The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 11:00 EDT

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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. That's 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. 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 canceled flights will take days to sort out. Ahead of Sunday's election call, Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ottawa 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. The Hudson's Bay Company is laying out a plan to keep some of its stores open. It's asking permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate 74 outlets, but it wants to keep six in operation.

This follows a surge in sales in recent days. The historic retailer announced last week that it's filing initial stages of declaring bankruptcy and going out of business. Now to Khartoum. That's a Sudanese army celebrating inside the presidential palace. It's been held by paramilitary forces for almost two years now. The palace was the seat of government before the war, and today's developments follow months of steady advances by the military. However, the Rapid Support Forces, or the RSF, says it has launched a response operation

and is insisting the battle for the palace is far from over. In northern Saskatchewan, cutting-edge robotic technology is being used in what's being viewed as the future of health healthcare 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. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.