The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/02 at 21:00 EDT

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with Alberta pushing hard for a new pipeline. Rafi Boujikaneen has more from Saskatoon. The point is to build the certainty, the stability, and the ambition that builders need. Prime Minister Mark Carney has a list now of what each of the 13 provincial and territorial premiers consider their top priorities. Ottawa will have to decide which ones receive federal funding. The one that raised the most questions going into this meeting? Alberta's proposal for a new pipeline connecting the Pacific coast and BC to the shores of

Hudson Bay and Manitoba. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she understands her counterparts and the federal government would want any new pipeline to carry decarbonized oil. It's not clear what BC thinks. Before this meeting, it cited a difference of opinion with production of their bitumen. It's not clear what BC thinks. Before this meeting, it cited a difference of opinion with its neighbor on bitumen. The federal government is expected to table its legislation on fast-tracking projects this week. Rafi Boudjikan, YonCBC News, Saskatoon.

It's really at the mercy of Mother Nature right now. The mayor of Flynn Flawn, 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 a 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 Wab Kanu says Canada needs to scale up its firefighting capability 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 because of wildfires and in northern Ontario two First Nations have declared states of emergency. A man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder, Colorado now faces dozens of criminal charges. Prosecutors say they laid the charges quickly to send a message that acts of anti-Semitism will not be tolerated.

Sasha Petrasek has the latest from the court. 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 U.S. on a tourist visa three years ago, but stayed after his papers expired. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Washington. At peace talks in Turkey, delegations from Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange all prisoners of war 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. Rustem Umerov is Ukraine's defence minister. He says negotiations have not delivered 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 the negotiations process." Russia wants Ukrainian troops to pull out from all territories seized by Russia.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.