The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/07 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: March 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/07 at 20:00 EST

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new ones, this time aimed at dairy and lumber, and he warns they could come as early as today. Peter Armstrong has more details. Canada has been ripping us off for years. Donald Trump was reacting to today's jobs report when he suddenly veered off to complain about Canada's dairy and lumber industries. These two have been long-standing irritants between Canada and the U.S. Trump successfully negotiated more American access to the Canadian dairy sector in his first term,

but under that deal, American access was limited to just 3.5% of Canada's total market. Today, it seems, Trump feels his own deal was a ripoff, so back to tariffs. They'll be met with the exact same tariff unless they drop it and that's what reciprocal means. And we may do it as early as today or we'll wait till Monday or Tuesday. It's just the latest in a series of head-spinning threats and reversals. Just for those keeping track, next week may see these tariffs on lumber and dairy,

separate tariffs on steel and aluminum, and yet more tariffs coming on April 2nd. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the Canada-U.S. battle over tariffs has damaged the two countries' relationship. While I am quite sure that we will continue to trade and work with our American neighbours, it has become very clear that we can no longer rely as heavily on the Americans as we have in the past. We will never trust the United States in the same way that we have for the past number of decades.

Wilkinson's comment came during a stop in North Vancouver to announce construction of a new icebreaker, which will be deployed on scientific missions and also to protect Canadian Arctic sovereignty. Canada's oldest company has filed for creditor protection, and it's citing the trade tensions as one of the reasons. Hudson's Bay says it intends to restructure. The department store company says it has also been under pressure from lower consumer spending and less in-person shopping. The company dates back to 1670 and was part of Canada's earliest history as a

country. Authorities say actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease in his Santa Fe home. Dr. Heather Jarrell is New Mexico's chief medical examiner. She says the 95-year-old also showed signs of advanced Alzheimer's disease. He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease and I think ultimately that is what resulted in his death. I did see evidence of very poor kidney function and I think he died as a result of his heart disease with Alzheimer's being that contributing factor. Health officials believe Hackman

died about a week after a 65 year old wife. An autopsy revealed she died of hantavirus, a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected rodent droppings. The bodies were discovered in the couple's home last month. Authorities ruled out foul play. Canada's top doctor is warning Canadians about the surge in measles cases in this country and around the world, saying it could get worse with families travelling over the March break. Jennifer Yoon reports.

It's only March, and already Canada has seen more measles cases this year than all of last year. There are over 200 cases in several provinces. The majority of the cases are in unvaccinated kids, catching the virus in places like daycares and schools. Many have been hospitalized, says the Public Health Agency of Canada. There's a global measles alert right now. Peel Public Health's Dr. Rebecca Shalansky is worried about more cases being imported

from abroad. Two in Brampton and Mississauga were reported. She has this warning for March break. No matter where you're going, I would say it's very important to be up to date with your measles vaccination. There's no cure to the highly contagious disease. The only protection is vaccination. Shout out for you in CBC News, Toronto.

And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.