The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 04:00 EDT

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by removing internal trade barriers. Kate McKenna reports. It's about getting things done. With the federal election campaign just days away, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with Canada's premiers as a group. He says a key topic will be removing inter-provincial trade barriers. We want the skilled workers to be able, if they so decide, to immediately go to another part of Canada and work there without any red tape or hassle.

This has become a hot issue since Donald Trump's tariff threats. The federal government says making it easier to work, run businesses and trade between provinces could meaningfully strengthen the Canadian economy, making it easier to work, run businesses and trade between provinces could meaningfully strengthen the Canadian economy, making it more resilient no matter what the president does. We are very excited to open up an Atlantic Canada free trade zone. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt wrote to the other Atlantic Premiers yesterday, calling on them to join her and open up trade between the four provinces. It's the latest push on a file set to be discussed by all the premiers as Canada's closest trading partner, the U.S., has become a lot less dependable. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa.

Chandra Arya has been told by the Liberal Party he won't be able to run in the upcoming federal election. Arya, who was also denied from running for the leadership of the party, posted on X Thursday that the party informed him that his nomination to run in the writing of Nepean had been revoked. The party claims, in light of new information received by the Green Light Committee, the recommendation was made to revoke Aryeh's nomination. He had served the Neipian riding since 2015. Israel is expanding its military operation on the ground in Gaza, as Hamas militants

say they fired rockets towards Tel Aviv. The health ministry in the Strip says the renewed Israeli offensive killed more than 90 Palestinians on Thursday, with nearly 600 killed since Tuesday and over 1,000 people injured. With nearly 600 killed since Tuesday and over a thousand people injured, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for an end to the hostilities. I renew my appeal for respect of the ceasefire, for unimpeded humanitarian access to all areas of Gaza, and for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. One of the busiest airports in the world has been forced to shut down operations due to

a power outage. Heathrow Airport has announced it will be closed all day today after losing its power due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation in West London last night. The fire also knocked out power to thousands of homes in the area. An estimated 1,350 flights were scheduled to land and take off from Heathrow today, impacting about 230,000 travellers. Some remote communities in northern Saskatchewan are using robots to deliver health care services. The technology is helping patients get care faster and avoid costly travel to major cities. Alexander Silberman reports.

So if you want to sit there and get comfy. In Saskatchewan's far north, on the border with the Northwest Territories, Daniel Powder is getting an ultrasound, a screening that typically requires a flight south. But today, he can stay right in his community of Stony Rapids. The ultrasound machine is robotic, controlled by a specialist who is 800 kilometers away in Saskatoon. Technology is going the wrong ways. Dr. Ivar Mendez leads the virtual health hub. It's using technology to let doctors remotely access isolated communities,

for everything from x-rays to wound care. I really believe that technology can narrow this gap of inequity in the delivery of health care. The hope is that the model will soon be replicated in rural and remote communities across Canada. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.