The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 at 10:00 EDT

This election campaign was supposed to be a sure thing for Pierre Poliev and the federal conservatives. But Mark Carney's leadership jolted the liberals back to life and to a fourth straight election win. Now the rookie prime minister has to manage a minority parliament and Donald Trump. I'm David Cochran and every weekday on Power and Politics we bring you the day's top political stories. I speak to the people who wield the power and those who seek power. Follow Power & Politics wherever you get your podcasts, including YouTube. 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 Vlaitis reports. 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 Zelensky 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 Lavira. 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 a 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 Funderman has more on how Floyd's death changed America. It is a death that has reverberated around the

world. It's estimated that hundreds of millions have watched the horrific videotape of George Floyd slowly dying, repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe. His death sparked angry and sometimes violent protests that went on for weeks. In Minneapolis, near the spot where Floyd was killed, an outdoor weekend celebration of his life. Floyd's brother, Philonis, says the memories do not go away. At the end of the day, my brother was murdered. Five years later, civil rights activist Earl LaFauré Hutchinson says,

George Floyd forced America to come face to face with some ugly truths. We've got a problem in America with police abuse. Floyd brought that home. But this past week, the Trump administration announced it's rescinding a number of orders brought on by the death of George Floyd. 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 Liu says she wants to launch a new modern department store. The company is seeking court permission for Lue to take over properties that the Bay and its sister store, Saks, leased in BC, Alberta and Ontario. 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 Lue still has to be court approved. In the PWHL, the Minnesota Frost were victorious on Saturday night with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge. Minnesota now takes a 2-1 lead following a third straight overtime game in the championship series. The defending Walter Cup champions will clinch their second straight title with a win in game four on Monday.

And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. I'm Gina Louise-Phillips.