The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/26 at 21:00 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 is sour. I'm Neal Kumar. Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpelegia has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons. Picking a new speaker is the first order of business for MPs taking their seats following the election. Scarpelegia is expected to preside over a brief but busy spring parliamentary session. Evan Dyer has more. It is the member for Lac-Saint-Louis. Thanks to Scarpelegia, we were selected from a field that originally included six Liberals,

two Conservatives and a Green. The greens, Elizabeth May, had dropped out of the race on the weekend and both conservatives withdrew their names this morning. Former speaker Greg Fergus, the Liberal member for Hull-Elmer, ran for the post again but was defeated. Some conservatives had seen Fergus as too partisan for the role. Scarpelegia appealed for tolerance. 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. Skarpilegia said he hoped to see more decorum in this session

and that while the U.S. increasingly resembles imperial Rome, he said Canada should try to be more like an Athenian democracy. Evan Dyer, CBC News, Ottawa. We now invite the team captain and his majesty to the center of the ring for the ceremonial hug draw. The King taking in a street hockey game in Ottawa's Lansdowne Park. Charles and Queen Camilla made their first stop in the nation's capital after landing there this afternoon. The royal couple is on a brief visit to Canada less than 24 hours and all but their visit will include Charles delivering the throne speech on Tuesday that will take place in the Senate chamber. Alberta is looking to ensure only what it

considers age-appropriate books that are offered in school libraries. The province says it's consulting with parents first to define what exactly that means. Corey Segers has more. We can't ban books. The minister doesn't have that authority. Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaidis says the aim of the policy is not to target specific books, but rather to create guidelines. A survey is being launched to get parents' perspective on what books are deemed inappropriate. Books that contain graphic sexual images or graphic depictions, that's what our concern is.

The province pointed to four graphic novels, available in some public schools in Edmonton and Calgary, that contained explicit drawings. In a joint statement, trustees from both school boards say the government did not raise concerns with them before this news conference. Jason Schilling is with the Alberta Teachers Association. Jason Schilling, Alberta Teachers Association, U.S. Secretary of Education, It's a slippery slope that we get on and I'm worried that we're going to get into a myriad of book challenges and book bannings that we see happening south of the border, happening here in Alberta.

The province hopes to have a new policy in place by the next school year. Corey Segers, CBC News, Edmonton. A car ramming incident in Liverpool has injured nearly 50 people. UK officials say two of them, including one child, are seriously hurt. Police have arrested a 53-year-old British man believed to be the driver of the vehicle that plowed into a large crowd on a busy street. It happened at a victory parade celebrating the Liverpool Soccer Club following the Premier League Championship.

Jenny Sims is assistant chief constable with Mercer Side Police. We believe this to be an isolated incident and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it. The incident is not being treated as terrorism. Sims urges people not to speculate on the circumstances of the collision. An Ontario judge has approved a 500 million dollar settlement over a scheme Sims urges people not to speculate on the circumstances of the collision. An Ontario judge has approved a $500 million settlement over a scheme to fix the price of bread. The class action lawsuit was brought against Loblaw and parent company George Weston Limited.

Plaintiffs say during a 16-year period, at least $1.50 was added to the price of a loaf. The settlement's approval means millions of Canadians will now be able to receive a bit of a loaf. The settlement's approval means millions of Canadians will now be able to receive a bit of extra dough. Those who purchased packaged bread between 2001 and 2021 are eligible. Records show about a quarter of funds will be allocated to Quebec residents, and the remainder will go to people outside that province.

And that is World is Sour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Kumar.