Your World Tonight - Canadians in ICE detention, largest aerial attack on Kyiv, Stampede measles, and more

Episode Date: July 4, 2025

Dozens of Canadians are believed to be in U.S. immigration detention. We have the story of one of them. Cynthia Olivera was taken into custody on the way to her green card interview.And: Pounding attacks in Kyiv signal Russia’s lack of interest in stopping its war in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past two days. And while there’s still no progress on a ceasefire, Ukraine is hoping to secure more U.S. support.Also: Health experts are warning some people to stay away from the Calgary Stampede. They say the risk of measles is just too high.Plus: Hamas responds to ceasefire proposal, how to come back from long COVID, Canada's lone Major League Baseball team puts American rivals to shame, and more.

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This world's gonna eat you alive. Listen to Oracle Season 3, Murder at the Grandview, now on Audible. This is a CBC Podcast. We have a great relationship with Canada, okay? Sure, there's always what I call pebbles in the shoe, you know, it's not always perfect. Constructive friends are not afraid to challenge each other. Canada and the United States turned a

year older this week, but neither side is expecting cake or presents from their neighbor. Adding yet another layer to the cooling relationship between the two countries, Canadian citizens are among the people being gathered up and detained in U.S. immigration raids. Welcome to Your World Tonight. I'm Julianne Hazelwood. It's Friday, July 4th, coming up on 6 p.m. Eastern.

Also on the podcast. Putin gives order to make one of the biggest attacks on the capital of Ukraine. He could choose any other town, city in Ukraine, they're doing it almost every night. But he chose Kiev. Ukraine's government sees a message in one of the deadliest aerial attacks of the war. A message to US President Donald Trump that his talk of peace is just that, talk. And Russia has no intention of seeking any deal.

Ukraine says that means they have a different message for the US. Help us fight back. Dozens of Canadians are believed to be in US detention, rounded up in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Cynthia Oliveira is one of them, taken into custody on the way to her green card interview. Now she's desperate to leave the ICE camp where she's being held, willing to be deported but stuck in the system. Evan Dyer spoke with her husband and has this report.

Took my wife in handcuffs and took her away. They're treated like animals. From their home in Los Angeles, Frank Alvarez says he just wants to get his Canadian wife out of ICE detention. It's horrible. I'm ashamed to be an American now. Alvarez, an American-born U.S. citizen, has been married to his Ontario-born wife Cynthia Olivera for 28 years.

They have three children. She came to the US as a child and remained when her parents eventually moved back to Canada. In 1999, while pregnant with the couple's first child, she visited Canada to see her dying mother. On her return to the US, immigration officers at Buffalo noticed her pregnancy and refused her entry. She was detained at the Buffalo border, turned back, she had the baby in Canada, and then eventually came back to the United States like in August of 99 after the baby was born.

And we've been here ever since. Two years ago, the couple started the process of getting her citizenship, but she remained illegal. We put in our forms, our petitions, our marriage certificates, all that stuff with a lawyer. We got the resident alien card, we got the social security number, and then we got our paper for the interview. When they showed up for that interview on June 13th, ICE was waiting. They knew what they were going to do.

They trapped my wife. They lured her into that appointment. A Canadian citizen arrested by ICE at her Green Card interview for being in the country illegally is desperate to get out of detention. She spent more than 25 years living in... A local ABC News affiliate was able to speak to Cynthia by phone at one of several detention facilities where she's been held. I've gone to so many different facilities and every single facility I've got him, I've told him, I'll pay for my home site. I'll pay for it. You have a lot of bodyguards and a lot of cops that are in the form of alligators. You don't have to pay them so much.

This week, U.S. President Donald Trump opened a new camp in the Florida Everglades, which MAGA has dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland and the only way out is really deportation. I says Cynthia Oliver is in a detention camp in El Paso, TX, but deportation doesn't seem to be a way out for her. She signed her deportation

order day one on June 13th, cause she already knows she has the expedited removal at this point. She doesn't want asylum. She doesn't want a bail hearing. She doesn't want asylum. She doesn't want a bail hearing. She doesn't want court. Twenty-one days later, Cynthia Olivera remains in custody. So there is absolutely no reason why ICE cannot deport her.

