The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/25 at 13:00 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. Parliament returns tomorrow for a brief four-week session. It includes King Charles and Queen Camilla's whirlwind two-day visit to Canada.

For the first time, Charles will be delivering the speech from the throne. Canada's High Commissioner to the UK, Ralph Goodale, was there for Queen Elizabeth's 1977 throne speech. Goodale talked about the speech's significance. Ralph Goodale It is an important moment, an impactful moment. There's obviously a lot of geopolitical turbulence in the world. There's economic turbulence in the world. And it is important for the sovereign to be performing this function in person. The King and Queen arrive in Canada tomorrow. Russia and Ukraine have completed the exchange

of 1,000 prisoners each in the largest swaps since the war began three years ago. At the same time, Russia launched its largest air action of the conflict. Dominic Velaitis reports. A first taste of freedom for the 303 Ukrainians who were released Sunday, some already keen to return to the front line. We'll return anyway and we'll enlist again, he says. We will take weapons into our hands and defend Mother Ukraine once again. The same number of Russians were released by Ukraine in what was the final day of the

largest prison swap of the war so far. Over the last three days, 1,000 soldiers and civilians from each side were exchanged. The violence, though, continued throughout, and Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukraine. At least 14 people were killed and dozens more wounded overnight after Moscow launched its biggest-ever drone and missile attack on the country. Dominic Velaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Pope Leo delivered his first address from the window of the papal apartments in Vatican City. Cari fratelli e sorelli, buona domenica! The pontiff prayed for peace and courage for people suffering from war around the world

and thanked the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for their affection. Leo asked for support through prayers and closeness. The last time Sunday prayers were delivered from the iconic window overlooking St. Peter's Square, it was Pope Francis leading them. A new poll suggests Quebecers support lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers. 61% in the Léger-Pol say it should be 0.05%. In Quebec, the current limit is 0.08, the highest in Canada. Dr. David Marten-Milot specializes in public health at University of Sherbrooke. He's calling for change. It will be a great public health initiative to lower that limit. It has been done in many,

many different countries and also in other provinces. The studies also show that it would lower the fatalities due to a car crash or impaired driving. So the science is behind this intervention. Since 2023, two Quebec corners have recommended the province lower the alcohol limit. Since 2023, two Quebec corners have recommended the province lower the alcohol limit. Tens of thousands of Euler fans will be descending on downtown Edmonton for a rare matinee playoff game as the Oilers face the Stars for game three. Alicia Asquith looks at what the team is facing. They're dealing with a pretty tight turnaround after Friday night's game. Saturday was spent traveling and now this rare playoff matinee. But really, the team is in a very comfortable position, having secured that one win in Dallas. After the first two rounds, we heard from the team that they needed to start faster

and that's exactly what they've been doing this series. The Oilers scoring first in both games one and two. But they do need to watch those penalties, as we've seen, especially in game one, Dallas has a killer power play. And of course course there's been some uncertainty surrounding goal tending Calvin Pickard proving himself last round but injury has kept him out meantime Stuart Skinner has been between the pipes this series and silencing critics last game making 25 saves for the shutout the team's third in the last four games and if all goes well in game three hopefully we'll get to see another.

Alisha Askwith, CBC News, Edmonton. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.