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

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 03:00 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. Mark Carney has just arrived in Paris for his first international tour as Prime Minister. He's meeting with officials from France and then later Britain. The CBC's

Catherine Cullen is covering the trip. The Prime Minister has come to Paris as part of an effort to double down on Canada's partnerships as one senior official. He's visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral emphasizing how extraordinary international efforts including contributions by the United States, can produce important results. He's also meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron to talk about trade and security. Then later in the day, he heads to London to meet with King Charles, then British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, again hoping to indicate how Canada can get closer to other international allies in the face of the US trade war.

Before leaving Canada, Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and invited him to visit Canada for the G7 summit in June. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Paris. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a shout out to the new Canadian Prime Minister during his video address last night. I just spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. I thanked him for supporting Ukraine, our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for Canada's participation in our joint work with partners in order to protect our people, to bring peace closer, and to guarantee reliable security.

Canada has been a key ally of Ukraine. Singapore's top trade official is warning that U.S. trade actions could cause major disruptions to supply chains and severely impact economic growth. Similar remarks have been made by business leaders in Southeast Asia's main commercial hub. Patrick Fok has more. Any disruption to global trade or financial stability will be felt here. In Singapore, there's been growing anxiety over rising tariffs and trade wars since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Conor Lim, who sells medical equipment, says the city-state must be prepared. Many businesses fear supply chain disruptions and added costs could bite. Singapore's success is built on an open economy and strategically located port. It's tracking closely as Washington's unleashed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. With one of the highest trade to GDP ratios in the world, Singapore has much to lose should trade actions sharpen. In more pointed remarks, Singapore's defence minister said perceptions of the US in Asia are shifting from a force of moral legitimacy to a landlord seeking

rent. Such sentiments raise concerns about Singapore's ties with the US. Patrick Falk for CBC News, Singapore. Now our latest installment in the CBC News special series, The Cure. We're examining what strategies provinces and territories are putting in place to tackle the doctor shortage in Canada. New Brunswick's Health Minister says the province is just on the edge of providing support to a new model of primary care. Rachel Cave explains. Dr. Stuart Lockhart says the old model of family medicine has to change because a solo doctor cannot serve the thousands of patients orphaned by physician retirements in the upper St. John River Valley in New

Brunswick's West. That's why a local council there helped him build a state of the art clinic that has almost everything. We would have four physicians or nurse practitioners here at all times. Recruitment is a province-wide problem. As of October 2024, there were 150 general practitioner vacancies. Health Minister John Dornan says help is coming. But what they need there is the staff. Dornan says the province won't But what they need there is the staff. Dornan says the province won't have the best salaries in the country but the entire incentive package including paying physicians

overhead and support staff salaries will put it out front. In New Brunswick we will lead. Now we will have a better package here than anywhere in the country. Rachel Cave, CBC News, Carleton North, New Brunswick. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Herland.