The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/03 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/03 at 17:00 EDT

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julie-Ann Hazelwood. Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on the auto sector comes into effect today, a move that's expected to disrupt supply chains and raise the price of vehicles. And it's already led to job losses on this side of the border. Yesterday General Motors announced it's cutting about 750 positions at its plant in Oshawa, Ontario. Nisha Patel has more. Hundreds of Canadian auto workers will soon be out of jobs, and General Motors is blaming

American tariffs. The company is cutting production pointing to slowing demand and the trade environment. Its Oshawa assembly plant will lose more than 700 jobs. Another 1,500 positions at part suppliers could also be affected. Local Union President Jeff Gray worries there may be more losses in the months ahead. These are our jobs and to see them disappear because we're trying to appease Donald Trump in the United States is absolutely devastating to us here in Canada.

Donald Trump has repeatedly urged automakers to shift manufacturing to the U.S. to avoid tariffs. Oshawa builds Chevrolet Silverado trucks. About 90 percent are shipped south of the border. GM builds the same truck in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and recently said it would boost production and hire workers there. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Oshawa, Ontario. The search for two missing children in Nova Scotia continues. Six-year-old girl and four-year-old boy were last seen yesterday morning.

They're believed to have wandered away from a home in Lansdowne Station in Pictou County. Drones, police dogs and a helicopter are supporting the ground search. RCMP Corporal Sally Rice says looking for young children who may be scared is difficult. As you can imagine having a foreign six-year-old, yes there'd definitely be some challenges. Probably haven't been out in the wooded area alone before. It's challenging enough for the people that we have on the ground here. Hearing all the noises of the machinery above the helicopters, they could have an issue with that. Anyone with information about the children is asked to call police.

John Hogan won the race to lead the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and be the next Premier. Hogan promised to give the job everything he's got. There's no question there are challenges affecting everyone right now. We're facing a new relationship with our neighbors south of the border and we must be prepared on how that will impact us here at home. Families continue to struggle with affordability. There's frustrations with our health care system. Under my leadership, a liberal government will continue to work hard on these and other important priorities.

Hogan will succeed Andrew Furey, who announced his resignation earlier this year. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won re-election in a campaign that had striking similarities to Canada's recent vote. Phil Bichanak explains. Australians have chosen optimism and determination. In a victory speech in Sydney, Anthony Albanese didn't mention Donald Trump, but he didn't have to. The US President has been in the headlines almost daily throughout the campaign. We did not need to beg or borrow or copy from anywhere else.

After months of trailing in the polls, Albanese becomes the first Australian Prime Minister to clinch a second consecutive term in more than two decades. I accept full responsibility for that. Although there were some similar policies and messages, Peter Dutton, leader of the Conservative Liberal Party, says his opposition unfairly tied him to Trump. We've been defined by our opponents in this election, which is not the true story of who we are. Observers see parallels between Dutton and Canada's progressive conservative leader Pierre Poliev, both lost despite huge leads before Trump came to power and both

lost their own seats. Philippi Shadok, CBC News, Toronto. The oracle of Omaha is retiring. U.S. investor and multi-billionaire Warren Buffett says he'll step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at-billionaire Warren Buffett says he'll step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. He says he'll ask the board of directors to appoint vice chairman Canadian Greg Abel to succeed him. Berkshire Hathaway was a small textile company when Buffett bought it in the 1960s. Today it's worth $1.16 trillion U.S.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.