The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/29 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/29 at 10:00 EDT

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. We're expecting to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney this hour on the latest news regarding the Trump tariffs. The US federal court is blocking most of the Trump administration's global tariff campaign, ruling that the White House has overstepped its authority. And on this side of the border, the question now is, what does it mean for Canada? Janice McGregor reports. This decision doesn't strike down all the tariffs that Canada's been facing. The tariffs

on steel and aluminum and automotive exports were based on a different executive power than the one that this legal challenge interpreted. And those tariffs arguably are the ones that are more damaging to Canada's economy. But this, nevertheless, sparks a glimmer of hope for exporters, not only those impacted by those early tariffs based on border security. The same emergency powers were used to justify tariffs on small packages under $800 that could previously ship into the US tariff free. If those lift, that would be a huge boost to Canadian e-retailers to get their duty-free access to American consumers back. And of course, Canadian officials have argued that all these tariffs imposed so far are fundamental violations of the North American Trade

Agreement and should never have been imposed in the first place. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Still with the Trump administration, Elon Musk is leaving his role as senior advisor to Donald Trump. The billionaire has been overseeing the downsizing of government agencies and has helped to initiate thousands of layoffs. In the announcement made on social media, Musk is thanking Trump for the opportunity to, as he put it, reduce wasteful government spending. The request of Premier Wab Kanu, Prime Minister Carney has agreed to send the military

to Manitoba to help with the province's wildfire emergency. Multiple blazes have forced at least 17,000 people to flee their communities, and the entire province now is under a state of emergency. In neighboring northern Saskatchewan, three First Nations have declared a joint state of emergency, as more than a dozen fires in the province have led to 10 emergency evacuation orders and on the East Coast emergency crews are fighting a wildfire near Churchill Falls. The blaze broke out last night temporarily cutting off power and shutting down a highway. Heather Gillis has the latest. Ground crews and two water bombers doused the 170-hectare

fire just about one kilometre east of Churchill Falls until dark fell last night. Today, crews are back at it, searching for hot spots and putting them out. The town of about 700 is home to a massive hydroelectric power station. Last night, the fire damaged a pole line, cutting power to Labrador City Wabush, 250 kilometres west of the town. Crews restored power after a few hours. The Trans Labrador Highway is the main road in and out of Churchill Falls.

It was also closed last evening, but is now passable again. The fire also spurred a long line for gas in Fremont, Quebec, just over the border from Lab City Wabush. But there is good news. After today, temperatures are expected to cool with showers in the forecast. The fire hazard index near Churchill Falls and Lab City Wabush remains extreme. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. Back out west, heat warnings are in effect for most of Alberta today. Temperatures expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius, including in northern

areas of the province where fire crews are working to contain multiple out-of-control blazes. One fire threatening the community of Swan Hills remains out of control, with the weather forecast in that region today also calling for strong winds. A new poll is suggesting that close to 70 percent of Canadians support both mandatory childhood vaccinations and proof of immunization rules for elementary school and daycare centres. The Angus Reid survey comes as measles outbreaks continue across several provinces, affecting primarily unvaccinated infants and school-age children.

Ontario is reporting nearly 1,800 cases since October. Alberta is at more than 625. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.