World Report - May 04: Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: May 4, 2025

Search for two young siblings in Pictou County, Nova Scotia enters third straight day.Donald Trump slams Canada's defence spending in rare, sit-down interview.Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for a missile which landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.Romania re-runs critical election after November vote was annulled.The Netherlands marks Remembrance Day ahead of 80th anniversary of liberation from Nazis.Whale advocates want Canada to help Orcas stranded in France.

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third day. Six-year-old Lily and her four-year-old brother Jack went missing Friday morning. The CBC's Linda Ward joins us in studio with more. Linda, what do we know? Well, John, these two children haven't been seen since about 10 o'clock Friday morning. Still no sign of six-year-old Lily Sullivan or four-year-old Jack Sullivan. These two children haven't been seen since about 10 o'clock Friday morning, still no sign of six-year-old Lily Sullivan or four-year-old Jack Sullivan. Lily is described as having shoulder-length light brown hair with bangs.

She was possibly wearing a pink sweater, pink pants and pink boots when she was last seen and four-year-old Jack wearing blue dinosaur boots. These two children, the RCMP say, it appears that they walked away from a home on Gairlock Road in Lansdowne Station. Now this is in Pictou County, about 20 kilometres southwest of New Glasgow. No evidence that they were abducted, so we haven't had an amber alert. The province did send out a vulnerable missing persons alert yesterday afternoon. And this has been an immense search effort. Search and rescue teams coming in from all across the province to look for the children.

We've got two helicopters and a drone over the area, tracking dogs on the ground looking for any scent of the children. They are asking people stay away and let those searchers do their work, but check your own personal properties to see if there's any sign of the children. Linda, you mentioned the area. What do we know about the conditions those children could be facing? Yeah, this is a densely wooded area, very large area, really nothing in sight from miles.

There's a few homes in the area. RCMP Corporal Sally Rice says it's difficult enough for the adult searchers who are out there, let alone a four and a six year old who probably haven't been in a wooded area alone before. They may be scared of adults or not understanding, hearing all the noises of the machinery above the helicopters. They could have an issue with that and could be, you know, in a position or maybe scared to come out. Is still optimism the children will be found? Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says on social media people across Nova Scotia are praying for a positive outcome here.

CBC's Linda Ward with the latest. Thanks Linda. You're welcome. US President Donald Trump sat down for a rare face-to-face interview. It was broadcast this morning on NBC's Meet the Press. In it, he faced a number of questions from tariffs to borders, and also whether he's serious about invading Greenland and Canada. Well, I think we're not going to ever get to that point. It could happen.

Something could happen with Greenland. I'll be honest. We need that for national and international security. But not with Canada? I think it's highly unlikely. I don't see it with Canada. I just don't see it. I have to be honest with you.

Okay, but you don't rule it out for Greenland. And by the way, Canada, they spend less money on military than practically any nation in the world. They pay NATO less than any nation. They think we're subsidized. They think we are going to protect them and really we are. But the truth is they don't carry their full share and it's unfair to the United States and our taxpayers.

Trump is expected to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. We are also working. We have worked in the past, we are also working in the future. People scramble through a terminal at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport as staff lead them to a secure area. Videos posted by passengers show smoke rising near the airport. Several airlines have suspended service or cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have been launching rockets at Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Romania is taking another run at electing a new president. The last attempt, six months ago, failed, annulled in the midst of scandal and allegations

of Russian interference. Today's outcome is being closely watched across Europe and in Washington. And as Dominic Valladis reports, it could influence Russia's war on Ukraine. The polls in Romania are now open in the first round of this crucial election. 58-year-old Necolai Surescu was among those casting their votes. I hope the Romanian use their mind and to see what's happened until now and to see who is

a joker on the who want and who can do something. The elections being rerun after November's initial vote was annulled following allegations of Russian interference in favor of the frontrunner Carline Gheorghescu. He was subsequently banned from standing again. Also casting his vote today was Gheorghiescu's heir apparent and the front runner in the opinion polls George Simeon. The 38-year-old Euro skeptic is an admirer of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement and opposes military aid to Ukraine. I voted with Karline Gheorghiescu, he says. Our only mission here is to regain the constitutional order and democracy. My only objective is to put Romanians first.

If no candidate emerges with 50 percent or more of today's vote, a runoff will be held later this month, the final result of which will be watched closely in capitals around the world. Not least of all in Kyiv which relies on Romania's standing as a vital transit route for ammunition and weapons. Dominic Velaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. The Netherlands is marking its Remembrance Day today. There are special ceremonies taking place all weekend leading up to tomorrow's anniversary, May the 5th, 80 years ago that the country was liberated from the Nazis. Thousands of Canadians fought and died in that final push. CBC's Chris Brown is there and files this report.

I'm at the Holton Canadian War Cemetery where more than 1,400 commonwealth soldiers, mostly Canadians, are buried. Soldiers who were killed in the final months of the Second World War in the battles to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi Germany. This has been a weekend to commemorate and remember on the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi forces here to Canada's First Army. A large delegation has come from Canada, including pipe bands, the Governor General, Indigenous leaders but the guests of honour are about 20 Canadian war vets, the youngest 96, the

oldest 105. 5,000 people have gathered here at this remembrance service. Nearby towns are draped in blue and red and white of the Dutch colours with also Canadian flags flying nearby. The veterans here have shown incredible stamina given their advanced ages, most move around in wheelchairs. Chris Brown, CBC News, Holton. And you can join myself and the CBC's Ideas host Nala Ayad for a special presentation

of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. That's on Monday at 9pm, 9.30 in Newfoundland on CBC Radio and on the CBC News app. Whale advocates are hoping Canada will help two orca whales lingering in France. The mother and son are being held in a closed-down marine park while the search is on to find somewhere better for them to live. Anand Ram explains. Wiki and her son Kajo impressed crowds for years. The orcas in the south of France were a main attraction at Marine Lent on Tibb, which is not affiliated with the embattled park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. But like Canada, France banned whale shows and captive breeding years ago.

Melissa Matlow is with World Animal Protection. And so this park has closed. And now the big question is what is to happen with these remaining animals. The science is very clear that these animals suffer. So far, solutions to ReHome Wiki and Kajo have been rejected to marine parks in Japan or Spain's Canary Islands and to Canada. We owe them something back and this is the best we can do. Charles Vinnick is the CEO of the Whale Sanctuary Project.

For years he has tried to sell the idea of a netted off but natural seaside sanctuary on Nova Scotia's east coast. Giving them more space, giving them an environment that they can dive deeper, swim longer, that they can dive deeper, swim longer, that they can experience nature. But critics warn it doesn't have the necessary land approvals yet. Still, experts say another marine park isn't the right answer, especially in countries without protection laws.

Camille Labchuk is executive director of Animal Justice. I think that's what Canada is now grappling with, with our version of marine land. We have an identically named facility, which also appears set to sell all of its animals. The whale sanctuary project is urging France to reconsider the Canadian option. Meanwhile, Wiki and Keijo remain in the defunct space at Marine Land on Tib. Anand Ram, CBC News, Toronto. For the 4th of May, that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm John Northcott. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News and may the fourth be with you.