The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 11:00 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, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. The northern Saskatchewan town of Laarrange is the latest prairie community now under an emergency evacuation order. A rapidly approaching wildfire means that for the town and the surrounding area, more

than 7,000 people are now on the move. And one of them is Tom Roberts. We saw a lot of emergency vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks, fire people, and they're heading north to help fight the fire. Smoke is just bellowing south of us here. It really looks scary. HOFFMAN The fire is listed as being more than 800 square kilometers in size, and this evacuation order is just the latest in a series of orders that

have now forced close to 15,000 people in Saskatchewan from their homes. Manitoba is dealing with dozens of fires as well and more than 17,000 evacuees, and Alberta has seen 5,000 people evacuated from their communities, with 26 wildfires listed as out of control. The results of a recent RCMP audit are showing that the services' 911 dispatch centers are in a state of crisis, and it's warning that unless dire staffing shortages aren't immediately addressed, the public and frontline RCMP officers will be at risk. Catherine Tunney reports.

In this RCMP promotional video, its 911 dispatchers are showcased as critical players during an emergency. But behind the scenes, those dispatch centers are in a state of emergency themselves. According to a recently released audit, the RCMP's communication centers are grappling with severe staffing shortages across the country and employee burnout. The RCMP's own audit warns if things continue, both Mounties and the public are at risk. Without us, there isn't much public safety within Canada. Kathleen Hipperton has been raising the alarm for years as president of the union representing

RCMP dispatchers. She says it's a matter of time before tragedy strikes. And it could be a terrorism thing. It could be a natural disaster. It could be something like the mass casualties in Nova Scotia. And we're not going to have enough people at all. The RCMP and the federal minister of public safety were not available for comment, although the RCMP did say it accepts the honest findings.

Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. The Hamas-Iran Health Ministry is saying at least 27 people have been killed near an emergency aid distribution center in Gaza. It's the second deadly incident at a humanitarian aid site in just three days. Tom Perry has more. Gaza's civil defense ministry says Israeli soldiers opened fire on civilians as they waited to receive humanitarian aid. The Israeli military says its troops fired warning shots at what it calls suspects who

had deviated from designated routes to receive aid. When those suspects did not retreat, it says soldiers fired at individuals that were advancing toward them. This is the second deadly shooting near a site run by the newly formed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the group backed by the US and Israel that's been distributing assistance in Gaza. 31 people were killed Sunday near the group's aid distribution site near Rafa.

Israel denies any involvement in those deaths. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation, saying the perpetrators must be held accountable. Israel's foreign ministry responded on social media, calling the Secretary General's comments a disgrace and chastising him for not mentioning Hamas. Tom Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. The Canadian Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2025. Nobody has now scored more goals for Canada at the Women's World Cup finals than Christine Sinclair. Soccer gate Christine Sinclair heads up this year's list. She's being honored

along with curler Kevin Martin, alpine skier Eric Gay, wheelchair racer Michelle Stillwell, and softball player Darren Zack. In the builders category it's former NHL coach Ted Nolan along with sports philanthropist Martha Billis. They'll be inducted at a gala ceremony this fall at the Canadian Museum of History in Quatineau, Quebec. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.