The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: February 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/10 at 12:00 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, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. There's still no advanced details, but U.S. President Donald Trump is saying he will be announcing 25 percent tariffs this afternoon on all steel and aluminum imports entering the United States. And he's saying Canada will be among the countries targeted. Peter Armstrong reports. We'll also be announcing steel tariffs on Monday. Donald Trump was speaking to reporters about his plan to change the name of the Gulf of

Mexico when he pivoted unexpectedly to steel and aluminum imports. Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff. Canada sends about 6 million tons of steel to the U S every year. Add another nearly 3 million tons of aluminum. But as we saw when similar tariffs were imposed during Trump's first presidency, tariffs would drive up costs in the U S as well. Carl Shimada,

chief market strategist at the financial services firm, Corpay says consumers would feel these tariffs quickly. It'll also raise prices for products made with steel and aluminum, uh, things like cars, appliances, and beer. The Canadian steel producers association says it's hoping for an exemption. If not, it says Canada must hit back hard and fast with its own retaliatory tariffs on American steel and aluminum. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto.

While President Trump is still openly discussing Canada becoming the 51st state, over the weekend he raised it in an interview with Fox News and then later while he was on his way to the Super Bowl. Caroline Barghout has more from Washington. For weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has been talking about making Canada the 51st state. In an exclusive interview on Fox News Sunday, reporter Brett Baier asked him about comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heard saying on Friday that he was serious about making Canada part of the US. I think Canada would be much better off being a 51st state because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada.

It's too much. Why are we paying $200 billion a year essentially in subsidy to Canada? Now, if they're a 51st state, I don't mind doing it. Later Sunday evening, Trump doubled down saying this while inside Air Force One on the way to the Super Bowl. And think of how beautiful that country would be without that artificial line running right through it. Somebody drew it many years ago with a ruler, just a line. You look at how beautiful that is, wow, it would be very exciting. But if you look at Canada and would be cherished as a 51st day. Caroline Bargout, CBC News, Washington.

Pierre Poliev says a conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut. The opposition leader says CFB Iqaluit would serve as an Air Force base to defend the Arctic Circle and assist in search and rescue missions. Hostile powers want our resources, our shipping routes, and to be in striking distance of our continent. Let me be clear, the Canadian Arctic belongs to Canadians, and Canadians will take back control of their Arctic waters, Arctic skies, and Arctic land. Poliev is in Iqaluit today and says his government would also purchase four polar icebreakers,

two for the Coast Guard and two for the Navy. Pauliev says all these initiatives would be funded by cuts made to Canadian foreign aid. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among a number of world leaders in Paris this week for a global AI summit. Artificial intelligence is going to have the kind of impact on our society that the development of electricity did. That's Trudeau speaking ahead of today's session. Among other things, the summit is looking at how governments can establish guardrails at the same time as the tech giants are fighting for dominance in the fast-moving industry. One hundred countries are represented at the two-day gathering. A halo of bright light has been spotted around a nearby galaxy. Europe's Euclid Space Telescope has detected the halo, which is known as an Einstein ring. It encircles

a galaxy that's more than 500 million light-years away. Astronomers have known about the galaxy for more than a century, but admit to being surprised when the telescope uncovered the glowing halo. but admit to being surprised when the telescope uncovered the glowing halo. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.