World Report - May 26: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: May 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has gone absolutely crazy following a major round of aerial attacks on Ukraine.Health officials in Gaza say more than 50 people killed by Israeli airstrikes overnight. Judge rules some text messages are not admissable as evidence in sexual assault trial of 5 former world junior hockey players.B.C. man has his credit score completely wiped out due to a policy that could affect millions of Canadians.6 candidates in the running to become speaker in House of Commons. 87-year-old Louise Fraser goes to University, gets education degree, in quest to teach Cree. 

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The latest happening overnight. Trump also has some harsh words for Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But of Putin, the US president says he has gone absolutely crazy. Dominic Volaititis has the latest. I'm not happy with what Putin's doing. We're in the middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kiev and other cities. I don't like it at all. US President Donald Trump's criticism of Russia's Vladimir Putin didn't end there. After telling reporters he was now seriously considering hitting Moscow with more sanctions,

he took to social media to say Putin had gone absolutely crazy and warned that any attempt to conquer all of Ukraine would lead to Russia's downfall. The Kremlin is attempting to play Trump's comments down, suggesting the American president and others might be emotionally overloaded. Last night, Russia attacked Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles for the third night in a row. And just a day after, Moscow launched its biggest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people, including children. Trump has also criticised Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky

after he warned that America's silence about the weekend's uptick in violence only encourages Putin, words Trump said that did Ukraine no favors. Zelensky didn't respond directly to the criticism, but in a post on social media, he said the world appeared to be spending more effort on dialogue with Putin than with actually exerting real pressure on the Kremlin chief. Dominique Velaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. Health officials in Gaza say more than 50 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes overnight. Emergency workers pulled people from the rubble of a school. Palestinians had been using it as a shelter. Officials say more than 30 people were killed while they slept there. Israel's military says it was targeting militants operating out of the building.

It also says three more projectiles have been fired from Gaza towards southern Israel. One was blocked by the missile defense system. The others landed inside Gaza. A judge in London, Ontario has just ruled some text messages are not admissible as evidence in the trial of five former World Junior Hockey players. All five have been charged with sexual assault. All pleaded not guilty. Karen Pauls has more on this ruling. The Crown wanted to introduce the texts as evidence and ask Brett Houghton questions

about them, but now she won't be able to. And legal experts say that will weaken her case against Dylan Dubay. Sarah Lehman is a criminal defense lawyer in Vancouver who's not involved in the trial, but watching it closely. Well, it sounds like this is critical evidence with respect to the defendant, Mr. Dubay, and whether or not he's culpable for having sexually assaulted the complainant by virtue of slapping her. In one of the texts, Howden wrote that he was happy he left the hotel room when he did

because Dubé was smacking the girls behind so hard it looked like it hurt so bad. The defence argued those texts should not be entered as evidence because Howden says he can't remember writing them, can't now confirm the details are accurate, and never expected them to be used as evidence seven years later. Nick Cake is a former Crown, now a criminal defence lawyer in London, who's also watching the case. In relation to the defence, this is an important piece of evidence to keep out, as would any piece of evidence that implicates your client. Howden told court he believes he was being truthful in what he texted.

The complainant has testified someone slapped her on the buttocks without her consent. Other players have also testified she was spanked and at least one identified Dubay. Dubay and the other players have all pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Karen Pauls, CBC News, London, Ontario. The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of Winston Churchill will be sentenced today. Jeffrey Wood admitted to stealing the portrait of bi-renowned photographer Yousef Karsh. Police say the portrait was stolen from the Chateau Laurier sometime between Christmas Day 2021 and January 6, 2022.

It was replaced by a fake, but the swap was only discovered months later. The portrait of Britain's former prime minister is now back in the Ottawa Hotel after a lengthy international investigation. A man in BC had his credit score completely wiped out due to a policy that could affect millions of Canadians. The policy allows the credit bureau to reset your score and it can happen without warning or explanation. Rosa Marcatelli and the Go Public team have more on why experts say it is time for clear consistent rules across the country. It's been crazy. David Tregear says getting credit was never a problem.

That's until the rejections piled up. A car loan, credit cards and more all denied. He checked his Equifax account. Shocked to see his credit score was reset to zero. Well, I was just stunned. I was like, what do you mean I don't have credit? He says the fallout has been serious because many lenders only check Equifax. Lenders judge you by your credit score.

The higher the better. Only after Go Public's questions did Equifax reveal its little-known rule. If a file is inactive, consumers may be labeled unscorable and their credit score drops to zero. Trigger says it's true. He stopped using credit to stay out of debt but never expected to be punished for it. Now Equifax tells him it's a two-year cutoff but won't say if that's true for everyone.

TransUnion Canada's other major credit bureau says it doesn't reset scores. Our investigation reveals a major flaw in Canada's credit system. No rules govern how bureaus manage scores, putting consumers at risk. Jeffrey White from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre wants Ottawa to create national standards instead of relying on uneven provincial oversight. It tells me that there is a lack of common sense rules in place. Canada's finance ministry would only say credit bureaus aren't under federal control. Equifax wouldn't talk specifics, saying it prides itself on being a trusted steward of personal data.

Rosa Marcatelli, CBC News, Calgary. Parliament resumes today in Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poliev are signaling they're ready to get back to work. This is one of the most rapid returns to Parliament in Canadian history, and it will be one of the most busy returns to Parliament in Canadian history. And while we narrowly missed forming government, we now have every duty to fight for change. The first order of business this morning is electing a new Speaker of the House. There are six candidates for the job including former Speaker

Greg Fergus. This is a big job. It is not easy to keep the legislature functioning smoothly, especially in a minority Parliament, but there are perks including an annual salary of $309,000, a driver, a residence, and a hospitality budget. A Cree woman in Saskatchewan is proving it is never too late. Louise Fraser has just completed her education degree. She's 87 years old. As Alexander Silberman reports, she is so passionate about teaching her language, she went back to school.

I just keep thinking about my goal. Louise Fraser's walk across a Saskatoon graduation stage in a blue ribbon skirt was a moment she dreamed of for decades. Oh my gosh. At 87 years old, Fraser is the oldest graduate in the history of the University of Saskatchewan's Indian Teacher education program. It's designed for First Nations students who want to get a Bachelor of Education degree. Fraser, a member of Miss Tawasis Nahewick in Saskatchewan, says she lost her Plains Cree language as a child after being sent to

residential school. I always wanted to get it back to learn it again. Parents aren't speaking the language to their children. I always wanted to get it back, to learn it again. Parents aren't speaking the language to their children. I thought going back to school would be a way of getting it back. Kelsey Fraser is her granddaughter. She says her accomplishment is a moment of reconciliation and healing.

Her getting this degree is her way of reclaiming a part of her that was lost, a part of her that was actually stolen from her. Laurie Ann Daniels is an instructor and mentor that worked with Fraser. She says it was empowering for younger students to learn with her. She never gave up, and it was perseverance

that got her to this space today. With her degree in hand, Fraser's next goal is to visit schools to teach Cree, hoping to share her story and culture she never let go. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report for News Anytime, cbcnews.ca. I'm Marcia Young.