The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 20:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer, Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca

sponsored by IG Private Wealth Management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Scanderas. King Charles is now in Canada on a two-day visit. He and Queen Camilla have already made several stops on the trip, which is all leading up to tomorrow's speech from the throne. David Thurton has more. A Canadian forces jet carrying Charles and Camilla landed in the nation's capital shortly after 1 p.m. Sunny skies and smiling faces greeted the royal couple on the tarmac, including Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife. Then it was off to a farmers market on the outskirts of downtown Arnold. Outside large crowds gathered shouting and cheering Charles who is making his

first visit to Canada since becoming king. Soon it was game time. The king dropping the puck at a street hockey event. the puck at a street hockey event. Missy, thank you, Your Majesty. It's a tight schedule for the Royals, less than 24 hours in all. Charles headed to Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence, to plant a ceremonial tree. Official appearances before Charles officially opens Parliament Tuesday, delivering the speech from the throne outlining the new Liberal government's agenda.

David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Frances Scarpelegia has been elected the new House Speaker. The 67-year-old liberal has been MP for Quebec's Lac-Saint-Louis riding since 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. In the UK, it was a scene of celebration that turned into one of fear. A car drove into a crowd of pedestrians celebrating a soccer win in Liverpool. Police have arrested a 53-year-old British man believed to be the driver and say the incident is not being treated as terrorism. Briar Stewart has more. Hundreds of thousands of people were lining a 16-kilometre route in Liverpool, England, celebrating the soccer club's Premier League win. When near the end of the four-hour parade, a vehicle started to drive down a still-closed

road. From video taken at the scene, it appeared that some in the crowd initially tried to stop the vehicle, but it accelerated and drove forward. The police say they've arrested a 53-year British man from the Liverpool area and have urged people not to speculate on the circumstances of the incident while authorities investigate. Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims is with the Merseyside police. We are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it. The incident is not being treated as terrorism.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the scenes in Liverpool appalling and thanked police for their swift response to the shocking incident. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. 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 a hundred million dollars in gift cards to shoppers who paid on average a dollar fifty 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. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.