The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/22 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/22 at 08:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling it a horrific act of anti-Semitism. Two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed last night outside the Capitol Jewish Museum. A 31-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and was heard shouting, free Palestine,

as he was being taken into custody. Steve Futterman reports. The killings took place outside of Washington's capital Jewish museum where a reception was taking place for diplomats. Washington, D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith. Prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum. The motive for the shooting appears to be connected with the ongoing war in Gaza. As the suspect was apprehended, he began shouting,

Free, free Palestine! This person encountered the suspect after the shooting. He spoke with the BBC. He's like, I did this for Gaza, free Palestine. The two people killed were a couple who worked at the Israeli embassy. Here's Israel's ambassador to the US, Yahil Leiter. It's a young couple about to be engaged. The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend

next week in Jerusalem. In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement, we are witnessing the terrible price of anti-Semitism against Israel. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he expects Israel to investigate why members of the Israeli military fired shots this week in the West Bank near a diplomatic delegation. And it was a delegation that included Canadians. The Israeli ambassador has been summoned to Global Affairs to see the minister and explain

we expect a full investigation. We expect an immediate explanation of what happened. It's totally unacceptable. It's some of many things that are totally unacceptable that's going on in the region. Israel's military is insisting the diplomatic group deviated from an approved travel route and ended up in a prohibited area. And it says the rounds fired were warning shots. It appears pressure is mounting on the conservative leader, Pierre Poliev, to distance himself

from Jenny Byrne. Byrne was the Conservative's national campaign manager in the federal election. It's being reported that within the party caucus, she's being blamed for the election laws. Janice McGregor has more. Our Radio Canada colleague, Christiane Noel, spoke spoke to 12 conservatives, did not name them, and they were scathing, saying after the conservatives blew a double-digit lead in the polls to lose the election, heads have to roll.

And yet there hasn't been any accountability from national campaign manager Jenny Byrne, a private contractor whose exact job now that the general election is over is unclear. Except that she's personally tight with Pierre Poliev. Radio Canada heard that she treats people like, quote, garbage. That her

behaviour at party headquarters was toxic and angry that she didn't communicate well with teams in the field. When caucus met two weeks ago, Poliev brushed aside questions about Byrne saying conservatives won't grow by excluding people. He will face a review vote at the party's next convention. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. US President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill has passed the Republican-controlled

House of Representatives. The Yaser 215, the Nazar 214 with one answering present. The bill is passed. This is a piece of legislation that Trump calls his big beautiful bill. Among other things, it calls for extended corporate and individual tax cuts. It cancels green energy incentives and restricts eligibility for a range of health and food programs. The bill now needs to pass the Republican-controlled Senate before it can be signed into law. The PWHL Championship Final continues tonight in Ottawa with the Charge looking to take

a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Frost. Ottawa opened the Walter Cup Best of 5 Final earlier this week with a 2-1 overtime win in the opener. As for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Western final got started last night in Dallas with the Stars beating Edmonton 6-3. And that is The World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.