The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 06:00 EDT

In Scarborough, there's this fire behind our eyes. A passion in our bellies. It's in the hearts of our neighbors. The eyes of our nurses. And the hands of our doctors. It's what makes Scarborough, Scarborough. In our hospitals, we do more than anyone thought possible. We've less than anyone could imagine.

But it's time to imagine what we can do with more. Join Scarborough Health Network and together, we can turn grit into greatness. Donate at lovescarborough.ca. From CBC News, it's the World is Our. I'm Joe Cummings. Among the many items on Prime Minister Mark Carney's agenda before Sunday's election call

is a meeting with the premiers. And that meeting, hastily arranged, is set for this afternoon in Ottawa. Kate McKenna reports. It's about getting things done. Prime Minister Mark Carney 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 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. A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport has forced the airport to close for the day, and it means thousands of flights have been grounded or diverted. Briar Stewart has more. The fire led to widespread power outages, forcing the closure of Heathrow and all four of its terminals. At the time 120 aircraft were in the air bound for the airport.

They either had to be diverted or returned back. We're looking at a rather unprecedented event because... Ian Petchenik is the director of communications for Flight Radar 24. Many, many, many of the aircraft that are landing in Heathrow are the largest aircraft in the world. So that complicates things. There were about one dozen flights from Canada scheduled to go to Heathrow today. And because Heathrow is a major hub for global connections, the effect on the aviation industry will be wide-reaching.

The airport is expected to be closed until midnight but industry experts say the disruption to travel could last for days. Briar Stewart, CBC News, London. As Israel resumes its military campaign in Gaza, Hamas today fired multiple rockets toward Tel Aviv. All this as the global community watches on with mounting concern. Here's UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 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. Health officials in Gaza say since Tuesday of this week,

close to 600 people have been killed in the territory with more than a thousand injured. Now to northern Saskatchewan, where cutting-edge robotic technology is being used and what many believe is the future of health care for isolated Canadian communities. Alexander Silberman explains. 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 The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.