The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 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 Julianne Hazelwood. It's a challenging weekend for firefighters in Western Canada. Strong winds and warm temperatures will make battling the hundreds of blazes more difficult. And as Linda Ward tells us, a small First Nations community in British Columbia is finding itself caught between fires.

Well this is Kelly Lake First Nation about 80 kilometres south of Dawson Creek. It sits right in the middle of the fires path. Officials yesterday said flames hadn't reached the community but they were essentially hugging both sides of Kelly Lake. There is fire quite close so within a kilometer absolutely more likely a couple hundred meters of community. That was Carly de Raziers with the BC wildfire service. Four residents and two people fighting that fire remained in the community yesterday. We don't know if they're still there. Linda Ward, CBC News, Toronto.

Wildfire smoke is blanketing much of Canada again today, with air quality warnings in many provinces. Environment Canada says as smoke levels increase, so do health risks. And people should limit time outdoors, especially if they're at risk. Dr. Paul Ramiliotis is the medical officer for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. People need to go to an air-conditioned area, large indoor areas when there's a continuous smog. We can have cooling centers, userinas,

and those type of things. Unfortunately, those are the type of things now that we're looking at. Smoke will continue to make its way east into Sunday. In Gaza... People searched through rubble after the Sabra region was hit by airstrikes. At least 15 were killed in the attack and 50 were wounded, say local health authorities. The Israeli military did not comment on the attacks, but it later warned

people to evacuate a nearby district, saying it would strike there. Gazan officials estimate at least 45 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes today. Kyiv is accusing Moscow of playing dirty games after overnight Russian missile and bomb strikes on Kharkiv left at least four people dead and more than two dozen injured. The attack comes as Ukraine denies Russian allegations its indefinitely suspended prisoner swaps. Dominic Vallaitis explains. At Monday's second round of peace talks in Turkey, Russia and Ukraine agreed to swap more prisoners and return the bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers. With

prisoner lists already exchanged, it was hoped the process would start this weekend. But the agreement now appears to be on hold, with Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky claiming Kiev has postponed the exchanges indefinitely. Ukrainian officials have denied the accusation and told Moscow to stop playing dirty games and return to constructive work. The dispute comes just hours after Russia launched its biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv.

Emergency services say at least three people were killed and more than 20 others injured in those strikes. Among them, a one-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl. Dominic Vleitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta. Members of the Sikh community have raised concerns over the Indian government's alleged ties to the shooting of activist Hardeep Singh Nijher two years ago. The Indian government has denied being involved in the assassination. Jenny Kwan is an NDP MP representing Vancouver East and says Carney should have gone to the

diplomatic table with Modi before inviting him to Canada. He's already rolled out the red carpet to invite Prime Minister Modi to come to Canada, knowing all of this. So you know, I think he's done it backwards, unfortunately. And what message is he sending to the Sikh Canadian community? Kwan is calling for Modi's invitation to be rescinded. Karne has suggested that India is now more willing to cooperate with ongoing investigations. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.