The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/14 at 22:00 EDT

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It's one of several out-of-control wildfires in southeastern Manitoba, the largest, close to 100,000 hectares. We are looking at obviously very challenging conditions. Kristin Hayward with Manitoba's Wildfire Service says dry, hot and windy conditions are fueling the wildfires. Christine Stevens is with Manitoba's Emergency Management Organization. Our message is that if you don't need to be there, please stay away. It's unclear how many people have been evacuated and how many structures have been lost. Rosanna Hempel, CBC News, Winnipeg.

Several dozen kilometers to the east, a Northern Ontario First Nation is also issuing an evacuation notice to its members. At least two wildfires are burning close to the Wabasamong First Nation, causing significant smoke and fire risk. The band council says it has secured spaces in Kenora and other locations for the evacuees.

Mark Carney's cabinet is getting to work facing a pile of problems, from the U.S. trade war to the impact on the Canadian economy. But as David Thurton reports, the first order of business was a middle-class tax cut. 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 do

an economic statement, which is gonna be the far-economic statement. 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. Honda is assuring Canada that no jobs will be lost after the carmaker announced its delaying plans for an electric vehicle project. That's according to industry minister Melanie Jolie.

She says Honda Canada's chief executive has told her workers will keep their jobs and working conditions won't change. Yesterday the automaker said it would put the plan to build an EV supply chain on hold for about two years. US President Donald Trump has signed more than a trillion dollars worth of trade deals with Qatar. It includes a record sale of aircraft from Boeing. The new agreements come on the heels of Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, which included a $140 billion arms deal. Aaron Collins has more.

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. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. We've got breaking hockey news. The Florida Panthers have just beaten the Toronto Maple Leafs in game five of their second round playoff series. Final score 6-1, Florida now leads the series 3-2. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neal Herland.