The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/23 at 21:00 EDT

In this acclaimed new production of Anna Karenina, the National Ballet of Canada asks, what is fair in love and society? Renowned choreographer Christian Spook adapts Tolstoy's epic novel to dance in a spectacular work complete with lush costumes, cinematic projections, and a glorious curated score, featuring the music of Rachmaninoff. On stage June 13th to 21st, tickets on sale now at national.ballet.ca sponsored by IG private wealth management. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. A judge delivered a temporary reprieve

for Harvard University today issuing an injunction against White House efforts to kick international students out of the school, including those from Canada. Alexander Silverman explains. They're screaming at the United States and screaming at, you know, they're anti-Semitic or they're something. We don't want troublemakers here. U.S. President Donald Trump is pointing to Harvard's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The administration is demanding information on foreign students, specifically those involved in the demonstrations. Harvard has been refusing to give up any academic independence.

The attempted ban is the latest escalation between the Ivy League school and the White House. The sweeping order would affect more than a quarter of Harvard students, including more than 700 Canadians who would be forced to transfer to another school or lose legal status in the U.S. Harvard's enrollment also includes Prime Minister Mark Carney's daughter Cleo. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. Donald Trump says the U.S. is on track to hike tariffs on the European Union as of June the 1st. It's time that we play the game the way I know how to play the game.

The U.S. president is threatening to tax EU imports at 50 percent to reflect his growing frustration with trade negotiations. When asked if the EU could do anything to avoid the levy, Trump had this to say. There is no tariff if they build their plant here. Now if somebody comes in and wants to build a plant here, I can talk to them about a little bit of a delay. European officials say Trump's trade policy would significantly disrupt both economies. Trump is also threatening to tax Apple's iPhones if they aren't manufactured in the U.S. He says those tariffs could apply to other smartphone companies as well.

U.S. tariffs were a main topic in Ottawa today. The Prime Minister and top officials held talks with a visiting group of American lawmakers. The two sides are hoping to improve a relationship fractured by the president's trade war and threats of annexation Jean Shaheen is a Democratic senator from New Hampshire We had a good discussion talking about tariffs talking about ways in which we are cooperating militarily talking about the importance of the economic relationship that we have and we hope this meeting will continue very positive discussions. President Trump has imposed tariffs against a number of Canadian products including cars and trucks.

Canada has responded with tens of billions of dollars in counter tariffs on U.S. goods. Canadian mail is still moving for now. Canada Post hopes discussions this weekend will lead to an end in its dispute with workers. Sophia Harris has the latest. Renewed talks sparked hope of a resolution, which never came. Leaving workers in a legal strike position instead, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers instructed employees to start refusing overtime work. On Wednesday, Canada Post made its latest offer.

It includes a 13.5% wage increase over four years. Another sticking point? The Crown Corporation says it wants to hire part-time workers to deliver packages on the weekend to help save the corporation, which is deep in debt. John Hamilton is a Canada Post spokesperson. We're trying to bring more flexibility to our delivery model so that we can compete in the parcel business,

which is the only area of growth. But the union continues to resist part-time hires. Mark Lebinski is president of the Toronto Chapter. We need good stable jobs for Canadians and that's what the union strives to do. The union says is still reviewing the corporation's latest offer. Sophia Harris, CBC News, Toronto. A judicial recount has changed the results of the election in the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Terra Nova, the peninsulas.

Elections Canada has handed the victory to Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe. He wins by just 12 votes. The recount was ordered two weeks ago after initial results gave Liberal Anthony Germain the victory, also by 12 votes. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Figg.