The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/06 at 04:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Stole. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he supports President Trump's proposal to move Gaza residents out of the territory during reconstruction. Netanyahu made the comment during an interview last night on Fox News. This is the first good idea that I've heard. It's a remarkable idea. And I think it should be really pursued, examined, pursued and done because I think it will create

a different future for everyone. Trump said Tuesday that he wanted to permanently relocate Gaza residents but the White House now says it would be a temporary measure. CBC News has learned Canada Post is laying off dozens of managers to try to save money. They include several high-ranking executives. The troubled Crown Corporation has lost billions of dollars in recent years. Raina Von Stackelberg has more. CBC News has learned nearly 50 Canada Post managers are being laid off this week. Nearly half of them are in Ottawa, but also in Toronto, Montreal and other regions.

Spokesperson John Hamilton says it's only internal managers losing their jobs. To the public this will largely be invisible. This won't impact their day-to-day mail. Last month, Canada Post also cut 20% of its senior executive team. Canada Post's finances are so bad, it was going to run out of the money it needed to operate by the spring. But the federal government stepped in last month with a one billion dollar loan. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has argued the corporation's money problems are in part because it's become too top heavy. Jim Gallant is a national negotiator with the union. There are a lot of managers, they get paid a lot of money.

Canada Post says no unionized employees are being laid off. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. The potential trade war between Canada and the U.S. is on hold for now. But for Yukon and Alaska, two neighbors in the north, there's a lot at stake. With a long history of doing business together, Juanita Taylor has more. There's a lot of indigenous and cultural products that go back and forth across the border. Luke Panton is with the Yukon Chamber of Commerce. If the tariffs go ahead, he's worried about fewer tourists coming in from the U.S.

and buying local products. I oppose these tariffs because we are neighbors. Alaska Senator Kathy Geisel says she is working on a resolution opposing the tariffs because they want what Canada has to offer. We get a lot of timber, a lot of building supplies from Canada. This will only shoot up our already exceedingly high cost of housing. It's not only economic partnership, but it's security and defense as well. And it's waters.

The Yukon government is putting $45 million towards a new ore dock and scagway, crucial for exporting products from the Yukon's mines. Wynita Taylor, CBC News, Yelonay. Canada needs millions of new homes to tackle a housing crisis. But will those new homes be able to withstand climate change? A new report warns that if governments don't make change, too many of those new homes will be built in risk-prone areas.

Anayat Singh reports. A new report from the Canadian Climate Institute says thousands of new homes may get built in flood and fire risk areas. Report author Ryan Ness says governments need to step in. Many provinces and territories do not create regulations that limit the amount of construction that can occur in hazard-prone areas. The fix is to direct development away from those areas and give information to municipalities and home buyers. Billions of dollars are on the line because all those risky homes

could cost homeowners and insurance companies big time. Sharmaleen Mendez-Millard is the director of Flood Advocacy Group, Partners for Action. We're going to be facing and continuing to face so many events that are overwhelming our resources and systems. So why introduce risk when we don't have to? A call to heed the report's warning so all those new homes don't cause a crisis of their own. Inaid Singh, CBC News, Toronto. And that's the CBC News.