The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: February 12, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/12 at 09:00 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 Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

With the clock ticking down on the Trump administration's tariff threats, another Canadian lobby campaign is underway in Washington. The Canadian premiers are in the U.S. Capitol, with Ontario's Doug Ford saying their message is being heard. Make no mistake about it, the President knows we're here. He knows we're concerned.

He knows we're working across the aisle, no matter if it's Democrat or Republican, we just want to move forward. We'd like zero tariffs. That's what we'd like. Aaron Ross Powell Included in the Premier's visit will be talks with members of Congress whose districts will feel the effect of any Trump trade action. Federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is also in Washington today meeting meeting with President Trump's Trade and Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick. Meanwhile, with the issue of Canadian sovereignty very much in the air,

Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair is at NATO headquarters in Brussels. I do not believe that Canada is being sincerely threatened by anyone today. But when people covet our country, our resources, Canadians are prepared to take a very strong stand in defense of who we are and our country. That's Blair answering President Trump's repeated comments of late about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state. Blair is in Brussels with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They met earlier today with NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta.

With both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement, the Israel Hamas ceasefire appears to be in jeopardy. Hamas claims humanitarian aid is being withheld from Gaza and says as a result, this weekend's hostage release will be delayed. But it's a warning that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling unacceptable. Sasha Petruszek has the latest. If Hamas doesn't return our hostages by Saturday noon, Netanyahu said in a video address, the ceasefire will end, though he's been vague on how many hostages he expects.

All of this has raised tensions among hostage families protesting with signs that read, don't blow the deal, and among the majority of Israelis who are desperate to see the remaining 76 hostages freed. You must release them, I would like to say, yesterday. We can fight the Hamas later. Mediators from Qatar and Egypt are scrambling to save the ceasefire. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Now to Nova Scotia, where CBC News has carried out an analysis on the stability of the province's power grid.

There were thousands of unplanned power outages across Nova Scotia last year with temporary blackouts reported almost every day. Nicola Segan explains. When the power goes out, cattle farmer David Meister loses his watering system, fences and barn cleaner. So caring for the animals at his ranch in New Ross, Nova Scotia gets a lot harder. Don't know when it's going to go out or for how long it's going to be back. A CBC News analysis identified more than 4,700 power outages in Nova Scotia last year, with a median 65 customers affected each time.

Nova Scotia power has been fined four times since 2019 by the province's regulatory body for falling short of some performance standards. The utility says trees on power lines, high winds and fires are top outage causes. Matt Drover is the senior director of energy delivery at Nova Scotia Power. Drover says in the next five years Nova Scotia Power is planning to spend 1.3 billion dollars on power reliability upgrades. We're cutting trees every single day. We're replacing power poles.

Some in rural areas say the work seems to be paying off so far. Nicholas Sagan, CBC News, New Ross, Nova Scotia. Most of southern Ontario is about to get hit with another snowy blast of winter. Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for regions that include the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa and Sudbury. Anywhere from 15 to 25 cm of snow are in the forecast. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. From CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.

From CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.