The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: February 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/15 at 01:00 EST

It's the epitome of classical ballet, beloved the world over. The National Ballet of Canada invites you to experience Swan Lake, revel in Tchaikovsky's glorious score, and an unforgettable production directed and staged by Karen Kane, whose vision emphasizes the love story at the heart of the ballet. Presented by Nicola Wealth Management, on stage March 8th to 22nd, tickets are selling fast. Secure your seat now at national.ballet.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague.

The audience of world leaders in Munich was expecting details on the Trump administration's plan to end the war in Ukraine. Instead, Vice President J.D. Vance wagged his diplomatic finger at America's European allies. At the same time, he downplayed the threat posed by Russia. Chris Brown has the details. At the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky finally got some face time

with top Trump officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance. Trump's team has promised they'll bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and stop Russia's invasion. In exchange for its military help, though, the U.S. wants a deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals, which Zelensky said he's not quite ready to sign. Earlier, European leaders gathering to hear Vance make the keynote speech also wanted more details. Instead, he gave them a lecture on democracy. And what I worry about is the threat from within.

The stunned room listened as Vance berated his hosts Germany for allegedly silencing voices on the far right. All week visiting Trump officials have been pounding home the message that the US now has higher security priorities than Europe. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. Canada's auto sector is hoping to avoid US President Donald Trump's tariffs. The industry is bracing itself for a head-on collision. Nisha Patel breaks down the potential impact on Canadian carmakers and car buyers. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports, plus

an additional 25% on steel and aluminum. North American automakers like Ford and GM say they're making contingency plans, but it's tough to plan when the U.S. president keeps shifting gears. Trump said he would unveil new auto tariffs on April 2nd, but gave few details. If we don't make a deal with Canada, we're going to put a big tariff on cars. It could be a 50 or 100 percent, because we don't want that car. Tariffs are a key part of Trump's economic plan. They can raise revenue to pay for his promised tax cuts. But Brett House, an economics professor at Columbia Business School,

says they could come at a cost for U.S. companies. We saw during the last round of tariffs from the first Trump administration that the net losses to industry far exceeded any of the gains. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. 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. Hamadi 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. While it's a big night for hockey in Montreal Saturday, Canada faces off with the US at the Four Nations Faceoff Tournament. Both countries are coming off opening game

victories with the winner likely locking up top spot. But for Canadian forward and Halifax native Brad Marchand, a Canada-U.S. showdown on any level brings out the best in all players. I mean there's there's no bigger robbery than Canada-U.S. in hockey. I think they're the games that everybody dreams about playing growing up and you know they're memories that will last a lifetime.

So we're all really looking forward to it and it can't come quick enough. Puck Drop from the Bell Centre is set for just after 8pm Eastern. The other game features Sweden taking on Finland at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.