The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 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, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Russia and Ukraine say they have completed an exchange of prisoners of war, the largest since the war began. The news comes just hours after Moscow launched another massive assault against Ukraine. At least 12 people have been killed. Dominic Vledis has more.

This was the largest aerial attack of the war so far. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight. Rescuers have been dealing with the aftermath of attacks in more than 30 cities and villages across the country. In a statement, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated his call for new, tougher sanctions on Russia and accused Moscow of filling every day with horror and murder. But despite this weekend's violence, Ukraine and Russia say they've completed a massive prisoner swap, with both sides exchanging a total of 1,000 people each over the past

three days. Dominic Vlaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. In Tel Aviv, the families of Israeli hostages make their plea yet again in front of thousands of supporters urging an end to the war and responding to Canada's joint declaration on Israel and Gaza. Yehuda Cohen's son was taken on October 7th and remains in captivity. Israel is not an island, cannot survive by itself. It needs connection with the Western world. The Western world pressing our government to go for a ceasefire, anything goes. On

Monday Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the leaders of France and the UK imploring Israel to end its military campaign in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the territory. The statement elicited fierce criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. You're on the wrong side of justice. You're on the wrong side of humanity. And you're on the wrong side of history. The joint declaration states the governments want to ceasefire the release of all hostages and an end to Hamas rule over Gaza.

Today marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Steve Futterman has more on how Floyd's death changed America. It's a death that has reverberated around the world. It's estimated that hundreds of thousands have watched the horrific videotape of George Floyd slowly dying, repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe. I can't breathe, Bob. Breathe!

His death sparked angry and sometimes violent protests that went on for weeks. The officer responsible for his death was eventually found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 22 years in prison. This weekend there have been many remembrances. In Minneapolis near the spot where Floyd was killed an outdoor weekend celebration of his life Floyd's brother Thelonus says the memories do not go away. At the end of the day my brother was murdered. This past week the Trump administration announced's rescinding a number of orders brought

on by the death of George Floyd to implement reforms. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Hudson's Bay is planning to sell more than two dozen of its store leases to a billionaire mall owner from B.C. 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, Saks, leased in BC, Alberta and Ontario. Bruce Winder is a retail analyst.

It is a death that has reverberated around the world. It's estimated that hundreds of millions have watched the 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 multicultural. Apologies for that mistake there. Hudson's Bay filed for creditor protection in March and is in the process of liquidating all of its stores. And that is The World This Hour. Thanks for listening. I'm Gina Louise Phillips.