The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/21 at 18:00 EDT

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I'm Dave Seglunds. The Hudson's Bay Company has been given a green light for a massive downsizing and liquidation. Ontario Superior Court today approved a plan by Canada's oldest company to begin selling off inventory and fixtures at the bulk of its 80 stores. But the Bay says it will try to save six outlets located in the Greater Toronto and Montreal areas. Quebec's Premier says Canada's provinces and territories must work together to protect

Canadian businesses and workers. Francois Lagault is among the first ministers who met this afternoon with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa. We have to be careful about actual counter-terrorists and eventual counter-terrorists we have in our list because we have to make sure that we maximize the negative impact on U.S. business but minimize impact on Canadian businesses. Lago says he is open to discussing the elimination of trade barriers between provinces as long as the future of Quebec is considered.

Today's meeting comes ahead of an election call expected this Sunday. Meanwhile, both Canada's Conservative leader and Ontario's Premier face questions today about their relationship. This follows a recent report that Pierre Poilier called Doug Ford to seek his advice on the upcoming federal election, but the Ontario Premier declined. Karina Roman has more. Conservative leader Pierre Poiliev called to congratulate Ontario Premier Doug Ford 18 days after Ford was re-elected. A Toronto Star story says the call was awkward and stilted

and that Poiliev asked Ford, a fellow Conservative, for help in the upcoming federal election and that Ford said no. Poirier says that's inaccurate. And I'll be working with Premier Ford and all Premiers across this country to bring home the country that we knew and still love. Ford confirms there was no ask for help or for an endorsement, but he also says he doesn't interfere in federal elections,

nor take sides by giving endorsements. I don't care about political stripes, I just don't. What can you do for Ontario? Ford also says that phone call was the first time he had ever spoken with Poiliev. Carina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Officials in London, England say travelers can expect continued disruptions for the next few days. This after Heathrow Airport was completely shut down last night. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted after a fire at a nearby electrical substation cut the power

forcing a closure. However some departures are now taking off. Air Canada says it will resume its overnight flights to London. Young woman is speaking out after she was secretly recorded at a mall in London, Ontario. And the video was posted on tech talk on an account that seems to celebrate men who denigrate women. Kendra Segan has the story. Excuse me. Do you have a boyfriend?

That's surprising. That's from a video posted on a TikTok account called five star. It's one of dozens where a young man approaches a woman in public to ask her relationship status. No matter their response. I don't. Yeah, I could tell. They're mocked. One of the women said she had no idea she was being filmed. She says it's not just about the video, but the response it's getting. People in the comments saying like, yeah keep humbling these girls.

You can really see how deeply uncomfortable many of the women look. Kaitlyn Mendez is a sociology professor at Western University. She says women being approached by men is nothing new, but now women have to think about how they respond, knowing the exchange could end up online. While it may be unwelcome, filming people in public is not against the law. One lawyer says proving an invasion of privacy can be difficult. Kendra Segan, CBC News, London. And that is your World This Hour. Remember you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For news anytime, visit our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Dave Seglunds.