The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: February 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/11 at 14:00 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 Tom Harrington. The premiers are in Washington this week, trying to dissuade the Trump administration from slapping tariffs on Canadian goods. While in the middle of an election campaign, Ontario's Doug Ford spoke to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. But as Kate McKenna reports, it's unclear how much of his message can break through before levies on steel and aluminum take effect on March 12th.

Let's stick together and please get the message to President Trump, this is not a good idea for both countries. Doug Ford is touring Washington with a message. He spoke at the US Chamber of Commerce this morning. The two greatest countries in the world, let's work together. But it's unclear whether his message is seeping in. Yesterday Donald Trump announced new tariffs 25% on steel and aluminum and at Ford's event much of the crowd was Canadian. Do I think it's going to resonate with Donald Trump? Probably not.

Eric Miller is a D.C.-based consultant. This is a case where, unfortunately, President Trump has to touch the hot stove before he realizes how valuable and integrated this relationship is. All 13 Canadian premiers are in Washington this week, part of a massive anti-tariff push. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Washington. Bell Canada is offering buyouts to more than 1,000 unionized employees. The company says the cost-cutting move is due to

unprecedented challenges in the telecom industry. The company has made multiple rounds of job cuts in the last year and a half. 4,800 employees were laid off last February and several dozen radio stations were closed. A town council in Ontario is calling on Ottawa to ban Nazi symbols in public. Swastikas have been appearing around Whitby, east of Toronto. The first incident happened last summer when one was burned into the grass at a park.

Just last month, a swastika was found scratched into the wall of a bathroom stall at a local library. The symbols are not explicitly outlawed right now. Elizabeth Roy is the mayor of Whitby. To codify it in law, I would actually put the penalties into place, but it is, like, it's a hate symbol, a hate crime. There still is an action that can be had at this present time, but it is

making a stronger stance against it. It's saying it's not permissible within our community, which is like for any other hate symbol or hate action that takes place. It's not acceptable in our community. Roy says the investigation is ongoing into how the swastika has appeared, whether the incidents are related, and who is behind them. Donald Trump is meeting with the Jordanian king at the White House. They're discussing a deeply controversial plan for the future of Gaza, a plan many Arab countries have publicly called ethnic cleansing.

Richard Madden has that story. We're gonna have Gaza. We don't have to buy it. There's nothing to buy. We're going to have Gaza. We don't have to buy it. There's nothing to buy. President Donald Trump is pushing his controversial plan for the U.S. to seize control and redevelop the Gaza Strip that would force the resettlement of some 2 million Palestinians to neighboring Jordan and Egypt. Trump repeating his idea while hosting Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House, one of several Arab leaders opposed to it. We're going to take it, we're going to hold it, we're going to cherish it, we're going to get it going eventually where a lot of jobs are going to be created for the people

in the Middle East. Jordan's King Abdullah carefully avoided endorsing or opposing Trump's plan, saying he'll do what's best for his country. Trump also appeared to back down on his earlier threat to withhold billions in foreign aid if Egypt and Jordan refuse to resettle Palestinians. Arab nations are now preparing a counterproposal to present to U.S. officials. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. The Public Health Agency of Canada says influenza cases are on a sharp rise.

Positive tests for the virus are up 17% from the previous week. In the U.S., cases are peaking for a second time this season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says doctors' office visits driven by flu-like symptoms are way up, hitting a higher level than any flu season in 15 years. The CDC estimates at least 24 million illnesses and 13,000 deaths. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.