The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 02:00 EDT

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and it's happening just days before a potential federal election call. The CBC's Rosemary Barton is traveling with the PM. This is the prime minister's first official trip overseas and he's chosen two countries that for very symbolic reasons. The first visit will be with President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Then it's on to London where Prime Minister Party will meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss whether they can do more between the United Kingdom and Canada. Carney will also have an audience with King Charles.

This comes just weeks after Justin Trudeau had one of his own. The timing of this is extraordinary, just days after being sworn in as Prime Minister and forming a cabinet and now taking this trip. But the timing is important. First it sends a message to Donald Trump about who Canada considers to be its closest allies at this challenging time. And second, it sends a message to Canadians about who is the best position to take on Donald Trump. That, of course, is supposed to be likely to be the ballot box question heading into

an election in a matter of just days. It's a playbook that worked for Doug Ford in Ontario, and so it's one that the federal liberals are trying. The CBC's Rosemary Barton traveling with the Prime Minister. There is fresh hope tonight for a breakthrough in talks to end the war in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The U.S. has proposed a ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed to the plan, but it's not clear if Russia will accept it. The end for the Hudson Bay Company is happening quickly. The historic Canadian retailer is in court Monday applying to liquidate all 80 of

its stores. Lisa Shing reports. It's an institution Canadians say they'll miss. This was one of the last of the department stores that reflected a Canadian identity. That's too bad because I grew up with Hudson's Bay so. A week ago Hudson's Bay Company applied for creditor protection hoping to keep the business afloat in some capacity. Then a dramatic development. It will start liquidating its entire business as soon as this week putting more than 9 000 jobs at risk with no guarantee of severance or pension. Toronto lawyer Andrew Hatnay represents some employees.

For the company to announce a potential liquidation so fast after filing before the court is unusually quick and very troubling. In its court application, Hudson's Bay said it was struggling because of the drop in store traffic post pandemic, people spending less and Canada-US trade tensions. Pending court approval, the retailer plans to liquidate its inventory and close-up shop by June 15th. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Toronto. The only Gaelic athletic club in the Maritimes wants to start a regional league for traditional Irish sports. The Halifax Gales compete in Gaelic football, which has similarities to soccer and rugby, and it also

plays hurling, which is a bit like lacrosse or field hockey. Gareth Hampshire reports. Eugene McCabe, originally from County Cavern, Ireland, is one of the Gaelic football players, punching, kicking and catching the ball at a Halifax Gales practice. You learn this from when you were a kid. It's like hockey here. You grow up with that starting from under fours all the way up to senior level. The game, that requires skills used in soccer, rugby and basketball, provides a chance for

players who've left their home country to celebrate Irish culture along with hurling the other game the club plays which is played with a stick and ball a bit like lacrosse. The club has grown to about 30 members but is looking for more competition. Recruitment officer Jen Skinner says they mostly practice against each other with the closest other team in Quebec. We don't get a lot of chance to play games. We train throughout the year, but we don't have a lot of times to compete. There's only a couple tournaments a year and we have to travel for those.

Gareth Hampshire, CBC News, Halifax. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Hurland.