The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: February 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/02/28 at 01:00 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 Mike Miles. What a night and what a result. Thank you so much. Together we have made history.

Together we have secured a strong, historic third majority mandate. Ontario PC leader Doug Ford basking in the victory his party was looking for in Thursday's provincial election, scoring 80 seats, while ahead of the opposition New Democrats with 26. Jamie Strashan now with more on the outcome. Doug Ford joked during the campaign that he wanted to be Premier forever. He will be for at least another four years after Ontario voters handed his Progressive Conservative Party an

extremely rare third straight majority, though with fewer seats than the party held before the election. Ford called this winter snap election against the backdrop of looming US tariff threats, saying he needed a fresh mandate to fight Donald Trump's plan. The NDP will remain the official opposition at Queens Park. Leader Marit Stiles, who focused on affordability on the campaign trail, easily won her seat. It was a night of mixed results for the Liberals. The party gained seats and regained official party status, but leader Bonnie Crombie failed to win in Mississauga, where she was once mayor.

The Green Party did not increase its total, holding the two seats it had going into this rare winter election. Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto. Britain's Prime Minister was at the White House Thursday. Keir Starmer advocated a tough balancing act pushing for US security guarantees in Ukraine and a role in future peace talks while clearly trying to stay on Donald Trump's good side. Paul Hunter is more from Washington. We like each other frankly and in the Oval Office with British Prime Minister

Keir Starmer Russia's war on Ukraine high on the agenda. Another signal from Trump, a possible end to the war may now be close. I think we're very well advanced on a deal, but we have not made a deal yet. I don't want to give it the bad luck sign. We don't want to do that. But we've had very good talks with Russia and we've had very good talks, as you know, with Ukraine. With Starmer looking on, Trump didn't offer details. It's a day before Trump meets with

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Trump underlining he expects Zelensky to sign off on allowing US access to Ukraine's critical minerals. Payback says Trump for all the military aid the US has given Ukraine. Zelensky in turn is expected to seek US security backing in any peace deal with Russia. Trump repeating his view that will be mostly up to Europe. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Alberta's new budget unveiled Thursday includes a long-awaited personal income tax cut. In effect from the start of this year, there's a new 8% tax bracket for all Albertans on

the first $60,000 of earnings. Meanwhile, the budget includes a $5.2 billion deficit this year and projects GDP growth will slow in Alberta. Finance Minister Nate Horner says the tax cut is appropriate this year in the face of U.S. tariffs. Balanced budgets mean a lot to me. I don't want to put Alberta in a position long term where this task I'm about to take to provide a path back is even harder. But due to the uncertainty, due to the affordability concerns that we're seeing, it seemed like the right time. The province has doubled its contingency fund to $4 billion. It accounts for social supports

for those impacted by tariffs. Self-described misogynist and accused human trafficker Andrew Tate has landed in Florida along with his brother Tristan. The pair arrived on a private jet after Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban. This is a democratic society. It's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty as my brother and I are. Tate called accusations against him lies as smears. The podcasters and social media influencers are still under investigation in Romania for human trafficking,

sex with a minor and money laundering. They're dual UK citizens and outspoken supporters of Donald Trump. Their release comes after months of diplomatic pressure from the White House. That is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.