The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/13 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: February 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/13 at 21:00 EST

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But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. The A's are 52, the N's are 48, confirmation is confirmed.

The US Senate confirmed Robert Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump's new Health and Human Services Secretary. During the debate, Democratic senators voiced their concerns about Kennedy, especially his embrace of conspiracy theories and vaccine skepticism. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called him a dangerous choice. Which is more important to you, the health and well-being of your constituents or blindly obeying orders, knowing full well the dangerous impacts your vote will enable? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning world leaders to be wary of Vladimir Putin's peace overtures. President Donald Trump says he's spoken with the Russian leader about talks to end the nearly three-year-old war.

Some European countries are insisting they and Ukraine must be involved. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda. Whatever the outcome is, we have to make sure that Vladimir Putin will never, ever try again to attack Ukraine. That is crucial. But there has never been a promise to Ukraine that as part of a peace deal, they would be in NATO. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegth said, has stated Ukraine should not expect to become

a member of the alliance. Donald Trump's tariffs threats appear to be having an impact in BC. The province's finance minister has cancelled a $1,000 grocery rebate promised during last fall's provincial election. Brenda Bailey says it's impossible to predict the impact of what she's calling Trump's reckless and destabilizing levies. In less than a month, members of the Liberal Party will choose a new leader and Canada's next Prime Minister. Today, candidates have been talking about tariffs and when to call a general election. Carina Roman has more from Ottawa.

Liberal leadership candidate Christia Freeland says the government needs to push back and push back hard on the Trump administration, once again calling for dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs and a 100% tariff on Tesla vehicles. Freeland also says there shouldn't be a March or April federal election, arguing if she wins the leadership, she can hit the ground running because she's a sitting MP. Candidate Mark Carney, who does not have a seat, is less definitive on ideal election timing. You never take a decision before you need to take a decision. Let's see what the situation is in the middle of March. Candidate Karina Gould says holding off on an election might have merit if Canada is in a full-blown trade war with the U.S.

But we are also in a minority government, so it's actually not just up to the government. At least one of the opposition parties would have to agree to hold off bringing down the government. None have said they're willing to do that. Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. A massive winter storm has left many parts of the country digging out, but also digging in. And that's because, you guessed it, there's more on the way of that white stuff.

Jamie Strashan has the story. For Erin Smale, the best way to her Ottawa office this morning? Skis. The office is open and because I don't want to drive my car this morning, I thought this might be a bit faster than walking. A massive winter storm dumped between 15 and 40 centimeters across an area from southern Ontario to eastern Quebec. It meant a snow day for many students. Most schools in Toronto and Montreal cancelled. Canada Post also suspended service in Ontario. The storm caused multiple flight delays, snarled municipal transit and clogged roads, making it difficult for drivers to get around says

the OPP's Kerry Schmidt. Not a lot of crashes in the overnight hours but dozens of vehicles that were either stuck or stranded in the snow banks. The storm is moving east New Brunswick expects to see 25 centimeters by tonight schools there also closed for the day. Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.