The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: March 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 14:00 EST

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Donald Trump is pausing his tariffs on Mexican imports.

On social media, the president says they will now go into effect as of April 2nd. But there's still no word on a reprieve for Canada, even after Trump's phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Marina von Stackelberg 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 U.S. president. A lot of it is rolling with it. 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 going to 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.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will charge 25 percent more for electricity shipped to the U.S. The price increase starts Monday. He told CNN the surcharge will stay in place for the duration of Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. Ontario provides electricity to one and a half million customers in Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Canada's cyber intelligence agency is issuing a warning for the upcoming federal election. It says foreign powers are

likely to use artificial intelligence tools to spread disinformation. Catherine Tunney has the details from Ottawa. China, Russia, Iran, all countries the communication security establishment warns will very likely try and use AI to meddle in the upcoming federal election. The Cyber Spy Agency put out a threat assessment this morning, warning both Canadian voters and politicians to be on guard. Emerging AI tools are trained on huge amounts of data to generate a response to a wide range of requests from a user, from text to video and images, all of which can

be used to try and mislead voters or sow division, says CSE. 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. Ottawa has announced it will give provinces and territories nearly $37 billion for child

care. The federal government has reached deals with all jurisdictions except Alberta and Saskatchewan. The new agreement will extend its $10 a day child care plan until 2031. Prime Minister Justin 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 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. The FBI is adding Canadian alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding to its list of most wanted fugitives. The 43-year-old competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Olympic Games in Utah. He is now facing U.S. federal charges related to three murders and cocaine trafficking. Akil Davis speaks for the FBI. Wedding went from being an elite athlete to running one of the most sophisticated drug trafficking networks in North America. Wedding and 15 other defendants are currently charged for their roles in this drug operation. This operation has shipped drugs from Colombia, through Mexico, and into the United States and Canada.

The US is offering up to 10 million dollars for Wedding's arrest and prosecution. He's believed to be hiding out in Mexico or elsewhere in Latin America. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.