The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 09:00 EDT

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I'm Joe Cummings. First to London, where an electrical fire has led to the closure of Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world. It means more than a thousand flights, including those to and from Canada, are either being grounded or diverted. I called my airline, I'm flying Air Canada, but I was on hold for over an hour.

I gave up. I've been looking at flights out of other airports in London, but there are not as many options because I think people are scooping them up. To one frustrated traveler in London, more than 1,300 flights have been affected, with passengers being diverted to Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, and Ireland's Shannon Airport. One airline analyst says the disruption is, quote, a contained version of 9-11.

The fire knocked out power to Heathrow and to thousands of homes and businesses across West London. The airport is hoping to resume operations by midnight local time, but it's believed the backlog of delayed or cancelled flights will take days to sort out. Now, to Ottawa, we're ahead of Sunday's election call. Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting this afternoon with the premiers. 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. As Israel resumes its military campaign in Gaza, Hamas today fired multiple rockets toward Tel Aviv. That says 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 1,000 injured. Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie has announced another round of Palestinian aid support. It's $100 million in humanitarian relief to Gaza and the West Bank. The funding goes to food and shelter shelter along with recovery and governance support. In northern Saskatchewan, cutting-edge robotic technology is being used and what's being viewed as 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 way. 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.