The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/22 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/22 at 03:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar victims rights advocates are disappointed the crown in the high profile case of five former world junior hockey players will not appeal their acquittals as karen paul's reports a judge found them not guilty in july the crown's decision not to appeal wasn't unexpected but jesse roger says it's still disappointing they're with anova one of ontario's largest women shelters. The decision not to appeal reinforces the same silence and dismissal survivors have faced for generations. The complainant, known as EM, testified she had consensual sex with

Michael McLeod. But after he invited his teammates to his hotel room, she claimed she was forced to perform sex acts without her consent. In her not guilty rulings, Justice Maria Carasia said she did not find EM's testimony credible or reliable. Daphne Gilbert is a University of Ottawa a law professor. A court of appeal cannot disturb credibility findings unless they are patently biased or unfair. The players remain suspended from all hockey Canada sanctioned events. They are also currently not eligible to play in the NHL. Both decisions are under review. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Winnipeg. Eric Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted for the 1989 fatal shooting of their parents in Beverly Hills,

has been denied parole by a California Review Board. Denialed by the California Board of Parole hearings marks a significant development in the decades-long case. Eric, who's now 54 years old, has spent more than 30 years behind bars. A Toronto mother is relieved her children will be flying home today after Air Canada canceled their return flights. The two children flew unaccompanied to the Czech Republic to vacation with their grandparents. But their flights back home were canceled because of the strike, which left the kids in lurch. Ittlmusa has more. We got initially like an automatic email from Air Canada saying that their flight was rebooked on the 27.

That's a whole week after Carolina Gorodetsky's 14-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter were supposed to return from Prague after vacationing with their grandparents. Gorodetsky's kids were booked to travel on direct flights with Air Canada back to Toronto. Gorodetsky says when her children's tickets were canceled, she struggled to find flights with other airlines. There's not a lot of companies who, first of all, agreed to take them unaccompanied minors usually need to travel on a direct flight. Travel consultant McKenzie McMillan says it's important parents have a plan B. Make sure you do your research before handing your child over to any airline. Gorodetsky says she's grateful air Canada has rebooked her children on flights returning to Toronto today. But she would like airlines to prioritize rebooking minors.

Ivo Mousa, CBC News, Toronto. In Quebec, seven city councillors in Saginae are calling on the mayor to tender her resignation. Julie DeFour plans to appeal after judge convicted her of corrupt electoral practices on Wednesday. As Rowan Kennedy reports, a judge found that she tried to bribe an opponent not to run in 2021. Michel Tremblay says citizens and city councillors have lost confidence in Julie Zufour. Half of counsel in Sagney is publicly calling on the mayor to resign. Serge Godrose, the city councilor for Shikutsi Minor. She needs to drop out of the race this fall, he says.

A judge foundsufour guilty of one of three charges of corrupt electoral practices under the Municipal Elections Act. He acquitted her of the other two saying there were inconsistencies in witness testimony. Three of her opponents in the 2021 mayoral race testified she offered them high-ranking positions or money to drop out. The ruling could impose a fine as well as remove her. from office and ban her from running again for five years. But Zafur says she plans to appeal the verdict, which would allow her to stay on and seek re-election. Zufuq has maintained her innocence saying the accusations against her are politically motivated.

Rowan Kennedy, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.