The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: February 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 08:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, it's the World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.

For hockey fans, it is the shot heard right across the country. Centering pass, McDavid scores! Connor McDavid wins it for Canada! In Boston last night, that is Connor McDavid scoring the game winner in overtime as Canada beat the United States to capture the inaugural Four Nations faceoff tournament. 3-2 is the final score, and here in Canada, the celebration was on. It's great. It's great. Go Canada, go! It's a big deal for our country politically right now with everything going on and also hockey's our sport.

I'm proud of my country. On social media, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has commented saying, quote, You can't take our country. You can't take our game. And there will be more of this to come. The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy will include NHL players. So last night's game is more or less a preview of what we'll see again this time next year. Now to Washington, where two provincial premiers

are back again on Capitol Hill. With the White House tariff threat still pending, the premiers are meeting with a number of governors holding a conference in the US Capitol. Cameron McIntosh has more. Well, quite simply, it's just about being seen and heard. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are both here.

Now, relations with Canada aren't formally on the agenda for the governors, but the premiers are just trying to take advantage of an opportunity with nearly all the governors and hundreds of state officials all in one place. Just building the case for partnership with Canada in the face of President Trump's tariff threats here now is Premier Tim Houston. No tariffs. I mean, ultimately that's what we're trying to get to but it's a process you know we understand that so we just continue to talk about how the impact it can be you know put the price up for Americans have impact on Canadians have an impact on Nova Scotians so the

success is just getting people to listen and engage in dialogue. This also builds on similar lobbying last week when all 13 premiers are here. They got a meeting with some Trump officials, both sides saying the dialogue was positive, but certainly no promises made. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, a new Léger poll is suggesting that 70% of Canadians are in favour of dollar for dollar retaliatory tariffs on the United States. US President Donald Trump continues to threaten tariff action, as we heard on imports from

Canada, and has repeatedly pushed the idea that Canada should become the 51st state. This has started a patriotic wave across the country with the same poll finding that more than two-thirds of respondents are now actively buying more local Canadian products. Looking to establish what the Trump administration precisely has planned for the Ukrainian war effort, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is meeting again today with the special U.S. envoy to Ukraine. Anna Cunningham has more now from London.

Jones missiles in the sky above Ukraine overnight. Russian attacks continue as President. Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, was in Kiev. He met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday. In front of the cameras, a welcoming handshake, but then their joint news conference was swiftly cancelled. It's understood that request came from Washington. Trump's words in recent days seem to indicate the relationship with Ukraine is breaking

down. Zelensky has refused to sign a deal giving the US access to half of Ukraine's natural minerals including lithium and titanium. He says the draft paperwork lacks security guarantees. President Zelensky says talks with Keith Kellogg restored hope. He says strong agreements with America are needed. Agreements that will really work. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London.

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