The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 17:00 EDT

Other People's Problems was the first podcast to take you inside real-life therapy sessions. I'm Dr. Hilary McBride, and again, we're doing something new. The ketamine really broke down a lot of my barriers. This work has this sort of immediate transformational effect. Therapy Using Psychedelics is the new frontier in mental health. Come along for the trip. Other People's Problems Season 5, available now. From CBC News The World This Hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. An Ontario man who killed a provincial police officer has been convicted today of murder and the attempted murder of two other officers. As Christine Neist reports, graphic body camera footage played an important role

in the case. It took the jury a little more than a day to reach the verdict. Guilty is charged for the first degree murder of Sergeant Eric Mueller, a father of two, and attempted murder for firing at two other officers in Bulljet, Ontario on May May 11, 2023. They'd entered Alain Belfray's home at 2.30 in the morning to check on him. Belfray was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years. There were hugs and sighs of relief among relatives and supporters of the police. On the other side of the courtroom, Belfray's family cried. The 41-year-old had admitted to shooting the officers but maintained his innocence.

He said he thought it was a home invasion by robbers. Crucial evidence in the case came from the body-worn cameras of the police, at that time quite new for OPP. The defence says Belfort's family and friends are heartbroken. He has 30 days to decide if he wants to appeal. Kristi Nies, CBC News, Ottawa. Four high school students and a school staffer are dead after a multi-vehicle collision east of London, Ontario. They were in an SUV that collided with a transport truck, which then smashed into a second SUV. Their school board says they were in London for a sporting event. Police say they are continuing to investigate the Friday afternoon collision. Russia and Ukraine have each

exchanged more than 300 of their service personnel on the second day of a prisoner swap. It took place a few hours after the Ukrainian capital was rocked by the latest Russian bombardment. Dominic Velaitis reports. Ukrainian prisoners cheer their release. The 307 service personnel who made it home on day two of the largest prisoner swap of the war. Ukraine released the same number of Russians. For some, their first taste of freedom was an opportunity to phone home. We've been exchanged, Natasha, he says. Don't worry, everything is OK. This latest swap comes after nearly 400 from each side were released Friday, after the two countries agreed to exchange a total of 1,000 prisoners during last week's talks in

Turkey. Although another prisoner swap is expected Sunday, the war continues. Overnight, Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles at Kiv, injuring at least 15 people. Dominic Vleisers for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Canada Post and the union representing postal workers say they'll continue talks this weekend. 55,000 workers were in a legal strike position yesterday but chose to stay on the job. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has placed a ban on overtime work so there may be some disruptions to mail delivery. Marvin Rider is an associate professor in marketing at McMaster University. I think the reason why they called off the

absolute strike at this point was they realized there was very little consumer sentiment on their side. In other words, opinion polls had suggested that the public really wasn't rallying around them perhaps the way they were back in November, December. The strike at the end of last year spanned 32 days. The two sides continued to negotiate pay increases, weekend parcel delivery, and the hiring of part-time staff. At least three people are dead after unprecedented rain and flooding in India's Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore. Residents are wading through knee-high floodwaters, submerged streets and collapsed roads.

Local authorities say the city's canal was overwhelmed by constant downpour with teams working to prevent more cloggy. And in Pakistan, high winds whipped up dust and garbage creating a driving hazard in the city of Lahore. It was followed by heavy rain. At least eight people were killed. The storm comes after a heat wave in parts of the country. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.