The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: February 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/14 at 20:00 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 Juliane Hazel Wood. Conservatives gathered in Ottawa for a strategy session today. They're trying to tweak their message in a post-Trump atmosphere. They're also holding a Canada First rally tomorrow in downtown Ottawa, encouraging everyone

to wear red and white. David Thurton has more. Conservatives in Ottawa for a caucus meeting showing some affection as they get ready to show some true patriot love. In a video, Conservative leader Pierre Paulyev calling on Canadians to fly the Red Maple Leaf tomorrow. So I'm encouraging everyone, regardless of your political allegiance, to go out, get yourself a flag. That same day, the party is hosting an event in Ottawa dubbed the Canada First Rally. Just as the CBC's poll tracker shows, support for conservatives may not be as strong as it was before Donald Trump.

Conservatives still have a massive lead, but polls show the Liberals, even in the midst of a leadership race, are becoming more competitive. I just want to address Mark Carney's comments. Mark Carney again admitted. And it's notable what conservatives only wanted to talk about was the apparent front runner. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Canadians are being encouraged to buy Canadian products whenever possible as a response to Donald Trump's tear threats.

But New Democrat MP Charlie Angus says that's not enough. He's calling for a boycott of all American goods. The boycott is going to target many, many areas of the United States that are very vulnerable right now. Kentucky has already started to speak up about the huge losses that they're facing in Kentucky bourbon and Kentucky whiskeys because their number one market is Canadians. So when Canadians stop buying, it's sending a message. In an interview with CNN, Angus points out that Americans stand to lose about $1.25 billion for retaliatory

tariffs. The crew of an Army helicopter that collided with a jet midair in Washington, D.C. may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments before the crash. The collision happened in January near Reagan International Airport, killing the 67 people aboard both aircraft. Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy. We are looking at the possibility of there may be bad data. Were they seeing something different in the cockpit

that differs from the FDR data, which was radio altimeter? Homendy also says the helicopter crew may not have heard instructions from air traffic control to move behind the plane. The plane crash was the deadliest in the US since 2001. Farmers and commercial poultry producers in Newfoundland and Labrador have been warned to keep their flocks away from wild birds. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has detected two cases of suspected avian flu in backyard poultry flocks.

The virus has been circulating in wild birds in the province since an outbreak in 2021. The CFIA says there's no risk to food safety. A health problem that was all but eliminated in Canada seems to be making a comeback. Researchers say cases of iodine deficiency are increasing and changing diets and the popularity of gourmet salts could be the reason why. Jennifer Yoon has the story. Iodine. A major health victory.

Adding iodine to table salt, a mineral essential to thyroid function. It prevents goiters, large growths on the neck, and developmental delays leading to stunted growth both physically and mentally. But with dietary changes and non-iodized salts getting more popular, iodine deficiency is back on the rise in North America, says Dr. Elizabeth Pierce, an endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center. ...Kosher salts, pink Himalayan salts, sea salt, but those salts don't have iodine by and large.

A recent study suggests nearly 12% of Canadians weren't getting enough iodine. McMaster University chemist Philip Brits McKibben is one of the researchers. We have now a resurgence of at least mild to moderate deficiency. Brits McKibben reminds Canadians they can also get their iodine through seafood and dairy. Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Chileanne Hazelwood.