The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 04:00 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 Claude Fague. Last-minute talks between Canada Post and its union have broken down without a deal, but the Union has decided it won't go on a general strike, at least not yet. Instead, its 55,000 workers have been instructed to limit their work hours and refuse overtime. The CBC's Nisha Patel has the latest. Canada Post employees will not walk off the job. Instead, the Union has announced 55,000

postal workers will be refusing to work overtime. Carriers will have to return to the depot and drop their mail off after eight hours, even if they haven't completed their routes. The union said it made the decision to minimize disruptions to the public, while warning additional strike actions could still take place in the future. This development comes after the two sides met briefly last night at the request of the Union, but the talks broke off without making progress. The Union says it's still reviewing the latest contract offer.

Canada Post is offering a 13.5% pay bump over four years, while the Union is looking for a 19 percent pay raise. The Crown Corporation also wants to hire more part-time staff so it can extend parcel delivery to the weekends. The union is concerned that will lead to an erosion of full-time jobs. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. A bombshell report by Manitoba's Ethics commissioner is tarnishing the former PC government's reputation.

Three members of former Premier Heather Stephenson's government are facing fines. As Ian Freese reports, the governing NDP is opening the door to a possible inquiry. After they lost power, after the PCs were pushed out of office, they still tried to ram through a controversial mining project. Manitoba Premier Wab Kanu says the former PC government ignored the will of the people. In the days after the Tories lost the 2023 election, former Premier Heather Stephenson, her deputy and her economic development minister, tried to approve a silica sand mine in southeastern Manitoba.

The NDP government eventually said no, worried the project would harm the drinking water. I apologize today to the people of manitoba. Jeff Wharton is the only MLA of the three still sitting and the only one to apologize. He was still stripped of his critic duties by party leader, Abhi Khan. I can see he felt terrible, but he understood my decision. Kahnu isn't satisfied. Why were they so intent on ignoring the results of the election? One of many unanswered questions.

And the premier is not ruling out an inquiry. Ian Frays, CBC News, Winnipeg. The Israeli prime minister has accused some of his country's closest allies of siding with rapists and baby killers after they criticized Israel's conduct in Gaza. Britain, France and Canada on Monday condemned the expanded Israeli military operation and denial of humanitarian aid to civilians in the territory and threatened concrete actions if they did not stop.

Benjamin Netanyahu said the leaders of the three countries had bought into Hamas propaganda. I say to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Stammer, when mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers, thank you, you're on the wrong side of justice. You're on the wrong side of humanity. And you're on the wrong side of humanity and you're on the wrong side of history. Meanwhile, some much needed aid has begun arriving in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says that a total of 107 trucks belonging to the United Nations and other aid groups delivered essential items including food, flour, medical equipment and pharmaceutical drugs on Thursday. Trucks have been

allowed back in the Strip this week following an 11-week blockade on Thursday. Trucks have been allowed back in the strip this week, following an 11-week blockade on supplies. The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has described the floods affecting New South Wales as pretty horrific. Tens of thousands of people remain cut off after floods engulf parts of the Tiree region. Four people are known to have died

as the area suffered half a year's worth of rain in just three days. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.