The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 19:00 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 and Prime Minister Mark Carney says

the federal government has a list of nation-building projects to look at, including a pipeline from Alberta to Tidewater. Olivia Stefanovic tells us about that and about the mood coming out of the meeting. This is a unified group. This is a group that wants to work together and will work together to build our country. Prime Minister Mark Carney, sitting next to the premiers at a joint news conference in Saskatoon, projecting a change in the relationship among First Ministers, including Alberta Premier Daniel Smith. Let's call it the grand bargain.

Smith says she's encouraged after Carney signaled support for a bitumen pipeline from Alberta to Tidewaters in B.C., a project that could move forward, she says, in exchange for decarbonized oil. This has been the best meeting we've had in 10 years. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the challenge now will be to turn the positive rhetoric into action. No projects were officially greenlit, but First Ministers did establish the criteria to move forward and will refine their wish lists over the summer. Olivier Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa.

It's really at the mercy of Mother Nature right now. The mayor of Flintlawn, Manitoba hopes rain in the forecast will provide a crucial boost to firefighting efforts. George Fontaine says so far no buildings have been lost to the wildfire burning at the town's doorstep but he calls the situation a time bomb. Wildfires have forced 17,000 people out of their homes in Manitoba alone. Premier Wabkanoo says Canada needs to scale up its firefighting capability and fast. We ordered new water bombers we're not going to get delivery of them for five years right and so we're in this challenge of having to respond during an emergency situation by pulling pieces that we have at our disposal.

We're now turning to international sources of assistance. Thousands of people in Alberta and Saskatchewan have also been ordered to leave due to wildfires, and in northern Ontario, two First Nations have declared states of emergency and are planning evacuations. A man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder, Colorado, now faces dozens of criminal charges. Prosecutors say they laid these charges quickly to convey that acts of anti-Semitism will not be tolerated. Sasha Petrasek has the latest.

Mr. Solomon, thank you for appearing. Mohammed Solomon made his first appearance in a Boulder court facing not only 16 charges of attempted murder but federal hate crime charges, says acting district attorney Bishop Gruwell. When he was interviewed about the attack, he said he wanted them all to die. He had no regrets and he would go back and do it again. Solomon was arrested after an attack on a peaceful demonstration in Boulder on Sunday. The 45-year-old is accused of using a flamethrower and tossing Molotov cocktails at a group pushing for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Solomon was heard shouting, Free Palestine. Police now say 12 people were injured. Solomon is an Egyptian national who entered the US on a tourist visa three years ago, but stayed after his papers expired. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Washington. At peace talks in Turkey, delegations for Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange all POWs who are seriously wounded or ill, as well as soldiers aged 25 and under. Russia says it will also return the remains of 6,000 soldiers killed in combat.

Ukraine's defence minister, Rustam Umarov, says negotiations still fall short of securing an unconditional ceasefire. We firmly believe that all key issues can only be solved at the level of leaders. We propose to Russian side to hold a meeting by the end of this month from 20th to 30th of June. This is crucial for making progress in negotiations process. The Russian delegation has outlined Moscow's demands for a ceasefire. They include Ukraine's withdrawal from all territories seized by Russia, lifting of all sanctions and limits on the Ukrainian military.

And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.