The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/24 at 22:00 EDT

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When debts got you, you've got us. Give Credit Counseling Society a call today. Visit NoMoreDets.org. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. An Ontario man who killed a provincial police officer has been convicted of murder and the attempted murder of two other officers. As Kristy Neese 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 Bullget, Ontario on May 11th, 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 defense says Belfort's family and friends are heartbroken. He has 30 days to decide if he wants to appeal. Kristi Nies, CBC News, Ottawa. A collision involving two SUVs and a transport truck has killed five people. All of them from a high school in Walkerton, attending a sporting event in London, Ontario. The crash happened on Friday afternoon on a rural road near London.

Provincial Police Sergeant Ed Sanchuck lays out the series of events. A sport utility vehicle collided with a transport truck with that transport truck then colliding with a second SUV. The occupants in the first SUV, a 33 year old male was pronounced deceased in hospital. Two 17 year old females along with a 16 year old female were pronounced deceased on scene. The fifth passenger, a 16 year old female

was airlifted to hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. Ontario premier Doug Ford says he is devastated by the crash. A driver and passenger in the second SUV and the big race driver suffered minor injuries. Hudson's Bay is planning to sell more than two dozen of its store leases to a billionaire mall owner from BC. Ruby Lu says she wants to launch a new modern department store. The company is seeking court permission for Lu to take over properties that the Bay and its sister store sacks leased in BC, Alberta and Ontario. Bruce Winder is a retail analyst.

She wants to create something that's sort of a culturally diverse entertainment center, slash shopping center, slash food center within these stores. So it's going to be multi-generational, multi-cultural. Hudson's Bay filed for creditor protection in March and is in the process of liquidating all of its stores. The deal to sell the stores to Loo still has to be court approved. Nine of Aghazan pediatrician's 10 children were killed after an Israeli bomb strike on her home. It happened while she was working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Dr. Ala Najjar, her husband Hamdi, and her son were the only survivors of the attack. Hamdi's niece, Sama, spoke to reporters shortly after. Hamdi, Hamdi, Hamdi, Hamdi. There is no Hamdi and there is no Hamdi and there is no his children and there is no his wife. His wife, at the morning, at the morning of this accident, was in a hospital.

The father and son remain in critical condition. Israeli army officials confirm the bombing, saying the area is a dangerous war zone and that it was evacuated before the strike. They say the claim regarding harm to civilians is under review. At least three people are dead after unprecedented rain and flooding in India's Bangalore, formerly known as Bangalore. Residents are wadding through knee-highhigh flood waters, submerged streets and collapsed roads. Local authorities say the city's canal was overwhelmed by constant downpour, with teams working to prevent more clogging. The rain is expected

to continue until Thursday. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.