The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 18:00 EDT

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier, available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Scanderis. The First Minister's meeting has wrapped in Saskatoon. Prime Minister Mark Carney says it was productive and included discussions of a wide range of nation-building projects

to boost the economy in the face of what he describes as U.S. President Donald Trump's illegal trade war. This meeting demonstrated how we can give ourselves far more than any foreign government can ever take away. So we're in a position where we can build big, build bold, build one Canadian economy, and build now. Carney says the federal government will consult with indigenous groups throughout the process to determine which projects, including potential pipelines, are in the national interest, saying indigenous partnership and equity are central to success. Wildfires have now displaced nearly 30,000 people across the prairie provinces. In both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, spaces for evacuees are

quickly running out. Julia Wong reports. First time out of my town, never really left the reserve. Niagara Falls is a far away from Crosslake, Manitoba, where wildfires have forced many to leave, including Stevie Muscago. With so many evacuees needing a room to stay, the demand is spilling over into neighboring provinces like Ontario. Muskego says he has no idea how long he'll be in Niagara Falls. I'm very scared for my community, for everyone. I'm still struggling over there in Winnipeg right now.

Just lucky to be here, to have a spot, have a bed, just making what I got, what we're given. Can't do much. What can you do? Manitoba Premier Wapkanu says more than 17,000 people have been moved out of northern Manitoba because of wildfires, and he says Ontario has opened up several thousand rooms for evacuees. Meantime, in Saskatchewan, officials have ordered more mandatory evacuations for several northern communities. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton.

My office has charged Mohammed Sabri Salomon, age 45, with the commission of a hate crime. When that offense includes attempted murder, the statutory maximum federal sentence is life in prison. That's acting U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, J. Bishop Gruel, giving an update on the suspect in yesterday's flamethrower attack in Boulder. Mohammed Sabri Solomon has been charged with a federal hate crime, 16 counts of attempted murder, and the use of incendiary devices. Solomon allegedly attacked a Jewish community event in support of hostages held by Hamas

injuring eight people, but officials say they have since identified four more victims. After a second round of peace talks, Russia and Ukraine are no closer to reaching a ceasefire, but the hour-long discussion in Turkey did garner some results. Both sides have agreed to conduct a new prisoner exchange. Dominic Velaitis reports. The atmosphere at the talks in Turkey was subdued. Ukraine's audacious drone attack on dozens of Russia's nuclear bomber aircraft on Sunday overshadowed proceedings. But both sides did agree to another prisoner swap, which according to Ukraine's defence minister Rustem Umarov, will focus on categories of prisoners rather than numbers. We agreed to exchange all for all, seriously wounded and seriously sick prisoners of war. Second category is young soldiers who are from 18 to 25 years old, all for all.

Both sides also agreed to return the bodies of some 12,000 soldiers. Ukraine has proposed more talks later this month. And although Russia is still refusing Ukraine's demand for a full unconditional ceasefire, it handed over a memo to the Ukrainian delegation outlining Moscow's terms for a pause in the fighting, which Kyiv says it's now studying. Dominic Velytis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. In London, Ontario, the defence has closed its case in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's World Junior Hockey team. Defence lawyers opted not to call two remaining players who had yet to testify.

The trial has adjourned until next Monday. That's when closing submissions will begin. The trial is expected to wrap up later next week. And that is Your World This Hour. For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. And you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.