The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/21 at 22:00 EDT

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued a mandate letter to his cabinet after a two-day retreat. Top of the priority list, establishing a new economic and security relationship with the U.S. As Olivia Stefanovic reports, the focus is also on strengthening ties with other trading partners. We are demonstrating our ability that we have choices. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the days of Canada steadily deepening economic relations with the U. the US are over. We are in a position now where we cooperate when necessary, but not necessarily cooperate.

Carney says he's pursuing cooperation with other allies, including Europeans. But when it comes to the US, Carney says his government will cooperate on ballistic missile defense. Canada is in high-level talks about joining the Golden Dome Defence Shield, a project estimated to cost at least $175 billion US, with US President Donald Trump insisting Canada will pay its fair share, though Carney isn't yet putting a price tag on how much his government would be willing to contribute. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada Post has presented its latest contract proposal to the union representing postal

workers. The offer comes ahead of a potential strike on Friday. The union suggested a two-week pause in any job action, but the mail carrier rejected it. Marina von Stackelberg has the latest. Canada Post employees could be off the job Friday. The union says it offered to pause its strike for two weeks to look over this newest proposal. But under the Labour Code, both sides have to agree. Canada Post won't. The corporation says after two years of negotiations, a resolution is urgently needed. Jim Gallant is one of the union's negotiators.

Why didn't they give it to us last week? They say they have an offer for us and they put it right up against the deadline. Canada Post's latest offer includes a wage increase of nearly 14 percent over four years. The two sides are at odds with Canada Post's desire to hire more part-time staff to deliver on weekends. John Hamilton speaks for the corporation. Do we continue to try and preserve the status quo or do we just say it's 2025, the delivery world has changed? The federal government recently bailed the company out with a one billion dollar loan. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is summoning the Israeli ambassador to

explain why soldiers fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank. Representatives of several countries were on a pre-arranged visit to the city of Jenin. Anand confirms four Canadian personnel were part of the delegation. Israel says the group deviated from an approved route and troops fired warning shots as a result. The minister says she expects a full investigation and accountability. Prime Minister Mark Carney describes the incident as totally unacceptable. Canada's Steve Nash has him company as an NBA most

valuable player. Shay Gildes Alexander, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, was named the league MVP tonight after leading the league in scoring and as Oklahoma City thundered to the best record in the regular season. He joins Nash as just the second Canadian ever so honored. Dwayne Washington was Gilders Alexander's former high school coach in Hamilton and spoke to Ian Hanamansing tonight. He was taking all the pieces and trying to master each element of the game. He was a relentless worker. He was someone who really paid attention to detail, flawlessly, and to see him at this point with his work ethic and his talent combined

You know, it's just something that I never could imagine Gilder's Alexander and his thunder are currently playing in the NBA Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lead the series one game to none and that is your world this hour And you remember you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.