The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: February 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/21 at 22:00 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. An earthquake shook BC's South Coast this afternoon. It was felt throughout the lower mainland

and in southern Vancouver Island. Rafferty Baker has more. Earthquakes Canada reports the magnitude 5.1 quake happened about 30 kilometres west of Squamish. Later a magnitude 1.9 aftershock struck the same area. Grocery store manager Derek Bland describes the experience in seashell. It lasted what felt like, yeah, 10 to 20 seconds. Everyone kind of shuffled the front door frame and made their way outside to our mustard station, you know, the parking lot. We were surprised at how little actually fell off the shelf.

For many people in Vancouver, the event started as a rumble. I was kind of sleepy, and then I felt my chair was just moving. I felt the ground shaking, then my eyes were shaking. I was like, oh. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say they haven't received any calls related to injuries or damage. Earthquakes Canada calls the quake significant, close to the threshold of magnitude 5.5, where structural damage can occur. Rafferty Baker, CBC News, Vancouver. And the earthquake was later reevaluated to 4.7 magnitude.

The list of goods US President Donald Trump wants to slap tariffs on is growing. The latest industry targeted again is lumber and the uncertainty is already cutting into the bottom line. Nisha Patel explains. We don't need them to give us lumber. Even a brief mention by US President Donald Trump is enough to put an entire industry on edge. Trump is threatening to impose 25 percent tariffs on lumber in April, but it's unclear whether that's on top of a blanket tariff on all Canadian goods. Most Canadian

softwood producers are already subject to almost 15% import duties that could also be hiked soon. So the industry is preparing to face levies of at least 50%. Kurt Nicodet is president of the BC Lumber Trade Council. There could be significant impacts on some of the production in Canada which has ripple effects throughout the supply chain and has implications for workers and communities. There could be economic harm south of the border too. Home builders there have warned tariffs will raise the cost of housing. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto.

In Washington. It's an ongoing discussion that's what say, and I think Canadians should know that we're doing what we can under the circumstances. That's Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Houston, along with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, spoke today at a conference of American governors that are trying to convince state leaders to push back on Donald Trump's tariff plans. They highlight the price Americans will pay if the president goes through with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods.

Well, there's an outrage and confusion in Israel over the return of the remains of one of the October 7th hostages. What the militant group Hamas is calling a mix-up, Israel is calling a cruel violation. As Crystal Gamansing reports, the issue could shatter the fragile ceasefire. On Thursday, Hamas claimed they were returning the remains of Shiri Bebis. Israel says its forensic investigators found that the body was not hers. One of the coffins paraded out by Hamas in a ceremony described by the spokesperson for the head of the UN as abhorrent and appalling contained an unknown woman. Israel has confirmed reports tonight that Hamas has handed over a body to the Red Cross. Hamas claims again it is shiri. It's been an emotional and shocking

day for Israelis. It is probably one of the saddest days Israel has known. A test of Hamas and Israel's commitment will come in just hours. Six more hostages, four of whom were kidnapped on October 7th, and more than 600 Palestinian prisoners are set to be released tomorrow. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fege.