The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/20 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/20 at 13:00 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 this hour.

I'm Mike Miles. CBC News has confirmed Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a federal election Sunday. No specific date has been mentioned, but it could come as early as April 28th. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was asked about the timing. This is a decision of the liberals. I've said very clearly that we are up against one of the most serious threats that we've seen in a generation when it comes to the economy.

And I propose that we should put in place protections for workers first. But it's clear that Mark Carney wants to go first in the election. And so that's what's going to happen. But we're ready for an election. CBC's poll tracker suggests the liberal and conservatives are running neck and neck at 37 percent, with NDP support falling to 11 percent. Just about all news outlets are facing economic difficulties in recent years, but none more so than local news.

And a new study warns that has grave implications for democracy. Jamie Strashan reports. For many Canadians, accessing local coverage of their communities is becoming increasingly difficult. We are on a fairly steep downward spiral, particularly on the print front, but also on private broadcasting. According to a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada's local news landscape is continuing to shrink. One of the report's authors, David McDonald, says communities are losing about 20 local

print or online outlets every year. On the broadcast side, 2024 saw more private broadcasters abandon local news than ever before. This isn't only a small town, you know, rural issue. This is a big city issue where we just don't have the level of scrutiny of public affairs in order to make good democratic decisions. McDonald says without local news outlets, many are relying on social media. Often, he says, a source of misinformation. Jamie Strash in CBC News, Toronto. We're learning some first indicators of what went wrong during last month's crash at Toronto Pearson

Airport. The Transportation Safety Board released its initial findings today. They include an alert in the final seconds of the Delta airline flight indicating a high rate of speed. Investigators are also focusing on the fractured landing gear and the wing that snapped off. The TSB says it's still too early to draw any conclusions. It adds these investigations take an average of 600 days to complete. China is hitting Canada with a new round of tariffs, 25% on pork and seafood, along with 100% on canola, a key export for farmers in Western Canada

and it's happening at a crucial time of year for farmers Cameron McIntosh has more. We average about a thousand acres of canola. Jason Johnson farms less than two kilometers from the U.S. border near Darlingford Manitoba preparing to seed he's watching as prices drop about $2 a bushel. So on my farm that would mean about an $80,000 loss. The drop comes as China imposes 100% tariffs on Canadian canola. Retaliation after Canada put tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. A move made in lockstep with the US to prevent China from taking over the North American EV market. No one wants the Chinese electric vehicles anyway.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith accuses China of unfairly targeting Canadian farmers. I think it is a divide and conquer strategy. The federal government calls China's tariffs unjustified but has not announced any plans to help canola farmers. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Winnipeg. For the first time in its history, the International Olympic Committee has elected a woman as president. Zimbabwe's Kirstie Coventry also becomes the first African to lead the organization. This is an extraordinary moment. As a nine-year-old girl, I never thought that I would be standing up here one day,

getting to give back to this incredible movement. Baez. Coventry accepted the presidency at the IOC meeting in Olympia, Greece. She takes over from Thomas Bach, who leaves office after the maximum 12-year term. The 41-year-old former swimmer is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and she's currently Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth and Sport. That is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.