The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 12:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 12:00 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.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pausing his administration's tariffs on Mexican imports. On social media, Trump says they will now go into effect as of April 2nd. But there's still no word on a reprieve from Canada, even after yesterday's phone call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the president. Marina von Stockelberg reports. It was a colorful call. It was also a very substantive call. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying little about his conversation yesterday with the US President. A lot of it is rolling with it.

Trudeau says the trade war will last into the foreseeable future, but says Ottawa is trying to reduce the tariff impacts. Yesterday, Washington exempted the auto industry for one month. Now Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told CNBC it's likely all goods under the current free trade agreement will also get a one-month exemption. That aligns with some of the conversations that we have been having with administration officials but I'm gonna wait for an official agreement. Trudeau calls this a promising sign, but says Ottawa will only back down on counter tariffs if America lifts its tariffs on Canada. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa.

In other news, Ottawa has announced it will be giving the provinces and territories nearly $37 billion for childcare. The federal government has reached deals with all jurisdictions, except for Alberta and Saskatchewan. The new agreement will extend the current $10 a day child care plan until 2031. Prime Minister Trudeau says the agreements are meant to protect his government's flagship policy. The thinking has always been not just how does this do well right now and help us in a short term politically or have a political impact short term, but how does this change Canada for the better in resilient ways long into the future?

Trudeau says the child care plan has become one of the foundational elements of Canada, and he's hoping no political party will think it's a good idea to cancel it in the future. Canada's cyber intelligence agency is issuing a warning for the upcoming federal election. It says there are foreign powers that are likely to use artificial intelligence tools to spread disinformation. Catherine Tunney has the details now from Ottawa. Catherine Tunney, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID, CID,

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The report goes on to say political parties and those running for office are likely to be targeted by hackers too, looking to leak harmful or embarrassing details. There is some positive news. CSE does say it's very unlikely that these activities will fundamentally undermine the integrity of the next general election, which could take place very soon. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. Four people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the hometown of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

That's emergency crews digging through the rubble of a hotel that took a direct hit. The missile attack comes as Zelensky is in Brussels at an EU defense summit. The EU member countries are discussing an increase in military spending and reaffirming their support for the Ukrainian war effort. The Broadway musical Hamilton has canceled plans to perform next year in Washington. Producer Jeffrey Seller says the show cannot, in good conscience, be part of the new culture being imposed on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Seller is referring to President Trump taking over his chair of the Center's Board of Trustees.

The move is said to be part of Trump's campaign against what he calls woke culture. The award-winning musical is a hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.