They're just taking their sweet old time, and I don't know why. Global Affairs Canada says Olivera is one of dozens of Canadians who are held in the expanding networks of prisons and camps, some operated by private companies that hold ICE detainees. Ironically, Olivera says he voted for Donald Trump and his wife was also a strong supporter. Evan Dyer, CBC News, Ottawa. Between the immigration crackdown, Donald Trump saying repeatedly he wants Canada to join the US and the ongoing trade war between the countries, the Fourth of July clearly brings with it a lot of extra tension. But the US ambassador says the

two countries are still on track for a framework trade agreement by the July 21st deadline, and the long-standing relationship is still, in his words, a great one. Kate McKenna reports. The Fourth of July party at the US ambassador's residence is usually a sought-after invite on words, a great one. Kate McKenna reports. The Fourth of July party at the U.S. ambassador's residence is usually a sought after invite on the Ottawa reception circuit. But this year's event risks being more like an awkward barbecue between old friends growing

apart. You know, politics is a tough sport. It is a tough sport in Canada. It is a tough sport in the U.S. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he knows the relationship between countries is a little bit rocky at the moment. We have a great relationship with Canada. OK, sure. There's always what I call pebbles in the shoe. You know, it's not always perfect.

Constructive friends are not afraid to challenge each other. Those challenges brought on by US President Donald Trump's global trade war have reshaped Canadian politics and cost hundreds of jobs. Flavio Volpe is the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. He says industry has been upended. With the change of president, it has been a 180 degree change in not just the promise but also in the peace and tranquility that supplier companies and auto workers have. Prime Minister Mark Carney is working on a deal to end the dispute by July 21st.

Hoekstra says a framework agreement that's good for both countries is possible. A win-win. And all of this is just a blip. I think we will come up with a trade agreement that at the people will look at it and say, wow this is pretty good and this is going to make the relationship stronger. Hoekstra says the Prime Minister's decision to scrap attacks which would have charged US tech companies billions of dollars is a positive step in negotiations. And officials say talks are progressing. Canada's energy minister, Tim Hodgson says he does believe the United States is a

wonderful country, but, What I see and what I'd rather talk about is what I see in Canada today. I see a Canada that's come together like it's never come together in my lifetime. Hodgson spoke in Calgary today where he made a funding announcement for carbon capture and storage, a move intended to boost the energy sector. The Prime Minister has said, we're not going to worry about what other people do. We can give ourselves more than anyone else can take away from us. All in the name of making Canada more resilient in the face of economic threats from the United States. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa.

[♪upbeat music playing.♪ Coming right up, the ongoing efforts to reach ceasefires in the wars in Ukraine and Middle East. And the return of an NHL superstar after a long battle with long COVID. Also why some health experts are warning some Canadians about attending this year's Calgary Stampede. The day after massive Russian airstrikes showed how vulnerable his country is, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hopeful it won't stay that way.

He spoke with the US president today and stressed that Ukraine needs help replenishing its air defense. Chris Brown has the latest. Ukrainians often hear the high-pitched whine of approaching Russian drones long before they see them. And while this wasn't the deadliest night of Russian attacks, it was the largest, lasting more than eight hours and involving 500 drones. And when they hit, even underground bunkers don't feel safe.

Tatiana Zarunda said, I had a feeling something was flying every minute. The attack drones descended and then bang. The swarm attack came just hours after Donald Trump got off the phone with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin. Yeah, I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin because I don't think he's there. I don't think he's there. And I'm very disappointed

Well, it's not I'm just saying I don't think he's looking to stop The message from Putin is unmissable says Ukrainian defense expert Alexander Kara Putin showed that he has no intention of any ceasefire let alone the one last in peace with Ukraine He is trying to achieve his maximalist goals. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky and Trump had their own phone call Friday. Was Zelensky characterizing it as important and fruitful? We agreed to hold a meeting between our teams to increase the strength of our air defense, he said in a video statement.

