The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/27 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/27 at 03:00 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. King Charles continues his brave Ottawa tour today. Charles will open Parliament with the speech from the throne. As David Thurton reports, the King's visit is supposed to underscore that Canada is sovereign and free. King Charles greeting well-wishers after planting a tree at Rideau Hall. Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of today's speech from the throne. A speech that will outline the government's goals for the new parliamentary session. It's written by the Prime Minister's office but usually the Governor General reads it.

This time the King will do it in person. I'm looking forward to having the King. Conservative Michael Barrett welcomes the royal visit at a time when Donald Trump wants Canada to become the 51st state. But the Democrat interim leader Don Davies is not as enthused. Inviting a hereditary monarch is not necessarily the best way for a modern democracy to express its independence and sovereignty. The Bloc Québécois also slammed what it calls a foreign king opening parliament.

Its MPs will boycott the king's speech. A sign this visit meant to bring the country together is also dividing some. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Francis Scarpe-Alegia has been elected the new House speaker. The 67-year-old Liberal has been MP for Quebec's Alex Saint-Louis riding since 2004. In thanking those in the House, Scarpe-Alegia jokingly spoke about the friction between the parties that 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. They 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-old 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 proved 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 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 $100 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. And that is your World is Sour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.