The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/17 at 13:00 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, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. This underscores the importance of standing in total solidarity with Ukraine. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more help for Ukraine. Canada is giving an additional $2 billion in military aid

and another $2.3 billion in the form of loans. Carney welcomed the Ukrainian president to the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, as Volodymyr Zelensky calls for an emergency UN Security Council meeting after another lethal Russian attack. We need support from our allies and I'm here to thank you for the military package. It's important for our soldiers to be strong at the battlefield, to stay strong until Russia will be ready for the peace negotiations. Carney is also announcing a new sanctions package.

It targets Russia's energy revenues and a shadow fleet of oil tankers that help Moscow dodge international sanctions. The US president aboard Air Force One speaking about fighting between Israel and Iran. Donald Trump says killing Iran's supreme leader isn't currently an option on the table, but that could change. He praised American weapons for enabling both Israel and the U.S. to gain complete control of Iran's airspace. The comments mark a notable departure from the White House's official position that the U.S. is not involved in Israeli strikes on Iran. Sirens sound yet again in Israel as Iran launches a fresh barrage of missiles. Israeli officials

say 24 people have been killed since Friday. Fighting began when Israel struck Iranian military and nuclear sites and killed top commanders of the Revolutionary Guard. More than 200 Iranians were killed in those attacks, more than a thousand injured. The World Health Organization says Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed after gunfire at an aid distribution center killed at least 50 people. Gaza officials accuse Israeli troops of firing on crowds injuring more than 200 residents. The WHO criticizes the Israeli-backed initiative in charge of distributing the supplies. Thanos Gargavanis is a trauma surgeon. The recent food distribution initiatives by non-UN actors every time result in mass casualty incidents. We are walking

the fine gray line between operational capacity and full disaster every day. Israel says it's investigating the incident. It insists the previous humanitarian effort led by the UN, Red Cross, and other agencies made it easier for Hamas to steal aid. Quebec police are still conducting a major search west of Montreal for a missing three-year-old girl. Claire Bell has been missing since Sunday morning. Meanwhile, the girl's mother appeared in court just afternoon by video conference. Rachel Ella Todd is facing a charge of child abandonment. A joint investigation by Canadian and UK privacy watchdogs found 23andMe failed to protect

sensitive data. A major breach at the DNA testing company has exposed the personal information of 7 million users worldwide. That includes 320,000 Canadians. Colin Butler has the story. The stolen data was deeply personal. Health, heritage, names, birth dates, addresses, all of it out there in the ether. Investigators say the hackers slipped in using old passwords. The joint probe by Canada and the UK found 23andMe lacked the safeguards to protect sensitive data. Canada Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne calls it a wake-up call and a warning. Organizations must also take proactive steps to protect

against cyber attacks. This includes using multi-factor authentication, strong minimum password requirements, compromised password checks, and adequate monitoring to detect abnormal activity. The report criticizes 23andMe for weak security, a slow response, and failing to alert regulators. The UK has filed the equivalent of a four million Canadian dollar fine against 23andMe, something the Canadian agency has no power to do. Colin Butler, CBC News, Toronto. I'm Gina Louise Phillips.

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