The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 06:00 EDT

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wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Canada Post is on the verge of another shutdown. Cup W, the union representing 55,000 postal workers, says the membership is ready to walk off the job as of this coming Friday morning. It would be a resumption of their job action that started back in November. Georgie Smyth reports. 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. Canada Post walked away from the table again last week. I think that's about the third time. 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. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a weekend joint statement issued by Canada, Britain and France is, quote, a huge prize for Hamas. The joint statement warns that the three countries will take joint action if Israel continues with this military offensive in Gaza, and it criticizes Netanyahu for blocking aid into the Palestinian territory.

Netanyahu says world leaders need to follow US President Donald Trump's example in supporting Israel. Meanwhile, there have been multiple explosions overnight across southern Gaza. This morning's airstrikes come after the Israeli military says it struck more than 650 Hamas targets over the past week. Israel says the ongoing operation is aimed at eliminating Hamas's military capabilities. Local medical workers say more than 500 people have been killed over the past eight days and in the middle of all this ceasefire talks are underway still in Doha. However, the Prime Minister of Qatar says the

talks are going nowhere due, quote, to fundamental differences. The Ontario government has announced plans to spend more than $50 million on two new border security helicopters. One will go to Niagara Regional Police, the other to Windsor. But as Jennifer LaGrasse reports, questions are being asked about the purpose and the cost. Through Operation Deterrence, we're doing our part. That's Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. The government launched Operation Deterrence at the start of this year to enhance border

safety, bolstering border protections ever since US President Donald Trump said it was an issue. Joanne Gignac chairs the Windsor Police Services Board. She was taken aback by the helicopter funding. The devil is always in the details. And those details will hopefully answer her questions around who is responsible for related costs. But I think for the people of Windsor to have to assume the cost of operating a helicopter is naturally concerning. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police already have a number of helicopters dedicated to

Border Patrol. The provincial government didn't respond to a request for comment, but in separate statements, the police chiefs for both Niagara and Windsor said they're grateful for the investment and that helicopters will allow them to better keep their communities safe. Jennifer LaGrasa, CBC News, Windsor, Ontario. The Ottawa Charge hosted offending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost tonight in the opening game of the Professional Women's Hockey League Final. The Charge advanced to the championship series by beating Montreal, while the Frost eliminated

the Toronto Scepters. The final is a best of five. And that is The World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.