The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/08 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: March 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/08 at 01:00 EST

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Harris's daughter described hearing the news as quote, bittersweet moment. Harris is one of four women murdered by serial killer Jeremy Skibitzky in 2022. Another victim, Mercedes Myron, is believed to have been taken to the same landfill. Friday night police said a second set of remains were recovered there, but as of yet are unidentified. Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company, has filed for creditor protection. The iconic Canadian company has been in business

since the late 1600s, but says tariff threats and dwindling sales are forcing it to restructure. The CBC's Anis Haidari reports. It literally used to own much of the land that makes up this country. Today, a little bit less. More than 80 locations still remain though for the bay, though it has seen rough waters

in recent years, closing some stores in both major cities like Edmonton and in suburban locations. The bay pulled out of redeveloping a major location in Vancouver, and it has seen multiple rounds of layoffs. There have even been reports of stores in poor repair, escalators broken in multiple locations. Right now, a large Bay store in Calgary has both the elevator and the down escalator broken. So to leave the menswear department, you have to take the fire exit outside. So to many, the news that the Bay is seeking creditor protection isn't a surprise. Older department

stores have a rough go in the modern Canadian landscape. Think about Sears Canada, which notably went through a similar process of creditor protection years ago. While Sears initially said it had hoped to emerge from creditor protection, it didn't. And he said, CBC News, Calgary. U.S. President Donald Trump is taking aim at two contentious trade targets, lumber and dairy. He's threatening a triple-digit tariff. Marina von Stackelberg reports. Canada has been ripping us off for years. Donald Trump threatening a 250% retaliatory tariff on Canadian lumber and dairy. 250% nobody ever talks about that. That's not gonna

happen anymore. After dealing with on and off again threats all week, Ottawa unveiled its plan to help Canadian businesses weather the uncertainty. International Trade Minister Mary Ing. This is a really, really important and very practical package because we know that this is what businesses have asked for. It seems to be the case that things are going to get worse. Garant Harvey is an employment relations expert at Western University. There is likely to be further measures needed.

Whether this is going to be enough to deal with a situation that we're facing now, time will tell. Harvey says it's hard to know what Canada should do to support its economy when Trump's actions are so hard to gauge. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Meanwhile, China has imposed new tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products in response to Canadian import levies on Chinese electric vehicles along with steel and aluminum products.

The Chinese tariffs will include 100 percent levies on Canadian rapeseed oil, oil, cakes and peas, and 25 percent on pork and aquatic products. The tariffs are set to take effect March 20. A shooting at a bar in East Toronto Friday night has left 12 people injured. Toronto police confirmed the shooting left the victims with injuries ranging from minor to critical. Four are deemed to be non-life threatening. All were transported to hospital.

A suspect wearing a black balaclava was seen fleeing in a silver car. The pub is located near Scarborough Town Centre, one of the biggest malls in Canada. It's a touching moment for me. This will be my last public event as Prime Minister. That's a somewhat emotional Justin Trudeau speaking at a roundtable to business leaders in Montreal. In fact, his last public event will be Sunday when the Liberal Party chooses his successor. And CBC Radio will have special coverage of the leadership results on Sunday.

Join your World Tonight host Susan Bonner and Catherine Cullen of the House starting at 4.50 Eastern Time. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fahy.