The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 19:00 EDT

Okay, so I'm Tom Power. I host the award-winning interview show Cue, and it's not just about art. It's also a podcast that delves into conversations with artists as to why we create at all. Like you'll hear boy genius member Lucy Dacus open up about why she's dead dissatisfied with the way we talk about love. You'll hear Cate Blanchett describe what it's like to forget the sound of your own voice. And you'll hear how Coleman Domingo actually honed his acting skills in the circus. Listen to Q with me, Tom Power, wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scanderis. Hypersonic missiles, ballistic missiles and advanced cruise missiles, all of them will be

knocked out of the air. Donald Trump says his project to build a so-called Golden Dome will cost about $175 billion U.S. He's expecting the missile defense shield to be completed before the end of his term. The president also claims Canada wants to partner with the U.S. Canada has called us and they want to be a part of it. So we'll be talking to them. They want to have protection also. So as usual, we help Canada do the best we can. Trump did not provide further details on a potential partnership, but he added that every

part of the defence shield would be made in the U.S. Lawmakers have previously criticized the plan, given its high cost and defence systems already in place. The European Union says it'll review its free trade deal with Israel. Earlier today, the UK suspended free trade talks with Israel over the war in Gaza. The moves come a day after Canada, the UK and France released a statement condemning Israel's renewed military offensive. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls their response a huge prize for Hamas. Chris Reyes reports.

There are 14,000 babies that will die in the next 48 hours unless we can reach them. That dire warning from UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. Israel has allowed limited aid trucks to cross into Gaza in the last two days, following weeks of a blockade that has pushed the territory to the brink of famine. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has joined other leaders, including Canada, condemning Israel's recent bombardment of Gaza. Where the level of suffering, innocent children being bombed again, is utterly intolerable.

Medics in Gaza say more than 500 Palestinians have been killed in the past eight days. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says international pressure will not divert Israel from its objectives. He called on Hamas to release hostages and lay down arms to end the war. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. The European Union is lifting sanctions on Syria. It follows the U.S. decision to remove economic restrictions imposed more than a decade ago. EU foreign policy chief, Kaya Callas, warns the policy change could be reversed depending on progress.

Syria's foreign ministry welcomed the move as a step towards financial stability. The autocratic regime of President Bashar al-Assad was toppled last December. The sexual assault trial involving five former World Junior hockey players continues in London, Ontario. Today, the court heard from Brett Howden. He was a member of the 2018 World Junior team and is a current forward for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights. Howden was in the room when the alleged incident occurred but is not facing any

charges. Now this story contains some graphic details. Karen Pauls reports. Brett Howden told the court there are many things he can't recall even after reading the statement he made to a hockey Canada investigator in 2018. He does remember a woman coming out of the bathroom but doesn't remember she was naked

Howden does recall things escalated quickly when the woman started taunting the guys Egging them on because he says nobody was taking her up on her offers of sexual acts Finally two of them did he recalls Carter Hart and Michael McLeod getting oral sex from her although He remembers not looking because it was uncomfortable and awkward. He also recalls it was the woman who took Alex Formonton to the bathroom where it's alleged he had sex with her. But he can't remember Dylan Dubase banking the woman even though he recalls hearing the

sound and he told the investigator about it in 2018. Karen Pauls, CBC News, London, Ontario. Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.7 percent last month from 2.3 in March. Statistics Canada says the falling price of gasoline is the biggest factor. On average gas prices are down by 18 percent. That's due mainly to the removal of the consumer carbon tax and the global drop in oil prices. But food prices continue to rise faster than any other consumer product.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.