The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: March 5, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/05 at 15:00 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, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. The White House says it will exempt the big three automakers from its tariffs for a month. President Donald Trump did speak

today with the Prime Minister, but so far at least Justin Trudeau didn't get the immediate reaction the automakers got after their call yesterday. Peter Armstrong has more. Hello, everybody. Another whirlwind day at the White House briefing with spokesperson Caroline Levitt. Just moments before the briefing began, U.S. President Donald Trump posted to social media

saying he'd had a somewhat friendly phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which they discussed efforts to curb fentanyl smuggling. Trump said he told Trudeau Canadian efforts were quote, not good enough. Then unexpectedly in the briefing, spokesperson Levitt said some of the tariffs were being lifted. We spoke with the big three auto dealers. We are going to give a one month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA. That still leaves a sweeping number of tariffs on Canadian goods, including energy imports crucial to American refining capacity. The Trudeau government had previously said it's not going to change course on its reciprocal tariffs until all American measures

are rescinded. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects. The United States has stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine. That's in addition to putting a pause on its military aid. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says the move is designed to convince Ukraine to come to the negotiating table and Waltz says the strategy is working. We are having good talks on location for the next round of negotiations on delegations on substance so I think we're going to see movement

in very short order. Waltz says the pause on military aid and intelligence sharing may be lifted, but first, Ukraine and Russia must nail down the date and location of talks. French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe needs to realize the U.S. is no longer by its side. The Russian threat is here and it affects the European countries. In a televised address to the nation, Macron says Russia poses a threat to all of Europe and France needs to invest more in defence. Macron says he'll confer with allies next week and will discuss extending the French

nuclear umbrella to European partners. Greenland's Prime Minister says the territory is not for sale and cannot be taken. She was responding to President Trump's speech last night. He promised his country will acquire the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark one way or another. Aya Chemnitz is a Danish lawmaker from Greenland's second largest party. She says Trump's threat to seize control of her homeland

is disrespectful. The future of Greenland is completely up to us and I think that's something that the US administration is really trying to understand now. And I think they really need to understand that otherwise there won't be any kind of collaboration. Greenland is holding a general election next week. The ruling party is planning to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark should it win. Alaska state troopers say multiple skiers are trapped in the backcountry after being

swept away in an avalanche. The slide happened late yesterday near the skiing community of Girdwood. It is located some 634 kilometers south of Anchorage. The number of skiers and their conditions are not immediately clear. State troopers will attempt again today to reach them. Ottawa says it is taking steps to protect Canadians from so-called forever chemicals. It is adding the entire class of PFAS chemicals to the toxic substances list. These chemicals are used in many waterproofing, oil-resistant or nonstick products. Environment

Minister Stephen Guilbeau says the government is starting consultations with industry on limiting their use. This will include PFAS in products like cosmetics, food packaging materials, cleaning products, waxes and textiles. We will add PFAS to the National Pollutant Release Inventory. This will help us better monitor their release

across the country and reduce the exposure more effectively. Gilbo says Ottawa will also take steps to increase transparency about the use of forever chemicals. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.