The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 07:00 EDT

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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, the world this hour. I'm Kate Rutherford. After meeting with premiers and territorial leaders last night, Liberal leader Mark Carney says that he wants to table legislation to eliminate provincial trade barriers by July

1st, Canada Day. Both the Conservatives and the NDP say they're ready to put up a fight in this campaign. The host of the House, Catherine Collin, says looking at the National Party says challenging the liberals in this morning. The airport released a statement confirming Europe's busiest airport was back to normal after a fire at a nearby power grid Thursday night cut power to the airport and thousands of nearby homes, forcing a complete shutdown. The UK's hydro supplier also confirmed that power supplies to all customers has been restored. An RCMP-led investigation into a human

smuggling ring has unearthed a wider international network. It's linked to the deaths of nine people in 2023 on a US smuggling run. Two families, one from India, the other from Romania, drowned with a boatman in the St. Lawrence River. CBC's Jorge Barrera has been investigating will have his report next hour. Boxer George Foreman has passed away. His death was confirmed by his family in an online statement. The cause of death was not released. Foreman was a two-time world heavyweight championship. Champion rather, Olympic gold medalist, entrepreneur, minister, and author. Among his

most famous fights was beating a then undefeated Joe Frazier in 1973 and the famous rumble in the jungle in 1974 when he lost to Muhammad Ali. The Vatican says Pope Francis will appear during Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, the first time he's been seen in public in five weeks. He won't be addressing the crowd, though. Vatican officials say that's because the Pope needs to learn how to speak again following weeks of high-flow oxygen therapy. Francis has been in hospital getting treated for double pneumonia. He's reportedly in stable condition and making small improvements in breathing and motion.

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service isn't getting a good reception in getting a good reception in Italy. Negotiations with the Italian government have stalled. Defence Minister Guido Crozzetto says comments about and by Musk are partly to blame. Ontario has torn up its contract with Starlink, but it has managed to sign deals in India. The Trump administration is taking another step to crack down on immigration. It's revoking the temporary legal status for more than half a million people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. They are in the country on a Biden area program designed to reduce illegal migration to the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security has declared the program has failed. 530,000 people have been told to leave within the next 30 days or risk arrest and deportation. Turning again to Rome, the Vatican says Pope Francis will appear during Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica. For the first time, he's been seen in public in five weeks. He won't be addressing the public, though. The Vatican officials say that's because the Pope needs to learn how to speak again following weeks of high-flying.