The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/01 at 18:00 EST

Episode Date: February 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/01 at 18:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. U.S. President Donald Trump has now signed an order putting 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods entering the U.S. The only exception is for oil and gas, which will be hit by 10% tariffs. And ominously, the US is threatening to raise those tariffs if Canada retaliates. Anis Haidari has the details. It's official and it's in writing. US President Donald Trump's White House confirming 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, 10% on imports from China.

There's one exception, energy resources from Canada. That will have a 10% tariff on it. The White House is tying all of these tariffs to what it calls, quote, an emergency situation when it comes to drugs, calling fentanyl in particular a national emergency. It blames all three countries and says that access to the American market is a privilege. It's unclear what exactly the Trump administration is looking for here, but in a fact sheet the White House said it's using tariffs as a proven source of leverage for US national interests. A 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods will raise the price of many things for Americans

including basics like vegetables, but here at home, the increased taxes Americans and American businesses will begin paying to buy from Canadians is going to cause economic pain here at home. But just how much this economy shrinks or how many jobs are lost could depend on how Canada responds. Anis Hadari, CBC News, Calgary. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak at some point this evening. This is devastating news for people in Newfoundland and Labrador, no doubt for the people across the country. That's Andrew Fury, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. He says an approach of appeasement and capitulation is not the

right response. He believes Canada must use every lever it has to push back. It's not just an economic attack. I believe this to be an attack on Canadians and an attack on their values, an attack on our sovereignty. And it's a moment where we need to stand strong and united in the face of such an assault. As you heard earlier, Trump's plan includes a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products. Steve Mongron is a professor of economics at Simon Fraser University. He says the immediate impact will be rising prices. The U.S. exports more oil than the

import but overall we see the oil going from Canada to the U.S. some come back so if there's a tariff on oil we will see a big increase in energy price both in the U.S. and in Canada. The tariffs would mean Canadian companies have a harder time selling to American importers and that would add to widespread job losses. A fourth hostages for prisoners swap was carried out today in Gaza. Three Israeli men were handed over to the Red Cross while Israel freed 183 Palestinian detainees.

There was also good news for desperately ill people in Gaza. Sasha Petrasek explains. A convoy of ambulances and buses streamed out of Khan Yunis today headed for Egypt. For the first time in nine months, Gaza's southern border is open for medical evacuations, after Israeli troops pulled back. Ahmed's father Abu Dhaka got the call just a few hours before. Ahmed will be in the first group he says. We don't know where in Egypt but thank God he's going to have his lung disease treated.

He's among more than a hundred taken out by the World Health Organization today, says Dr. Rick Pieperkorn. We estimate half of them are related to the war, trauma injuries, amputees, many of them children. Pieperkorn says in all more than 12,000 critically ill Palestinians need treatment outside Gaza. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. For the second time this week, the U.S. has been rocked by a plane crash. An air ambulance leaving Philadelphia slammed into a busy neighborhood shortly after takeoff

yesterday. All six people on the plane and one person in a car on the ground were killed and 19 others were injured. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.