The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 11:00 EDT

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Newly sworn in Prime Minister Mark Carney is overseas today on a whirlwind visit to France and Britain. His first stop was Paris for talks on trade and the war in Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron. Here's Catherine Cullen. It was a mix of warm words and warnings about economic and geopolitical crises. At a time when Canada is looking for support from its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of Canadians who fought on the beaches of Normandy and Canada's recent support

of Ukraine. He talked about the problems caused by tariffs, including creating inflation, but he did not make an explicit overt call for the US president to back off on his attacks on Canadian sovereignty. Prime Minister Mark Carney made it clear he is on a mission to move closer to allies in terms of trade and security. I want to ensure that France and the whole of Europe works enthusiastically with Canada, the most European of non-European countries, determined like you to maintain

the most positive possible relations with the United States. Currently, we've headed to London where he'll have an audience with the King, then onto a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Paris. Meanwhile, back in North America, US President Donald Trump says he has no plan to de-escalate his trade war with Canada. President Donald Trump says he has no plan to de-escalate his trade war with Canada.

April 2nd is a liberating day for our country. We're going to be getting back some of the wealth that very, very foolish presidents gave away because they had no clue what they were doing. April 2nd is when the Trump administration is set to implement a range of reciprocal tariffs on Canadian imports. Trump says there will be no exemptions. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada.

The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada.

The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to de-escalate its trade war with Canada. The United States has no plans to implement a range of reciprocal tariffs on Canadian imports. Trump says there will be no exemptions on steel and aluminum products, and he's also considering trade action now on Canadian dairy and Canadian lumber. From the trade war to the war in Ukraine, President Trump says he'll be speaking tomorrow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ceasefire talks will be the topic of the discussion, with foreign analysts suggesting that Russia is laying out conditions that will only drag out the proceedings. Briar Stewart has more from London. We'll be talking about land, we'll be talking about power plants, dividing up certain assets.

Last week, Putin said he agreed to the idea of a ceasefire but then spoke at length outlining what he saw as obstacles. Like would the 30-day truce give Ukraine a chance to mobilize more troops and secure additional weapons? Those conditions that they have presented, it shows that they don't really want peace actually because... EU foreign policy chief Kaya Kalas says that's clear because Putin's conditions include his ultimate goals for his invasion of Ukraine. European countries along with the UK are meeting to discuss what happens if there is a ceasefire and who will monitor it. While France and Britain have committed to putting peacekeepers on the ground in Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly said that it will not support

that. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. In North Macedonia, 15 arrests have been made in connection to a weekend nightclub fire. The fire claimed at least 59 lives, with investigators saying it appears pyrotechnics may have ignited the ceiling. They also suspect that bribery and corruption may be factors, with reports suggesting the nightclub didn't have a license to operate. Most of the victims were in their late teens and early twenties. The government has declared seven days of

national mourning. The Hudson's Bay Company is in Ontario Supreme Court today to advance a creditor protection case. It's preparing for a potential wind down of its operations unless it can find a last minute solution to save it. A closure of the entire business would mean job losses for more than 9,000 employees. The historic company, which is now under American ownership, is expected to seek legal permission from the court to liquidate its Canadian assets. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. And for news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News,

I'm Joe Cummings.