The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: February 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 04:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

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 first debate of the Ontario election campaign is later today.

The leaders of the province's four main parties will be in North Bay, focusing on issues specific to the region, something people there say has long been neglected. Lisa Jing has the latest. They need to advance work on reconciliation. Sherry Taylor is the chief of Gunugamian First Nation, about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. She wants the party

that comes into power to focus more on communities like hers. Our young people are dying. There needs to be more detox treatment centers. Like elsewhere in the province, health care is a major issue in the north. Tens of thousands don't have a family doctor there. The Ontario Medical Association says half of the physicians in the region will retire within five years. Dr. Danica Switzer travels between communities to help with the shortage. The patients are for going care and that's maybe the most dangerous potentially to their health.

The Greens, Liberals, NDP and PC's are promising to get everyone a family doctor. Many up north say they'll wait and see once the election is over. Lisa Shing, CBC News, Toronto. Donald Trump is looking at imposing new tariffs on more countries exporting goods into the United States. And as the proposal was unveiled, Trump began trash talk Canada. Katie Simpson has more from Washington. The reciprocal makes tariffs really fair.

Officials are being asked to determine tariff rates for individual countries based on a wide range of reasons, including if a country imposes tariffs on U.S. goods, whether the U.S. thinks the country has unfair trading practices, or if it has a value-added tax. Canada's GST is considered a value added tax. How this could affect Canada remains unclear, but Canada and the US already have 99% tariff free trade thanks to the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement.

Canada has been very bad to us on trade, but now Canada is gonna have to start paying up. All of this comes after Trump already threatened 25% blanket tariffs on all Canadian goods starting March 4th, additional 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum starting March 12th, and even more tariffs based on long-standing trade irritants that could also start April 1st. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. A program in New Brunswick designed to help seniors stay in their homes has brought an

unexpected benefit to one older couple. Love. Nursing Homes Without Walls matches volunteers with seniors in their communities. The CBC's Jonna Brewer has the story of one match that has blossomed into a special relationship. Brenda Trafford is working on her latest felt pieces in one of her craft rooms at her home in Murray Corner, New Brunswick. Brenda, who will soon be 90 years old, has been a crafter for decades. It's kept her busy since her husband died several years ago. This home that they shared is special to her, so

when she heard about nursing homes without walls, she signed up immediately. Little did she know that one particular phone call would change her life. And it was a male voice. And my musical mind went, oh, that's an interesting sounding voice. That voice was program volunteer David Steele. David is a widower and was looking for ways to give back to the community as a senior. He was not looking for love. But then he met Brenda. When I found out she was a crafter, that was a big plus on her part. Brenda and David have been together now for four years.

They still live independently, going back and forth to each other's homes. Johnna Brewer, CBC News, Marie Corner, New Brunswick. The U.S. has joined Canada in the win column at the Four Nations Faceoff Hockey Tournament. The Americans cruise to a 6-1 victory over Finland Thursday night in Montreal. The regulation win gives the U.S. three points, one ahead of Canada, and the two-storied rivals will face off against one another Saturday night back in Montreal. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Feig.

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