The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 18:00 EDT

How did the internet go from this? You could actually find what you were looking for right away, bound to this. I feel like I'm in hell. Spoiler alert, it was not an accident. I'm Cory Doctorow, host of Who Broke the Internet from CBC's Understood. In this four-part series, I'm going to tell you

why the internet sucks now, whose fault it is, and my plan to fix it. Find who broke the internet on whatever terrible app you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Manitoba RCMP have recovered two bodies in a wildfire northeast of Winnipeg. Officials believe the man and woman died from fire-related injuries in the Lackawani area. Superintendent Chris Hasty says the victims were trapped but extreme conditions prevented officials from reaching them. This has been an incredibly challenging time for the community and no doubt today's tragic

news will make it even more difficult. The province says the out of control fire is a priority with hundreds being forced to evacuate. At least two dozen fires are burning in the province. No other people had been reported missing. Mark Carney's cabinet is getting to work today. It's staring down a pile of problems from the US trade war to its impact on the economy. But as David Thurton reports, the first order of business

was a middle-class tax cut. It's my pleasure on behalf of the cabinet to sign this order to deliver that tax cut. Just like his first cabinet meeting back in March, Mark Carney began today's cutting taxes. Instead of the consumer carbon tax, the prime minister announced he will reduce the lowest personal tax bracket by one percentage point. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne still has to table legislation, getting it through the House and the Senate. Champagne has been directed to do that before Canada Day while advancing other items.

First step of this government is a middle class tax cut. That's the first thing. You start with that. Then you say, well, you need to have a tron speech to say what are the priorities of the government. And once you've done that, then you say well you need to have a tron speech to say what are the priorities of the government and once you've done that then you do a economic statement which is going to be the far comic statements according to champagne he won't be tabling a budget before the summer meaning Canadians won't get a look at the government's books for some time David Thurton CBC News, Ottawa. The Manitoba and Ontario governments have signed a deal to boost trade aimed at counteracting

the threat of US tariffs. Premier Wab Kinew and Ontario leader Doug Ford announced a memorandum of understanding. Kinew notes while the agreement is about the economy, it's also about trust. When we look ahead to the future and we talk about building up this country's economy, I want Canadians to know that this is really about trust. When a Manitoban looks on TV and they see Premier Ford fighting the good fight on our behalf, it's because there's trust between our jurisdictions. The deal uses existing and new legislation to improve the flow of workers and goods including

direct-to-consumer alcohol sales. Ontario has also signed similar agreements with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Other provinces have been striking similar agreements. Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his goal is to remove all inter-provincial trade barriers by Canada today. The U.S. President has signed more than a trillion dollars worth of trade deals with Qatar. It includes a record number, a record sale that is of aircraft from Boeing. The new agreements come on the heels of Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday, which included a $140 billion arms deal. Aaron Collins has the latest from Washington. We always had a very special relationship.

Donald Trump in his element, his four-day tour of the Middle East stopping in Doha Wednesday. The president announcing a deal for Qatar Airlines to buy $200 million worth of jets from Boeing. It's the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing. That's pretty good. The president has also been offered a $400 million luxury jet to replace Air Force One, but the gift from Qatar has been criticized for the risk it could pose to national security. Tom Tillis is a Republican senator from South Carolina.

To know that Air Force One is not like every other Boeing and it's going to have to be put through a lot of paces and probably every square inch analyzed. The president is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates Thursday. Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. It appears President Vladimir Putin will not be attending crucial peace talks in Istanbul. Instead, Russia has announced a delegation of aides and defense officials who will attend the ceasefire negotiations. Ukrainian presidents had challenged his Russian counterpart to meet him in Turkey in person. Vladimir Zelensky is now on his way there. US officials say President

Donald Trump is not going. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.