The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/19 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/19 at 13:00 EDT

Hey, it's me, Michael Buble. You hear that? That's the sound of the Junos, the biggest party in Canadian music. I'll be there hosting. Sum 41 will be rocking out on stage for the last time, plus a whole lineup of amazing performances. And guess what?

You're all invited. All bring the tux, you bring the snacks. Let's make it a night to remember. Don't miss the Junos, live from Vancouver, March 30th at 8 Eastern on CBC and CBC Jam. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Pierre Poliev says the conservative government would fast-track the

development of rare mineral deposits in northern Ontario. He made the announcement on an election-style visit to Sudbury. It would be life-changing for northern Ontario towns, galvanizing thousands of paychecks and modern infrastructure. It would help our First Nations become richer. It would boost our economy with billions of dollars, allowing us to become less dependent on the Americans after we start selling those resources overseas. Pauliev also says his government would spend a billion dollars to build road infrastructure in the Ring of Fire.

That's the region north of Thunder Bay, which contains vast deposits of nickel, copper, platinum and cobalt. Meantime, Pauliev is seizing on remarks made by Donald Trump last night. Pauliev paints himself as the tougher opponent when it comes to negotiating with the U.S. president. Rafi Boujikanein has more. The president said that having a liberal prime minister would be easier for him to deal with,

just as he threatened once again to make us the 51st state. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev writing a new line of attack to his pre-election campaign rhetoric. I'm a strong leader. I'm a tough guy to deal with. Donald Trump has loomed over Canadian politics for months, especially after starting the current trade war with Ottawa. On Fox News last night, he weighed in

on the coming election campaign. The conservative that's running is stupidly no friend of mine. I don't know him, but he said negative things. And that's not all he had to say. I think it's easier to deal with a liberal. And maybe they're going to win, but I don't know him but he said negative things. And that's not all he had to say. I think it's easier to deal with a liberal and maybe they're going to win but I don't really care. An election call could come in a matter of days. Rafi Boujikani on CBC News, Ottawa. The presidents of the U.S. and Ukraine spoke for about an hour today, 24 hours after Donald Trump chatted with Vladimir Putin. The Russian president had agreed to temporarily stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities but declined to back a full 30-day ceasefire.

Trump says today's conversation with Lodymyr Zelensky focused on Ukraine's requests and needs and the ceasefire efforts are very much on track. The Vancouver International Auto Show has dropped Tesla from its event this week. It is citing safety concerns after a number of dealerships were vandalized across North America. Mira Baines has more. Event organizer Eric Nicol says the company was given multiple opportunities to withdraw over the last seven days, then was ultimately dropped. The political position on this has absolutely no bearing on the decision.

This is purely from a safety point for our guests. Tesla founder Elon Musk is steeped in controversy over concerns of political interference and close ties to US President Donald Trump, recently building a wave of Tesla takedown protests across Canada, the US and parts of Europe. Tesla chargers and showrooms have also been the targets of vandalism. CBC News reached out to Tesla. The company did not respond by deadline. Mira Bains, CBC News, Vancouver.

Violent demonstrations are taking place in Istanbul after the city's mayor was detained by authorities. The popular politician is seen as the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the upcoming election. Dominic Delayes reports. Ikrem Imamor's detention sparked violence on Istanbul's streets today. Police clashed with student protesters, outraged at their mayor's arrest on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group.

This is the rule of life and politics. Imamor is one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest rivals. The move against him caps a months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures across the country, and comes just days before he was to be selected as a presidential candidate. Since October 9, Imamor's Republican People's Party is rallying around him, describing his detention as a coup against Turkey's next president. European leaders, meanwhile, have slammed Imamor's detention, while Human Rights Watch says the charges levelled against him

are politically motivated, an allegation the authorities deny. Dominic Vilaitis for CBC News, Riga, Latvia. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.