The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 12:00 EDT

Ten years ago, I asked my partner Kelsey if she would marry me. I did that, despite the fact that every living member of my family who had ever been married had also gotten divorced. Forever is a Long Time is a five-part series in which I talk to those relatives about why they got divorced and why they got married. You can listen to it now on CBC's Personally. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings. On the sidelines at the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is holding talks this hour with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. And of course I want to speak with the Prime Minister today about sanctions, additional

sanctions and thanks for the real unwavering support from your side, from all the Canadians, to all our people. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Merci beaucoup. Thank you. Thank you. This is Zelensky thanking Carney for a new round of sanctions Canada announced today

and a number of Russian assets. As well, Canada is delivering another $2 billion in military aid to the Ukrainian war effort, and it's announcing more than $2 billion in loans to the Ukrainian government. Now today's summit agenda is going forward, of course, without Donald Trump. The US president left the summit early yesterday and is now back in Washington. And it has Canadian officials questioning

whether Prime Minister Carney was able to make any headway with Trump on a new Canada-US trade agreement. Janice McGregor has more. In front of the cameras yesterday, Trump was very complimentary about this summit. Canadian officials were speaking positively about their bilateral meetings, setting up this new 30-day deadline to reach a deal optimistically, as if it's maybe within reach. Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador in Washington who's leading these talks,

remained firm yesterday that any deal must end the harm being done to Canada by Trump's tariff policy. But going by the president's comments on Air Force One last night, he has no intention of giving up that hammer, bragging about $88 billion in government revenue his tariffs have generated, tariffs paid, must remember, by U.S. businesses and consumers. So, at cold light of day here, does this 30-day deadline now look instead like potentially a countdown to when the Carney government may have to step up retaliation or risk losing face? Janice McGregor, CBC News, Banff, Alberta.

The mother of a missing three-year-old Quebec girl is appearing in court today on charges of child abandonment. Rachel Todd's daughter Claire Bell was last seen at her home in La Salle on Sunday morning. Her mother later reported her missing about 50 kilometers west of where the girl was last seen. Lauren McCallum has more. Quebec Provincial Police will be out in force again today to search for three-year-old Claire Bell. Yesterday, they asked the public to also be on the lookout for a brown, long-haired Chihuahua. But the child's dog was found dead along Highway 30 later that day.

Cilte du Québec Sergeant Jean-Raphaël Drolet says officers will be concentrating their search today in the area where the dog was found. He says police are using helicopters, drones and police dogs to try to find the little girl. Drolet says police are worried about the girl's well-being. She's only three years old and vulnerable. Claire Bell was wearing a long sleeve shirt with pink trim and grey pants when she disappeared. They are asking people to contact police if they saw a 2007 gray Ford Escape

with a baby on board sticker between LaSalle and Coteau-du-Lac on Sunday. Lauren McCallum, CBC News, Montreal. Joint investigation by Canada and the United Kingdom has found the genetic testing company 23andMe failed to take basic steps to protect consumer data. Along with his UK counterpart, Canada's Privacy Commissioner Philip DeFrain, to release the findings this morning at a news conference in Ottawa. The breach serves as a cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of

data protection in an era of growing cyber threats. It is particularly relevant at a time when more and more personal information is being collected, used and shared in a growing digital economy. Hackers gained access to the company's website two years ago using stolen account credentials. The investigation found the data of seven million customers was stolen in the breach, including the information of 320,000 Canadians. The UK has fined the company $4 million, however Canada's Privacy Commissioner has no such power.

And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.