The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/27 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/27 at 02:00 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. Parliament has returned and after more than five months away, there's a new speaker, new MPs, and a new prime minister. And while it was all in a lighter mood on opening day, there's no shortage of work ahead in the House of Commons. Olivia Stefanovic reports. May I have your attention please? Before any parliamentary business can get done, the first job for MPs was to elect a speaker. Canadians want to see sticks on the ice, and it's the responsibility of the speaker

to make this so. It was an analogy about hockey that led Francis Scarpelegia to victory. The reward, the Quebec MP ceremoniously dragged to the Speaker's chair by opposition leader Andrew Scheer and Prime Minister Mark Carney. After Parliament's five-month hiatus, Scarpelegia introduced one of its newest members. The right honourable Prime Minister. Who rose in the House for the first time. And I'd like to thank Canadians, Mr. Speaker, for the trust that they've put in this government but in all members of this great House. And they've got a lot to do as the country faces threats to its sovereignty and a trade war with the U.S.

Olivia Yastavinovich, CBC News, Ottawa. King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Canada on Monday afternoon. The main reason for their visit is for Charles to deliver the speech from the throne. The King's appearance is requested by the Prime Minister at a time when Canada is seeking to underscore its sovereignty amid tension with US President Donald Trump. Kate McKenna reports. King Charles III, Canada's monarch, arriving on Canadian soil for the first time since his coronation, a symbol of sovereignty amid threats from US President Donald Trump. He and his wife Queen Camilla were met on the Ottawa tarmac by Indigenous leaders, the Governor General and Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The two-day trip marks King Charles's 20th visit to Canada. It's his first as King. This visit is meant to underscore Canada's strength. Donald Trump's repeated threats of making Canada the 51st state loom large. Many in the crowds, including retired Chief Warrant Officer Brian Budden, say it's a non-starter. We are precise that we are a sovereign nation and we are who we are. We have a King as our sovereign head of state with a Prime Minister who governs the country. Canada is Canada and will never be anything else.

Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Europe and the White House are swiftly condemning a wave of deadly Russian drone attacks over the weekend. In rare and blunt criticism of his Russian counterpart, Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin crazy. Aaron Collins has more. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posting a video saying there have been constant Russian strikes, constant killings, relentless assaults. But Russia remains unrepentant. Those attacks ramping up pressure for new sanctions on Russia. Orissia Lutsaevich heads up the Ukraine

Forum at a London-based think tank. Simply by denying income to the Russian state to finance the war. War is very expensive and Russia is having a lot of pressure on its economy. Something US President Donald Trump appeared to at least consider over the weekend. I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time, but he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all. Trump is clearly frustrated with Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian president crazy on social media, lashing out at Zelensky too, saying everything out of his mouth causes

problems. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. The Minnesota Frost are PWHL champions once again. They keep their eyes on 16. Minnesota working in the zone. And front of the champion, Phillips, double-cross, big score! Minnesota Frost, back-to-back, Walter Cup champions! Liz Shepard scored 12 minutes into overtime of Game 4 to give Minnesota a decisive 2-1 win over the Ottawa Chargers on Monday and a second Walter Cup in as many years.

And that is your World is Sour for CBC News. I'm Neil Kumar.