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

Episode Date: May 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 05:00 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 Trisha Kindleman. Finance ministers from some of the most influential economies in the world are meeting in Banff, Alberta today for the second day of a three-day summit. But as Anis Hadari reports, it's unclear how they'll talk about a major economic concern — tariffs. Summer in Canada, you know, it's great to have you everyone.

Unpredictable weather, as it often is in Alberta, means it's snowing in the Rocky Mountains, as Federal Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters as the G7 Finance Minister meetings get underway. Our mission is really about restoring stability and growth. We're going to be talking about a number of things. That number of things, notably, does not include tariffs, at least not officially. What is on the agenda? Economic resilience, growth policies, and some discussion of a well-functioning global trade system. Peter Beame was a senior Canadian advisor at six previous G7 summits.

He says tariffs have definitely influenced the topics at this gathering. So the global economy will be addressed. Downside risks. I would say tariffs fall into that downside risks category in terms of their impact. Canada's finance minister is also expected to meet with his counterparts from other nations one-on-one through the coming days. Anis Hadari, CBC News, Banff. Washington, DC is hosting a global festival for the 2SLGBTQ Plus community. Awarded in 2022, it is the first time the city is welcoming world pride.

But as Lisa Shing tells us, some are opting not to cross the border. Rye Schistler will only be swimming the backstroke on this side of the border. The transgender athlete and their team, the Toronto Purple Finns, decided to skip the world pride celebrations in Washington, D.C. If we run into trouble somewhere in between the border and the pool, are my rights going to be respected? The global festivities hosted by a different city every other year features cultural events and sporting competitions. The Purple Finns and at least two other groups that aren't going are worried, especially as Donald Trump is trying to roll back policies

combating discrimination against gay and transgender people. Those who will attend will be supported, says Ryan Baas, executive director of DC-based organization Capital Pride Alliance. You're gonna be safe here. There's gonna be resources here. World Pride runs through June 8th and will also feature concerts by JLo and Shakira capped off with a parade. Lisa Shing, CBC News, Toronto. And the Quebec government says the province will investigate yesterday's deadly structure

collapse at a work site north of Montreal. Police say one person died and two people were injured in the collapse of two underground walls of a commercial building that's under construction. New figures show tropical forests were lost at record levels last year. The World Resource Institute says deforestation almost doubled as many regions across the world struggled to control outbreaks of fire. Rod Taylor is the global director of forest programs at the institute. The underlying cause of a lot of this is climate change,

which is ultimately fueled by human activities, but it's not just now human activity that physically destroys forests. Fires that might have snuffed out fairly quickly are now spreading further and further. The scientists say burning forests are releasing rather than storing carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that plays a major role in global warming. In the NHL's conference, finals got underway with a 5-2 win for the Florida Panthers over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. The battle for best in the west kicks off tonight as the Edmonton Oilers, the lone Canadian

team still in the running, will take on the Stars in Dallas. And in the PWHL, it was an overtime goal that lifted the Ottawa charge to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Frost. They are the current defending champions of that league. And that was the opening game of the Women's Professional Hockey League Championship Series as well. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week, and for news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Trisha Kindleman.