Ukraine was already desperately short of air defenses such as Patriot missiles when word came this week that Trump was holding back some of the few shipments Ukraine was expecting. With weaker defenses on the ground, Ukraine's revered F-16 pilots have been forced to take bigger risks in the skies. Any mission is a risk, but firing a cannon is a triple risk, said Air Commander Oleg Zaharchuk. He was presiding over the funeral in Kiev of Maxim Ustimenko, who was killed shooting down Russian projectiles.

Such mass drone attacks by Russia are expected to intensify over the summer and aren't just about hitting military targets. They're also about trying to break Ukraine's will to fight, as its most important ally, the United States, dithers. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. The effort to end the fighting in Ukraine is happening alongside the equally complex and fragile ceasefire talks in the Middle East. Hamas says it has handed over its response to a US-brokered truce with Israel. The deal would see fighting paused and some hostages handed over.

But in Gaza, there were more deadly Israeli strikes today. Tom Perry reports. In Gaza the grieving is endless. At Nasser Hospital in Hanyounes, the victims of another Israeli strike are laid out in white shrouds before a crowd of mourners. before a crowd of mourners. Allahu Akbar! In this place, talk of a ceasefire is often met with a tortured skepticism. I want to increase the number of people who have been killed. My optimism is burned out, says Mohammed Shabat.

Now it's all about counting your days alive. Others like Ihab Bakrun say even with a ceasefire, the future looks grim. I expect Israel will occupy Gaza, he says. More people will die and more people will leave. Bring them home now! Outside Gaza, the families of Israeli hostages continue to demand a ceasefire and the return of their loved ones. Rallying on this U.S. Independence Day outside the branch office of the American

Embassy in Tel Aviv. We want a deal. We want a deal for everybody. Rubi Hren's son Itai, an Israeli-American soldier in the IDF, was taken by Hamas on October 7th. The IDF about a year ago told us that most likely he did not survive, but the Hamas have not provided any A, acknowledgement that he is in that position and B, what his physical status is.

So for us, the question is about what is his condition is less relevant because in my book, he's a hostage. Fifty hostages are still in Hamas captivity. Only a comprehensive deal can bring all of them home. Keith Siegel, another Israeli-American, was held captive in Gaza for 484 days, before he was released in a ceasefire deal in February. Experienced threats to my life, having weapons pointed at me and terrorists telling me that they were going to kill me. Siegel was kidnapped along with his wife Aviva at their kibbutz.

He witnessed torture and abuse during his time in captivity. He and his wife are both now free, he says, though not entirely. It's amazing as it is to be back and it is amazing. Wonderful and so grateful for that. Until everybody is back, I think I can't feel free. In a statement, Hamas says it's delivered a positive response to the ceasefire proposal and that it's ready to immediately enter negotiations on implementation, the question now how will Israel respond and how quickly

can a final deal be reached. Tom Perry, CBC News, Jerusalem. The The Calgary Stampede is underway. With rodeos and fireworks, breakfast and barbecues, the event draws in visitors from all over. This year, though, Alberta is in the middle of the worst measles outbreak in nearly half a century. Some doctors are advising higher risk people, especially babies and small children, to stay away.

Jennifer Lee reports. It's all smiles and cowboy hats as hundreds of people, some with strollers in tow, crowd into lines at the gates of the Calgary Stampede. And it is a huge attraction, with more than 1.3 million visitors from across Alberta and around the world expected to attend. I grew up in Calgary. I'm a big fan of the stampede. Like many Albertans, pediatrician Dr. Sam Wong understands the draw. But he says this year is different.

