The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/20 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/20 at 06:00 EDT

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I'm Joe Cummings. Already in a trade war with the United States, Canada is now facing retaliatory tariffs from China. As of today, Beijing is answering Canada's tariff action last year on electric vehicles by issuing levies on Canadian agriculture and seafood. And for the seafood industry, losing both the Chinese and now American markets will be devastating. Heather Gillis reports. How could this possibly be happening? What is happening? Newfoundland and Labrador seafood processor Paul Grant is bracing for stormy seas.

A 25% Chinese tariff on Canadian seafood exports is in effect. And a 25% tariff from Canada's largest buyer, the United States, is expected on April 2nd. We're in a very difficult situation. Statistics Canada says last year Canada exported $1.1 billion worth of seafood to China, making it the country's second largest market. Newfoundland and Labrador has been trying to diversify, find other buyers. But alternatives like Japan have a weak currency. That's our crab. In Vancouver, there's no less anxiety.

Greg Nelson, a seafood seller, says margins are too tight to absorb the tariff. I imagine with the tariffs we won't ship any crap to China at this point. Nelson says if tariffs last, he worries it could force businesses to close. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. Health officials in Gaza say at least 58 people have been killed today, as this week's renewed Israeli military campaign in the territory is now into its third day. Crystal Gmancing has the latest.

We're not resilient. We're dying, says Noor Bakr. Let them exterminate us, she adds, saying she's exhausted. Still, Bakr and her family are heeding Israeli orders to leave combat areas in Gaza's north. Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened complete destruction and annihilation Wednesday unless all hostages are returned and Hamas is removed from Gaza. Foreign leaders are calling on Israel to halt hostilities, end a three-week-old blockade

on aid and for both sides to resume negotiations. Last night, police used water cannons on demonstrators outside of the Prime Minister's residence. Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets protesting the government and its new policy of negotiations only under fire, saying the lives of hostages still being held in Gaza are now at greater risk. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem. The International Olympic Committee is electing a new president today. The winner will be just the 10th leader in the IOC's 131 year history and they'll be granted a eight year

mandate with key issues being to steer the Olympics on a smooth path toward the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles and overseeing the selection of the host city for 2036. A CBC marketplace investigation has found the latest advancements in AI technology have advanced telephone fraud campaigns to levels police say they've never seen before. David Common has more. Detecting scams is getting harder as scammers embrace artificial intelligence. Overseas scammers are harvesting our posts and videos from social media, cloning our voices to use against our family and friends. Did you believe it was your grandson in trouble? I did I

really did. A call to Marilyn Crawford's house outside Toronto was purportedly from the police. Her son Kevin recounts what the caller said next. They said here we have Ian here we're gonna put him on the phone. And he goes, hi grandma, yeah I got in trouble here. The police say they need some money to release me or they're going to keep me in jail. The scammers even sent the grandmother a taxi to take her to the bank. But an alert teller stopped Marilyn from losing any money. All of it underscoring how much more sophisticated scams and scam busting have now become. David Kahn with CBC News, Toronto.

You can watch the full Marketplace story tonight on CBC TV and CBC Gem. And that is The World This Hour. I'm Joe Cummings.