The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 14:00 EDT

I thought that I knew Amanda Knox's story. She was the girl accused of murder in Italy who spent four years in prison for a crime that she did not commit. But then she told me what her life has really been like. I had finally done something in my life that defined me more than this horrible thing that had happened to me. I'm Kathleen Goldtar and this week on Crime Story, Amanda Knox in her own words. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scanderres. Young indigenous drummers perform for the king and queen in Ottawa.

Charles and Camilla touched down less than an hour ago in the nation's capital. The royal's visit is brief, just about 24 hours. They'll take part in several events. The big moment will be Charles delivering the speech from the throne in the House of Commons tomorrow. Now that speech is drawing criticism and ridicule from some in Quebec. The province's Sovereignist parties think Charles has no place in Canada's Parliament. Lauren McCallum reports.

This is only the third time in Canadian history that a British monarch has been invited to Ottawa to deliver the traditional throne speech. King Charles was invited by Prime Minister Mark Carney to do the honours in what many believe is a tactic to prove that Canada is its own country with its own identity, culture and history. But the Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire say that's an oxymoron. PQM&A Pascal Berube calls it a joke. If the response of Canada about the threat of the US government and the president is the king, we're not that strong. Berube says US President Donald Trump is not afraid of anyone and certainly not the

king. The new US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, told CBC Radio this weekend that the annexation saga is quote, over. He says the US government will however be listening closely to the content of the throne's speech because it is the platform of the ruling party. Lauren McCallum, CBC News, Montreal. Francis Scarpelegia has been elected the new House Speaker. The 67-year-old Liberal MP was first elected in Quebec's Lac-Saint-Louis riding in 2004.

In thanking those in the House, Scarpelegia jokingly spoke about the friction between the parties he is expected to deal with. At the end of a mandate when things tend to get a little feistier, I would remind members that we are at the beginning of a mandate in the selfish hope that you will afford me a little grace period. The Speaker's election marks the start of the 45th Parliament. A judge has now approved a half billion dollar settlement in a case involving the price

fixing of bread nationwide. As Jamie Strashan reports, affected shoppers could soon see a payout. Calling it an excellent and fair result for all concerned, an Ontario judge has ended years of litigation stemming from a class-action suit that accused Loblaw and its parent company of being part of a years-long practice to fix the price of bread. More than 400 million dollars will be paid out about 20% in Quebec, the rest spread across the country. Anybody who bought bread between 2001 and 2021 is eligible. The online claims process is not yet open. Loblaw already paid out about a100 million in gift cards

to shoppers who paid on average $1.50 more for a loaf of bread than they should have. Canada West University professor Daniel Chai says the large dollar figure reflects the wide impact. They're buying it all the time on a weekly basis. And as a result, that's the consequence of coming up with this very large dollar figure. Chai says this deal could lead to other retailers involved in similar class action suits to reach settlements. Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto. Alberta is conducting a review to ensure libraries and elementary schools have age-appropriate books. The province says it found books with graphic depictions of nudity, alcohol and drug use.

Education Minister Demetrios Nikolaides says the public input of parents is crucial to creating guidelines for school boards to follow. I think it's ultimately their final decision as to what kinds of material their children should be exposed to. In some of the preliminary research and survey work that we've done, I think it was well over 90% said that books containing graphic sexual images should not be available anywhere in an elementary school environment. Nikolaidis stresses that the process is about creating consistent standards and does not involve banning specific books from library shelves. And that is Your World This Hour.

For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. books from library shelves. And that is your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis. [♪upbeat music playing—no dialogue.]