The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: March 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/06 at 23:00 EST

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. The federal government says it's keeping its reciprocal tariffs on $30 billion worth

of US goods in place. Despite Donald Trump's decision to pause tariffs Reciprocal tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods in place. Despite Donald Trump's decision to pause tariffs on some Canadian and Mexican exports, Trump announced his pause today while promising at the same time more tariffs are on the way. Tom Perry reports. We don't need trees from Canada. We don't need cars from Canada. The President of the United States venting yet again against his northern neighbour

as he signed another series of executive orders in the Oval Office. Despite the vitriol, Donald Trump says he's temporarily lifting tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico until next month. Finance Minister Dominique Ablon says for now Canada plans to keep in place its reciprocal tariffs on 30 billion dollars worth of US goods. We want to get to a position that we were in two weeks ago where there are no tariffs applied to the trade between Canada and the United States. Leblanc says Canada will postpone a planned second round of levies on 125 billion dollars worth of US products until April 2nd, with Trump promising more tariffs next week, though,

that could change. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. All provinces and territories are getting behind the push to buy Canadian as a way to counter the effects of the U.S. tariffs. And there's a new plan in the works to eliminate intra-provincial barriers by June 1st. Rafi Boudja Canyon has more. At the wine cellar of his restaurant in Ottawa, Steven Bekta stacks his bottles of local vintage. I can't wait to get my hands on some top flight BC wine, Nova Scotia wine.

Easing up restrictions on selling alcohol across the country is something winemakers and breweries have been pushing for years, encountering resistance from their provincial governments in Ottawa too. No more says Anita Anand, the federal minister for internal trade. Anand has announced a deal with most provinces in all territories to remove the obstacles around preventing the sale of their alcohol in other jurisdictions. We need to build one Canadian economy rather than 13 separate economies. She says governments will sit down to hammer out the exact details, part of a larger effort to knock down internal trade barriers within Canada,

including the recognition of labor credentials to allow more mobility for a range of professionals. Rafi Bujicani on CBC News, Ottawa. In other news, the Alberta RCMP have launched an investigation into Alberta Health Services. It's related to allegations of political interference and potential conflicts of interest within its procurement practices. Scott Stevenson has more. The RCMP confirmed the preliminary review of a complaint received on February 6th has now moved into a formal investigation, but said no further details are available at this

time. It comes after the former CEO of AHS, Athena Mensalopoulos, filed a $1.7 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the health authority and the province on February 12th. In her claim, Mensalopoulos alleged she was fired in part because she'd launched an investigation and forensic audit into various contracts. Her lawyer, Dan Scott, says Mensalopoulos welcomes news of the RCMP investigation. None of the allegations have been proven in court, and statements of defense have yet to be filed.

Alberta's Auditor General and the provincial government have launched their own probes into the contracts and Premier Danielle Smith has said she has seen no evidence of wrongdoing at AHS. Scott Stevenson, CBC News Edmondson. British scientists have identified a genetic link to overeating in both Labrador dogs and humans. University of Cambridge researchers found that changes in a particular gene found in both people and canines alter the chemical signals telling the brain that we're full. The findings reinforce the idea that genetics play a role in obesity in both humans and

dogs. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember for any news anytime visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.