The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/22 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/22 at 01:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer, Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca

sponsored by IG Private Wealth Management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. We begin in Washington where two people were shot and killed and two others injured attending an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Both the victims, a man and a woman, were staffers of the Israeli Embassy in DC and according to reports were about to be engaged. Pamela Smith is Washington Police Chief. Preliminary investigation indicates that both victims were exiting an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum located in the 500 block of 3rd Street Northwest

when the shooting occurred. We believe the shooting was committed by a single suspect who is now in custody. Prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum. He approached a group of four people, produced a handgun, and opened fire, striking both of our decedents. Smith says a 30-year-old Chicago man was detained following the shooting and arrested, and that police are not looking for any other suspects. My government is fighting to get the best deal for Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney has released a letter outlining his mandate following the end of a two-day cabinet retreat.

Priorities include bolstering Canada's economy and shaping a new trade partnership with the U.S. Carney says it'll be guided by Canadian interests. We are in a position now where we cooperate when necessary, but not necessarily cooperate. You will see a very different set of partnerships, security and economic, going forward. One of those security partnerships could involve Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome Project. Canada Post has rejected the union's offer of a two-week truce ahead of a looming strike on Friday. The truce would have delayed job action, but Canada Post says it's committed to negotiating. The Crown Corporation delivered its latest proposal

to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers today. It includes wage increases and benefit protections, which the union says it will review. Officials from the world's seven top economies are meeting in the Alberta Rockies. G7 finance ministers are laying the groundwork ahead of the leaders' summit in June. Karina Roman reports. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem greet their U.S. counterparts, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome

Powell. There are seven countries at the G7 table, but everyone here is keenly aware that the one with the most impact is the United States. The agenda is long, including recent threats to the global economy. What's not explicitly on the agenda? Tariffs. The key one-on-one meeting for Champagne is with U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant. John Manley, a former deputy prime minister and finance minister, says it's important that the U.S. Treasury Secretary as well as federal reserve chair are attending. Besant is, a lot of people call him the adult in the room in

the U.S. government right now. Champagne says this week's gathering is also about laying the groundwork to bring back financial stability to the global economy. Karina Roman, CBC News, Banff, Alberta. The president of the South American country of Guyana, Irfan Ali, has condemned plans by neighboring Venezuela to hold elections in a disputed border region on Sunday. Venezuela has long claimed the Essequibo region, which makes up two-thirds of Guyana's territory and has huge oil reserves.

As a competitor and as a kid dreaming about the game, it's always in the back of your mind and I'm very thankful to be at this side of the ballot. But none of it's possible without the guys behind me. That is Hamilton, Ontario native Shay Gilgis Alexander, a star guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder responding after being named the NBA's most valuable player tonight. Gilgis Alexander led the league in scoring at nearly 33 points a game and is currently playing in the Western Conference Finals. He easily beat out three-time league MVP, Nikola Jokic.

The only other Canadian player to win the award was BC Steve Nash who did it in 05 and 06. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.