The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 11:00 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. Joe Cummings From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Canada's postal workers had planned to walk off the job today, but at least for the time being that strike action is on hold while the union considers the latest contract offer from Canada Post. Linda Ward has the details.

Canada Post says the Canadian union of postal workers requested to meet with the mediator last night, but that meeting effectively went nowhere. Spokeswoman Lisa Liu says the meeting lasted less than half an hour with Cup W raising only a small number of the many outstanding issues in an informal manner. It was unfortunately not enough to demonstrate meaningful progress. Now these talks were about the corporation's latest offer. We're talking 13.59% wage increases over four years, six personal days, and better

income replacement for those on short-term disability. The union says they're still going over that offer. Cup W was set to be in a legal strike position at midnight. The Canadian Union of

Postal Workers now telling it's 55,000 Canada Post employees to halt overtime work immediately. Canada Post has asked them to come back with, quote, urgency. Linda Ward, CBC News, Toronto. In the London, Ontario sexual assault trial of five former World Junior Hockey players, the judge has ruled today that a text message from NHL player Brett Howden is inadmissible as evidence. In the text sent after the alleged sexual assault, Howden says he witnessed one of the accused, Dylan Dubay, smacking the

complainants behind. But in his testimony this week, Howden says he can't remember writing that text and he now cannot confirm if it is accurate. Howden was a member of the 2018 World Junior Hockey Team, but he is not charged. He is a crown witness in the sexual assault trial. Nova Scotia Power is reporting that it's dealing with a ransomware cyber attack. The provincial utility says data stolen

from its systems last month has been published, but it has yet to confirm where. It says it's been sending letters to affected customers offering free credit protection. The utility also says it has not made any payments to an entity it describes as a, quote, threat actor. The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says he will be watching closely next week when King Charles delivers the speech from the throne. But Pete Hoekstra says if the king's visit is meant as a message about Canadian sovereignty,

it's a message that doesn't need to be sent. Janice McGregor explains. Janice McGregor The invitation for King Charles to read the speech from the throne came at a time when Mark Carney's government was keen to reinforce Canada's independence. But when the Prime Minister was sitting in the Oval Office and the President said, never say never to the idea of becoming the 51st state. Canadians heard that. It's kind of hard to forget. But Trump's ambassador tells CBC radio's The House that as Parliament opens next week, he believes his mandate now in Ottawa is to move on.

If the Canadians want to keep talking about it, that's their business. I'm not talking about it. Donald Trump is not talking about it. So let's talk about what's on the plate, these negotiations on trade and defence issues. We learned this week from the Prime Minister that Dominic LeBlanc, Minister in charge of this file, has been back in Washington continuing negotiations out of the spotlight. Hoekstra told the House that the Trump administration feels the ball is in Canada's court now to make a serious pitch for a deal. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa.

US President Donald Trump is threatening to put a 25 percent tariff on all Apple products unless the company agrees to start making its iPhones in the United States. This follows similar threats Trump has issued in recent weeks on other retail giants such as Amazon and Walmart. Analysts agree the action against Apple would dramatically increase iPhone prices, potentially gutting sales and profits at one of the world's leading tech companies. It's a travel day in the Professional Women's Hockey League final, this after the Minnesota frost evened the best of five last night with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win over the Ottawa charge.

Game three is set for tomorrow in St. Paul, Minnesota. And that is the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.