready and we don't trust them.

The calls come as fighting escalated in recent days. Russia launched its largest drone attack of the three-year conflict over the weekend. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. Israel says a handful of aid trucks have entered Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade. Aid groups say Gaza is now on the brink of famine. Twenty-six UN humanitarian partners, including Canada, released a statement today saying full aid must resume. Israel's prime minister says he's allowing limited aid because of international

pressure. Kristal Gamansing has more. Benzalas Motrich, Israel's finance minister, says aid will allow civilians to eat and friends in the world to keep giving Israel diplomatic protection at the UN Security Council and in the Hague. No aid has entered Gaza since March 2nd. Israel's Director General of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Eden Bartal, says limited amounts of aid will be entering. In the coming days, Israel will facilitate the entry of dozens of aid trucks. Aid groups say hundreds of trucks are needed daily with a catastrophic food shortage.

There are also calls for a ceasefire. Israel's Prime Minister ended the blockade while escalating military operations. Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will capture and control all of Gaza as it looks to dismantle Hamas and return all of the hostages. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. The European Union and Britain have signed their biggest trade and defense deal since the Brexit vote nine years ago. We're turning a page. We're opening a new chapter. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says European neighbors need to stick together in unstable times. The deal makes it easier for Britain to sell its food in Europe and allows it to take part in joint procurement projects. It also grants European ships access to British fishing waters.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.