If I had an infant child, I would be avoiding stampede and any other large gatherings like that. I would want to protect my child. Nearly 1,200 measles cases have been confirmed in Alberta since the outbreaks began in March. The last time case counts were higher was 1979. Transmission is so widespread in southern Alberta and parts of the north where there are some very low vaccination rates that health officials say cases are going undetected. We do know, simply statistically, that measles will be present on the Stampede grounds. University of Calgary immunologist Craig Jenney is keeping a close eye on Alberta's outbreaks. When we think of the crowds at Stampede, I mean, people are very close together

and the measles virus is very infectious. So we do know that this is the kind of environment where a virus like measles can very easily spread. Jenny says the virus can hang in the air for several hours and it can even spread outdoors. It all boils down to a potentially dangerous mix. Measles can lead to severe complications including pneumonia, brain inflammation and even death. Edmonton pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Karina Topp says young children, pregnant individuals and people who are immunocompromised are at higher risk. And until babies are old enough to be vaccinated, they're extremely vulnerable. If the risk wasn't high, I wouldn't be suggesting people stay home, but it is. And I really don't

want anyone to get severely ill from going out to enjoy stampede. Top worries all this could trigger even further outbreaks in Alberta and beyond once the party is over and people head home. There's real potential for this to take off like wildfire. Nearly 100 Albertans have been hospitalized due to measles already and provincial health officials are urging people to know the risks and make informed decisions about attending. Jennifer Lee, CBC News, Calgary. Jonathan Taves is back in the NHL after suffering the effects of long COVID on

and off for five years. Before getting sick, Taves was a superstar. He won multiple Stanley Cups with Chicago and Olympic gold medals for Canada. Now his comeback will happen in his hometown. Karen Pauls explains. Very excited and welcome. Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Sheveldayoff announcing one of their free agency acquisitions. Hometown hero Jonathan Taves. One of the most decorated hockey players in Manitoba history is coming home. Taves says he couldn't imagine wearing any other jersey this coming season.

Obviously I haven't played in a couple years so really really feeling blessed to be able to have the chance to play the game of hockey again at this level but let alone for the Winnipeg Jets. Taves was one of the faces of the Chicago Blackhawks. The number three draft pick in 2006, he was named captain two years later, leading the team to Stanley Cup victories in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Taves won gold with Canada in two Olympics. Jonathan Taves with a tip in. He's been named one of the 100 greatest NHL players, but the man nicknamed Captain Sirius for his intensity

hasn't played professional hockey for two years. Why did this have to happen or could it have been different and you just have to accept it is what it is. Taves missed the NHL's entire pandemic-shortened 2021 season. Fighting symptoms of long COVID, he returned for another two seasons, but then two years ago, stepped away to get his health under control. His treatments included a five-week detox program in India last fall. I think when you try enough different things and they don't work,

it's pretty frustrating. And I just decided, I'm like, why not give this a shot. I was really happy that I did so. Dr. Kieran Quinn teaches and does research at the University of Toronto looking for treatments to help long COVID patients feel better. Long COVID still exists and if Jonathan Taves can serve as a beacon of hope for for all of us I think that's great. Quinn doesn't know all the details of Taves' medical condition but says his symptoms sound typical. SARS-CoV-2 virus or the virus that

causes COVID-19 fragments of it or whole pieces of it can be stored in various organs of our body like the gut and that might be the biotoxin that's giving Jonathan long chronic inflammation that's leading to all of these different symptoms like fatigue, like brain fog, sore joints. Dr. Angela M. Chung is a clinical scientist at Toronto's University Health Network, where she's leading a $20 million project testing new treatments for long COVID. It's definitely possible to recover, but for those who are still suffering suffering we don't really have a cure. Back in Winnipeg, Tave says he feels great. Really happy about where I'm at.

And he's ready to give his body and the NHL another try. Karen Pauls, CBC News, Winnipeg. The 600 residents of Lynn Lake are evacuating their homes again. Residents in the northern Manitoba town were already forced to leave for weeks after a wildfire got too close. They were only able to return June 20th. But now there's a new fire. Mayor Brandon Delawitch says it's threatening to burn down hydro poles cutting off power to the remote community. Delawitch says this evacuation will be different than the last one when people were sent to a recreation centre in a town further north.

