The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/14 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/14 at 19:00 EDT

A lot of news podcasts give you information, the basic facts of a story. What's different about your world tonight is that we actually take you there. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Margaret Evans, CBC News, Aleppo, Jerusalem. Prince Albert, Iqaluit, Susan Ormiston, CBC News in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica. Correspondence around the world where news is happening. So don't just know, go. I'm Susan Bonner, host of Your World Tonight from

CBC News. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Tanks, armored trucks, and thousands of soldiers are parading their way through Washington, D.C. this evening, marking the U.S. Army's 250th birthday. But the event also coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, and it's attracting both spectators and protesters. Sasa Petrusic has more. The last time they held anything like this was more than three decades ago to celebrate

the Iraq War. Trump and many Americans who've come to see this parade say this kind of loud and proud recognition of the US military is long overdue and it is quite the show. 7,000 troops marching through the middle of Washington DC, tanks and armored cars, fighter jets overhead, even special forces parachuting down. We've seen it in places like Moscow, Beijing, fighter jets overhead, even special forces parachuting down. We've seen it in places like Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang, now here. There are Americans who are very uncomfortable with this, who really don't like the idea that

it's somehow a birthday celebration for Donald Trump, his 79th birthday, and for them it's symbolic of an overall shift toward militarization in the U.S. Sasha Petrosik, CBC News, Washington. In Minnesota, a state representative and her husband are dead. Another state senator and his wife are in stable condition. All of them shot in their respective homes. The suspect is at large and police say he had a long list of targets. Chris Reyes has more. This is a dark day for Minnesota and for democracy.

Somber and shocked, Minnesota's top officials briefed the media following brazen shootings in Minneapolis suburbs that killed State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband. Also shot and injured State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Police say the attack happened in the early hours of Saturday when they were called to the home of one of the lawmakers. It was there they encountered an individual impersonating a police officer. There was an exchange of fire and then the suspect got away. Police are now looking for 57 year old Vance Luther Bolter, the CEO of a security services company according to his social media profile. The suspect left behind a vehicle and police say they've recovered a manifesto that included a list of other political figures.

Governor Walz called the attacks an assassination. This was an act of targeted political violence. We don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. In the sky over Jerusalem this evening. That's the sound of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system after incoming missiles from Iran. For the second night in a row, Iran has attacked Israel with missiles and drones. Iranian state television said it would fire 100 missiles at Israel, this in response to fresh Israeli airstrikes.

Israel has already struck Iranian nuclear and military facilities with a barrage of missiles Friday, killing several top officials and leading scientists. Former federal minister Pablo Rodriguez has been chosen as the new leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Quebec liberals face two resounding election defeats in the 2018 and 2022 provincial elections, and they haven't had a leader since November 2022. Rodriguez says a new era is starting for the Quebec Liberal Party and the province of Quebec. A tornado warning has been issued for South Central Saskatchewan. Environment Canada is urging people to take cover in and around Halford, Blaine Lake, Radisson and Borden. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing tornadoes is moving through the area.

The Edmonton Oilers are back tonight for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final after tying the series 2-2 with the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Many fans in Edmonton are anticipating a win, this time on home ice, but some Panthers fans will be there too, like Tina Renee who traveled from Florida for tonight's game. Yeah it's always anybody's game. Both teams are excellent so that's why they're both in the finals. We felt like we had a really good start last time, 3-0 lead in the first period, so we were hopeful that we'd bring the win home so the shift for Edmonton was very surprising. She might be surprised again tonight.

The puck drops tonight shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 6 p.m. Mountain Time. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.