The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/16 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: February 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/16 at 00:00 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. Canada and the US squared off in their highly anticipated showdown

at the Four Nations Faceoff in Montreal Saturday night. As seen on Rogers Sportsnet, the Americans got the go-ahead goal from Dylan Larkin late in the second period as the U.S. went on to beat Canada 3-1 securing top spot in the tournament and an automatic berth in next Thursday night's final. Canada faces off with Finland on Monday and will need a win to advance to the final against the Americans in what is now a must win in regulation for Canada. Here's Captain Sidney Crosby. I thought we competed hard.

I mean, you know, like we said the whole time here, we just got to keep getting better and we got to learn from this one. We don't have a lot of time to think about it. It's a big one here coming up so yeah we battled hard and we got to find a way to go get a win. That game is set for 1 p.m. Eastern Time Monday as the tournament shifts to Boston. From coast to coast to coast Canadians are celebrating Flag Day. It's the 60th anniversary of the raising of the maple leaf for the first time and with a looming trade war patriotism is on display across the country. Phillip Lee Shanick reports. As a giant Canadian

flag is raised at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Shirley Sequeira says she came to send a message. We need to be respected and our flag needs to be respected because it's beautiful. She says threats by US President Donald Trump that Canada should become the 51st state made this Flag Day more important. On February 15th, 1965, the Canadian flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill and for many marking it today, it's not just an act of defiance but pride. Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says he thinks of the moment his son enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Seeing his tunic with the maple leaf patch, tears streaming down my face. Over the years flag days have passed without notice. Now five former Prime Ministers urged Canadians from coast to coast to come together and fly the flag proudly. Philip Lee Shanok, CBC News, Toronto. Conservative leader Pierre Pauliev spoke at his party's rally in Ottawa this afternoon. He took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump and his attacks on Canada. The unjustified threats of tariffs and 51st statehood of Donald Trump have united our people to defend the country we love. A heavy winter storm

is pummeling parts of southern Ontario and Quebec with snow. Environment Canada says Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal could see between 25 and 40 centimeters of snowfall throughout the weekend. It comes just days after another storm dumped snow across the region. Extreme weather made worse by the changing climate is putting added stress on tourism operators in Cape Britain. They say they're losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because of more intense storms, flooding and heat waves.

Brittany Wenzel reports from Sydney, Nova Scotia. I kid you not, it looked like a bomb was dropped here. Cathy Graham McKinnon drives slowly around Glengorm Beach Resort in Ingenish. In 2022, post-tropical storm Fiona tore through parts of Cape Breton, and here at Glengorm, there are still signs of the damage. Fiona caused around half a million dollars in damage to the resort. The Cabot Trail is no stranger to destructive weather. Floods in 2021 washed away trails and damaged roads in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Then Fiona came the next year. We're doing our best to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion. Duggan Kennedy with Parks Canada says work is underway to future-proof the area from

climate change. So some of that involved design and construction of buildings and roads and trails. Back at the resort, Graham McKinnon says the effects of climate change are falling more on the shoulders of people like her, and she wants more action from all levels of government. Brittany Wenzel, CBC News, Sydney, Nova Scotia. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.