The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/15 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/15 at 18:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Honda says for now production in Canada will continue as planned. Reports the automaker was planning to relocate manufacturing to the US unsettled an auto industry already on high alert. Honda says no changes are being considered at this time. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with companies who say they want to maintain production in Canada but he says it's not just about convincing automakers. Well we can protect our workers and we will and we've taken steps. Well, we can provide incentives.

It's a war and we can't provide guarantees for every situation and that just underscores how important it is, the negotiation with the U.S. president. Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on auto imports have already led to layoffs in Canada. Well, it's been weeks since US President Donald Trump has talked about Canada as the 51st state. But the White House says his thinking has not changed. Katie Nicholson has more. Embroiled in a global trade war and a roller coaster economy,

President Donald Trump hasn't made many threats of late to Canada's sovereignty. And he has so far refrained from referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a governor, as he did with former Prime Minister Trudeau. But White House Press Secretary Caroline Lovett said that doesn't mean anything has changed. I would reject the president's position on Canada has shifted. And she trotted out some of his familiar talking points. The president still maintains his position on Canada. The United States has been subsidizing Canada's national defence and he believes that Canadians

would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state of the United States of America. A threat that has been top of mind among voters and candidates in this Canadian federal election still evidently very much in play. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Washington. Canada's inflation rate fell last month. Statistics Canada says it dipped down to 2.3% from 2.6% in February. Falling gasoline prices were the biggest factor, along with a drop in the price of air travel. The Bank of Canada is taking all of this into account as it prepares to make its next interest rate decision tomorrow.

Alberta's government is introducing a bill that could force an adult into addictions treatment. If the Compassionate Intervention Act is passed, family members, health care workers, or law enforcement officers could request a person with severe addiction be ordered into treatment. Premier Daniel Smith calls the option a last resort. We can't just sit back and wait for addiction to run its course and inflict its terrible toll in our communities. There is no compassion in leaving people to suffer in the throes of addiction and we will not sacrifice our communities or give up on those suffering from addiction. The law would allow a commissioner to require a person spend up to 72 hours in assessment.

A three-member panel would then decide if the person is eligible for longer-term intervention. Patients could appeal their detention to the courts. A new study is raising concerns about children being exposed to chemicals while they sleep. Some chemicals can harm their health and are supposed to be restricted by Health Canada regulations, but researchers say they found some inside their mattresses. Some chemicals can harm their health and are supposed to be restricted by Health Canada regulations. But researchers say they found some inside their mattresses. Jennifer Yoon has the details. We're getting the cover off.

Researchers at the University of Toronto bought and tested 16 new mattresses sold for children under 4 in Canada. They found one mattress exceeded the regulatory guidelines for a plasticizer, a chemical that helps make products softer and more flexible, while another mattress had a flame retardant, which Health Canada had banned in 2014 for kids under 4 because it could be harmful for children's health. Kids sleep 18 hours a day. Miriam Diamond is a professor at the University of Toronto's School for the Environment and

one of the authors of the study. Manufacturers must be more vigilant. They are selling products that are intended to help kids. They need to make sure that their products are safe. Bedding and clothing can act as a protective barrier, so parents should wash them frequently, Diamond says. Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.