The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: March 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 07:00 EST

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Cheers. That is US President Donald Trump in an address last night to Congress. Trump touched on a range of issues from the war in Ukraine and immigration to the ongoing cuts in government spending. And he defended the trade action he's taking against Canada, Mexico and China. Meghan Fitzpatrick reports. A supportive crowd of Republicans cheered President Donald Trump on while his critics in Congress at times heckled and booed.

For more than an hour, Trump highlighted the major changes he's already made in his first few weeks in the White House, calling the pace unrelenting and saying he's just getting started. The American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before. Trump made a number of claims and promises, including that tariffs will make America rich again. Despite warnings that they'll make goods more expensive for consumers, Trump justified the tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China and said he's okay with some disturbance in the economy. We will take in trillions and trillions of dollars and create jobs like we have never seen before.

Trump made no mention of Canada becoming the 51st state, but did complain about a trade deficit with his northern neighbor and too much fentanyl coming across the border. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Washington. fentanyl coming across the border. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, we're expecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak with President Trump today on the issue of tariffs, and there could be some movement possible from the U.S. side. Here is U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at last night's speech. There will be tariffs, but the question is, is there room from where we are today until tomorrow? And I think the answer is yes.

But Lucknick insists that Canada has to continue with its effort to deal with what the White House is calling the fentanyl and migrant crisis at the border. Among the many sectors watching the trade action with great concern is the trucking industry and specifically what it will mean for long haul drivers crossing into the U.S. Jacob Barker has more. Customer service rep Courtney Muszynski says it hasn't quite been business as usual at on freight logistics since the U.S. Canada trade war began. It's definitely taken a little bit longer for our drivers to cross getting pulled in. The company's president, Steven Onako senior, says that along with muted demand from the U. S. It's costs will also go up. Mexican tariffs could

mean as much as 35,000 U. S. Dollars will be added to the cost of a heavy truck. It's going to be subject to a lot of scrutiny by us and by our financial people to make sure we're doing the right thing. 70% of goods transported across the border between Canada and the U.S. moves by truck. According to Stephen Laskowski of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the market was already down. There's already being layoffs in our industry. We are expecting more layoffs the longer these tariffs are applied. Jacob Barker, CBC News, Tecumseh, Ontario. Now to health news and a disturbing trend in the fight against cancer. Researchers are saying they're seeing a steady increase in cancer cases

among young adults between the age of 18 and 39. Jennifer Yoon has more. How do they feel? In a small auditorium at Toronto's Princess Margaret Cancer Center, a half a dozen millennials sit learning how to deal with hair loss during chemotherapy. Cancer in this age group was once an anomaly, but increasingly that's changing. So it's across the board. All cancers essentially are going up in the younger population. A recent study in the Lancet Medical Journal suggests some cancers are two to three times

higher in millennial Americans compared to baby boomers. Toronto colorectal cancer surgeon Dr. Shadia Shmala has seen this firsthand. Cancer specialist Dr. Abhagupta says young adults with cancer also have distinct questions like can they freeze their eggs? That's why she created a program tailored for young adults at Princess Margaret. We just wanted to ensure that there was a program dedicated to address these types of unique needs. She wants resources like this made available everywhere in Canada.

Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.