The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 13:00 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.

Donald Trump is again walking back at least some of his tariffs. Mexico has been given another reprieve. The president says the levies on Mexican goods will be put on pause until April 2nd. But there is no word from the White House on whether Canadian goods will be given the same break. Megan Fitzpatrick has the latest. President Donald Trump is giving Mexico a break from some of the tariffs he imposed earlier this week, and there are hints he could do the same for Canada. Trump announced in a social media post that after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum, he's

giving imports that fall under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal a one-month reprieve. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previewed the announcement in an interview on CNBC. That which is part of President Trump's deal with Canada and Mexico are likely to get an exemption from these tariffs now. But so far today, Trump has only announced the exemption for its southern neighbor. The backtracking comes a day after he issued exemptions for the auto sector. Trump thanked Mexico's leader for her cooperation while writing in a separate post that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a quote terrible job for Canada. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Washington.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will charge 25% more for electricity shipped to the U.S. The price increase starts on Monday. He told CNN the surcharge will stay in place for the duration of Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. Honestly, it really bothers me. We have to do this. I don't want to do this. I want to send more electricity, more critical minerals, more oil. That's what we want to do. Ontario provides electricity to one and a half million customers in Minnesota, New York and Michigan.

British Columbia has signed a four-year farmer care agreement with the federal government. Under the deal, Ottawa will provide $670 million for universal access to contraceptives and diabetes medications. It will also cover hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause symptoms. BC becomes the second province

to join the National Farmer Care Plan after Manitoba signed up last week. Ottawa has reached a settlement with Indigenous survivors of so-called Indian hospitals. Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Nandisangari says it's important Canada face up to past actions carried out by the federal government. The federal government operated 33 of these hospitals, originally established as tuberculosis treatment centers. However, they quickly became a tool of segregation. Many indigenous patients were forced to stay

for months or even years, enduring mistreatment, neglect and abuse. The federal government has agreed to pay compensation to individual survivors in the range of $10,000 to $200,000. The federal court will decide whether to accept the settlement in June. European Union leaders are holding emergency talks about protecting Ukraine and beefing up their military defenses. The summit is happening as Europe grapples with increasing doubts about America's reliability as a security partner. Anna Cunningham reports. Anna Cunningham, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, President Vladimir Zelensky in Brussels joining the 27 EU leaders.

It is great that we are not alone. We feel it and we know it. Welcomed by the EU Commission, President Ursula von der Leyen. This is a watershed moment for Europe. But Europe is treading a fine line on how to deal with the US administration's changing approach to Ukraine. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is sounding cautiously optimistic. The United States and Ukraine, as we speak, are discussing how to go forward with this. French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested he's willing to put other European allies under France's nuclear umbrella.

President Vladimir Putin saying Russia will not give away anything that belongs to us. President Zelenskyy has welcomed the Rearm Europe plan, saying his country wants peace, but not at the cost of giving up Ukraine. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.