The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/10 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/10 at 01:00 EDT

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 Neil Herland. Tonight, a new era of Canadian politics begins. Mark Carney winning the Liberal leadership by a huge margin,

setting the stage to become Canada's 24th Prime Minister. In his acceptance speech, he attacked US President Donald Trump, vowing to punch back against tariffs. The CBC's JP Tasker reports from Ottawa. The race to replace Justin Trudeau is now over. The final result? Not even close. In first place, the next Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, with 131,674 votes. Mark Carney is poised to become Canada's next Prime Minister. I will work day and night with one purpose, which is to build a stronger Canada for everyone. The former governor of the Bank of Canada crushed his competition, easily winning with a stunning 86% of the votes cast.

My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect. Carney's first challenge staring down a new American adversary. And Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form. JP Tasker, CBC News, Ottawa. So let's break down the numbers. More than 150,000 Liberals voted for their new leader. Mark Carney won 85.9% of the vote. Former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Jaffreland came in a distant second place with 8% of the vote. Former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Jaffreland came in a distant second place with 8% of the vote.

Former government House leader Karina Gould got 3.2% despite a strong debate performance in English and French that suggested she might do better in the leadership race. And finally former Montreal MP Frank Baylis got a 3% of the vote. And tonight Canada's opposition is reacting to Carney's win. On the platform, ex-conservative leader Pierre Polyaev says liberals are trying to trick Canadians into electing them for a fourth term by replacing Trudeau with his economic adviser Mark Carney. He ends by saying, we need a new conservative government that will put Canada first for a change.

The death toll continues to rise in Syria. Forces aligned with the ousted president Bashar al-Assad are fighting the new regime. A human rights group says more than 1,000 people in Syria have been killed since Thursday. About three-quarters were civilians. Philip LeShannok reports. protesters were civilians. Philip Lee Shanok reports. Protesters in the capital Damascus condemn violence started by attacks on the minority Alawite sect in cities along Syria's Mediterranean coast. That is where remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad's forces are concentrated.

This man says Syria must move beyond sectarian violence. We must build a free Syria, the new Syria, hand in hand, he says. The latest round of killing started when Alawite gunmen ambushed forces of the new Syrian government. Sajan Gohel is international security director at the Asia Pacific Foundation. And they have retaliated in the most aggressive way possible. He says the violence has now spread to revenge and bloodletting by other groups and threatens to spiral out of control. The foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon met in Jordan Sunday to discuss a plan for stability in the region. Philipp Lee Shanok, CBC News, Toronto. And finally, Alberta has won this year's Canadian Men's Curling Championship. Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes Montana's Briar in Kelowna, BC. He beat Manitoba's Matt Dunstone 5-3 tonight, his second Briar title, but the last time he won was 2013.

It's relieving. It's been too long since I've won this championship. I've only got two now, but I said earlier in the week that it would take a lot of pressure off the rest of my career. I hope that's the case. The Alberta team will represent Canada at the World Championship starting March 29th in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. And that is your World This Hour. I'm Neil Hurland.