Our citizens lived on cots, very little blankets, pillows, communal showers. Our conditions were not good for our citizens and one of the big things with this evacuation is we fought with the province and the Red Cross Heart to make sure that our citizens receive fair and equitable treatment. They'll be flown straight to Brandon, Manitoba and they'll be going right into hotel rooms this time. Manitoba is in the middle of one of its worst wildfire seasons in recent history with 60 currently burning in the province. There are also wildfires in

neighboring Saskatchewan with five communities under an evacuation order there. About 20 children from a summer camp are among the missing after flash flooding in Texas. More than a dozen people are confirmed dead. As much as 25 centimeters of rain fell in just a few hours in Kerr County. People were forced to leave as water submerged streets and flooded campgrounds. Search teams are using boats to find and rescue people. The state has issued flood emergencies in five counties where there is still severe rain. Baseball may be America's pastime, but it's Canada's major league team that's in first place, putting its American rivals to shame recently.

The Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball. They've surged from well down in the standings to the top of their division. There's still a long way to go in this season, but the team and the fans are feeling the excitement. Jamie Strashan has more. What a time to be a Blue J fan. Canada's team has defied expectations and roughly halfway through the season are in first place. Alana Baker came from Vancouver to enjoy this run. And it's very exciting. We came right from the airport to see the Yankee game. For the last decade there's been little to cheer about. The Jays last won the World Series in 1993 and they haven't won a playoff series since 2016.

It's a long season. You play hard. There there's gonna be streaks throughout the season but right now they're playing well and it's fun. Coming down to enjoy the game. Not to get too deep into the numbers but consider this, the Jays swept the Yankees in a four-game series on home turf for the first time ever and they're 49 wins through 87 games the most since 1993. Something real to build on, manager John Schneider says. Yeah, it was a great series, man. Just really, really proud of these guys. You know, it's nice to be where we are. It's cliche to say it's been a team effort, but it has. Yes, the team's stars, Beau Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero have been good, but success has been driven by quickly emerging fan favorites

like Addison Barger and Ernie Clement and a resurgent George Springer. I think we're in a good place as a team. It takes all 26 guys in that locker room to help us win. So you know, a huge night for us. Not everyone is buying the Jays. Longtime Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay said this. The Blue Jays are not a first place team, I'm sorry. If you look at the run differential...

Jays broadcaster Jamie Campbell clapped back after the four game sweep. And I can think of a certain Yankee broadcaster in fact who is going to have to go on his show tomorrow and admit that the Blue Jays are a first place team. Baseball is a notoriously long season. The question, can they maintain it? Longtime baseball journalist Richard Griffin has been around the team for years. When you have 26 guys and they're all contributing, they walk through and their chests are puffed out

and they feel like they're part of that group. And that's the situation. Who knows? Do you believe in miracles? And he's done it again! But for now, Blue J fans have reason to cheer, a reason to be excited, a reason to be optimistic about what's to come.

Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto. And finally, perhaps it was faded in this week of cross-border holidays. The Beaver family finally made it to Guelph, Ontario. Let me explain. A few months ago, Fayetteville, Arkansas resident Amy Beaver asked an AI chatbot about where she could go that would be like her home but not in the US. You may have seen the video her daughter Emily posted on TikTok.

so I can still tell everybody we're gay in here. We're gay in Guelph. It took a few months, but Amy, husband Jeff, and daughter Emily Beaver spent a few days in Guelph, just ahead of Canada Day, and got the maple leaf red carpet treatment sans le français, meeting local politicians, getting a tour of Guelph University, visiting museums, and posing with a Beaver statue,

teeth bared. Emily Beaver says artificial intelligence recommended Guelph to her mom because it was also a university town with farms all around it like Fayetteville. But it turned out Guelph had even more to offer. As a queer person, it was like, I grew up in the South and it is more welcoming to queer people in certain parts of the country. But as a whole, I can't say that I've ever really felt like it was normal to be queer and being in Guelph.

I know in our video it's like it's okay to be gay in Guelph, but I really do I feel like it's so normal. The Beavers say they will definitely be back, although they stress their hometown is also pretty cool. But visiting Guelph did change their views on certain national holidays. I'm wishing that we could, I think we should just celebrate Canada. I feel very patriotic for Canada. I feel very patriotic for Canada. So, Fourth of July is a little flower this year. I'm just going to rest up in all black.

And more, I suppose. A somber Fourth of July for the Beavers. This has been Your World Tonight for Friday, July 4th. I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Take care.