The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/20 at 21:00 EDT

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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. The Prime Minister's office though confirming that Ottawa is discussing ways to strengthen NORAD with the Americans, including initiatives like the Golden Dome. The European Union says it will review its free trade deal with Israel. Earlier today, the UK suspended free trade talks with the country over the war in Gaza. The move comes one day after Canada, the UK and France released a statement condemning

Israel's military offensive. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls their response a huge prize for Hamas. Chris Reyes has more. 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. Also today the European Union is lifting sanctions on Syria. EU foreign policy chief Kaya Kalas warns the policy change could be reversed depending on progress. Syria's foreign ministry welcomed the move as a step towards financial stability. Back in Canada the sexual assault trial involving five former World Junior hockey players continues

in London. Today, the court is hearing from Brett Howden. He was a member of the 2018 World Juniors 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. A warning 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 Dubé spanking 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 per cent last month. That's down from 2.3 per cent in March. StatsCan says the falling price of gasoline is the biggest factor. On average, gas prices are down by 18 per cent, 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. For News Anytime, you can log on to cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Trisha Kindleman.