The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/17 at 19:00 EDT

This is Michael Bublé, host of the Junos, Canada's biggest night in music. And trust me, this lineup is going to be everything. With performances by Akela, Baby No Money, Josh Ross, Nemesis, Snoddy Nose Rez Kids, a special final performance by Sum 41, and Michael Bublé. Now that's what I call a party. Don't miss the Junos, live March 30th at 8 Eastern on CBC and CBC Gem. And you're all invited. From CBC News, the world is our.

I'm Tom Harrington. Manitoba RCMP say a second set of human remains found in the Winnipeg area landfill have now been identified as Mercedes Myron. Previous remains found at the Prairie Green landfill were identified earlier this month as Morgan Harris. Both women were murdered by a convicted serial killer in 2022. Manitoba Premier Wamb Kanu responded to the news. Mercedes Myron and Morgan Harris are coming home.

This is what we set out to do. I don't know if many of us knew the odds of success. I certainly was always trying to keep a realistic perspective, but it turns out bringing them home was within our grasp and something we were able to do for these families. Canoe's NDP government authorized the search in December after the previous conservative government decided not to, saying it was expensive and potentially hazardous. Canoe says remains continue to be found and the search might continue for a few more weeks. Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is only so far Canada can go in pushing back against the United

States with counter tariffs. Carney made the comment in the midst of a packed day of international meetings. Catherine Cullen has more. Prime Minister of Canada, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. in the midst of a packed day of international meetings. Catherine Cullen has more. Prime Minister of Canada, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. There was a one-on-one meeting with King Charles and enthusiastic welcomes from France's Emmanuel Macron and the UK's Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Mark Kearney can point to the beginning

of a new partnership with France on intelligence and security, but more than concrete change, the trip mostly demonstrated Canada has friends besides the United States. There are limits. Carney also acknowledged there's only so far Canada can go, hitting back against the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs. There's a limit to matching these tariffs dollar-for-dollar, given the fact that our economy is a tenth the size of the United States. Donald Trump has talked about global reciprocal tariffs on April 2nd. Carney says his government wouldn't put in place counter tariffs

that are outright harmful to Canada. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, London. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev is vowing to get rid of all carbon pricing if he forms the next government. Prime Minister Carney signed a directive on Friday ending the consumer carbon tax. Poliev says that's not enough. This law is still in place, even though Mr. Carney has signed a fake executive order to hide the tax for 35 or 40 days leading up to the election.

The full carbon tax also applies to industries. Mr. Carney has said that he wants to expand the industrial carbon tax beyond the already eye-watering increases the government has passed into law. Among those listening closely to Pauli's message, the Alberta oil patch. As we hear from Erin Collins, the reaction there to the Conservative leader's policy announcement was very positive. Honestly, I think this would be great news. Rebecca Schultz bullish on the idea of killing a federal price on carbon for industry. Alberta's environment minister weighing in on federal conservative leader Pierre Polyev's promise to do just that if elected.

Schultz says taxing industrial emitters should be a provincial responsibility. We have had a system in place, as I said, long before the federal liberals came into power. Alberta has had a price on industrial carbon emissions since 2007. The federal government's industrial levy mandated that all provinces do the same. A good thing, according to Chris Severson-Baker of the environmental think tank, the Pembina Institute. The industry likes to be able to make long-term plans based on an understanding of what the carbon rules are going to be, what the price of credits is going to be able to make long-term plans based on an understanding of what the carbon rules are going to be,

what the price of credits is going to be. Prime Minister Mark Carney eliminated the consumer price on carbon last week. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. An Ontario court has found a 2023 stabbing at the University of Waterloo was not terrorism, but the judge ruled it did constitute a particularly grave hate crime. 25-year-old Giovanni Villalba Alamun attacked people in a gender studies class, stabbing a professor and two students. The former student, later pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and other charges. Villalba Alamun has been sentenced to 11 years in prison minus 4 years for pre-sentencing time.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.