The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/06 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/06 at 23:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down with US President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday. The two leaders, along with some of their top officials, met in the Oval Office. As Tom Perry reports, they talked about trade tariffs and the tense relationship that's developed between their two countries. Thank you very much everybody. It's a great honor to have Prime Minister Mark Carney with us. It was a meeting that could have gone off the rails, from the start u.s. president donald trump treated prime minister mark carney with what sounded like respect a few days ago he won a very big election in canada

and i think i was probably the greatest thing that happened to him but i can't think of it though it didn't take long for the conversation to turn to trump's fixation with turning Canada into America's 51st state. Well, I still believe that, but you know, takes two to tango, right? Carney's response, affirm no. As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale. The Prime Minister says Canada and the U.S. still have much work to do on trade and tariffs,

his meeting with Trump producing few immediate results but no fireworks. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington. Conservative MPs have chosen former leader Andrew Scheer as their interim opposition leader. Scheer will lead the Tories in Parliament as Pierre Poliev tries to regain a seat. Olivia Stefanovic has more. I'll be taking over the parliamentary leadership duties of the caucus until Mr. Poliev rejoins us in the House. Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer announcing he will fill in for Pierre Poliev during the spring sitting of Parliament. A decision made by newly elected and returning

conservative MPs who met for the first time today in Ottawa as a caucus since losing the federal election and seeing their party leader defeated in his own Ontario riding. Obviously very thankful to the people of Carlton for the two decades I had the privilege of serving them. Poliev is expected to keep the top Tory job as he prepares to run in an upcoming by-election, triggered by the resignation of Alberta Conservative MP Damian Couric. But Poliev's caucus has adopted the Reform Act, giving MPs more power to act independently and possibly trigger a leadership review. Olivia Stavanovic, CBC News, Ottawa.

We're following a developing story in Alberta tonight. A mandatory evacuation order is in effect for parts of Athabasca County due to a wildfire, prompting the community in the nearby village of Boyle to each declare a state of local emergency. Meantime, wildfire alerts are in place for Westlock County and Parkland County. Residents should be ready to leave if the order comes. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will honour some residents' wishes to pursue a referendum on provincial separation. A citizen-initiated referenda would be, by definition, initiated by citizens. And so I won't prejudge what issues citizens might want to put on the table.

But I do not support separatism myself. I support a strong, sovereign Alberta within the United Canada, and that's what I'll keep working towards. On Monday, Smith announced she would call a referendum next year if citizens gather enough signatures. The Catholic Church will begin the voting process to elect a new pope starting Wednesday. The conclave takes place behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel. Father Patrick Mary Briscoe hosts the God's Splaining podcast. The Cardinals that I've spoken to and certainly members of the Vatican Press and

many others here in Rome are sort of sensing that there's a bit of a fracture evolving, that there are conversations ongoing and that if there was a consensus it seems to have broken up in these last weeks. So there is talk about the conclave going on perhaps longer than expected, which could mean in my estimation four or five days. The first ballot will take place Wednesday evening. In Stanley Cup playoff action tonight, the Edmonton Oilers are facing the Vegas Golden Knights in game one of their second round series. Right now Vegas is ahead 2-1 in the second period.

And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.