The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/05 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: February 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/05 at 15:00 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 is sour. I'm Tom Harrington. Ottawa has circled the date on its calendar, March 4th. That's the new deadline for the U.S. to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. Both the federal and provincial governments are stepping up their conversations as the day nears, including the notion of dismantling domestic trade barriers. David Thurton reports. The momentum is palpable.

The moment is here. With trade at the forefront, Transport Minister Anita Onond is meeting with premiers today. Along with the Prime Minister, they'll discuss the Trump tariff threat and eliminating trade barriers within Canada, barriers that make it harder for provinces to trade with each other than other countries. Onond said she expects to see substantial progress on this file by next month. The work has already been occurring and the willingness to reduce inter-provincial barriers to trade and add up to $200 billion to the Canadian economy.

But the Conservative leader took a swipe at Canada's trade policy. The Carney-Trudeau Liberals have made us hopelessly dependent on the Americans. Pierre Pauli have said through strict regulations, Canada hasn't been able to broaden its trade partners. David Thurton, CBC News Ottawa. The owner of a Quebec furniture company says the tariff threats have forced it to start laying off workers. South Shore Furniture says 70% of its products are shipped to the United States. Already it says sales have been affected and the company is letting 115 employees go. Meantime, the conservative leader says if elected, he would impose life sentences for

certain people convicted of fentanyl trafficking. Piyar Polyaev says the penalty for those convicted of trafficking, production and distribution of more than 40 milligrams of fentanyl should be the same as murder. President Trump has not committed to putting US troops on the ground in Gaza. That was part of his proposal for an American takeover of the territory. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt says Trump's goal is to have lasting peace in the region. But the US is not sending soldiers or paying to rebuild Gaza. It's been made very clear to the president that the United States needs to be involved

in this rebuilding effort to ensure stability in the region for all people. That does not mean boots on the ground in Gaza. It means Donald Trump is going to strike a deal with our partners in the region. Levitt seemed to walk back Trump's suggestion of the permanent resettlement for Gaza, calling it a temporary move. The latest target for Donald Trump's cost-cutting efforts is the CIA. Elon Musk has offered buyouts to all agency employees. As Richard Madden reports, Democrats argue the billionaires sweeping changes may be illegal.

Chaos erupting on Capitol Hill after House Republicans blocked Democrats demanding to haul billionaire Elon Musk before committee on his unprecedented overhaul of the federal government. Mr. Elon Musk is out of order and dismantled. President Donald Trump has appointed the world's richest man to oversee cuts to government spending and he's quickly since dismantled big agencies like USAID that provides humanitarian relief. The entire CIA workforce has been offered buyouts, and Musk's team has now gained access to sensitive government databases. Democrat Senator Chris Murphy is sounding the alarms.

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say the billionaire is saving taxpayers a fortune in wasteful spending. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. Swedish police say they still do not understand why a shooter opened fire at an adult education center west of Stockholm yesterday. Local police chief Roberto Ede Forrest. We continue our investigation intensively. We're trying to create a picture around the perpetrator. He says 11 people were killed, including the suspect, who turned the gun on himself. Six others were injured.

Police say it appears the shooter acted alone. It's not clear if he was a student at the school. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.