The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/30 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/30 at 21:00 EDT

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increase. We're going to bring it from 25% to 50% the tariffs on steel into the United States of America. Nobody's gonna get around that. 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect in March, not long after Trump threatened to double them before backing off. The U.S. is estimated to buy 6 million tons of steel from Canada. Trump says the steel tariffs will go into effect on June 4. In Gaza. Palestinian health officials say Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours have killed 70 people.

The UN Human Rights Office says dozens of people were also injured when crowds overwhelmed an aid center. The Israeli-backed organization put in charge of distributing that aid says it will strengthen its operations. Their aid efforts have been boycotted by organizations including the Red Cross and UN. Flintlawn Manitoba is nearly a ghost town. Only firefighters and essential workers are staying behind after a mandatory evacuation order as a fast moving wildfire fueled by shifting winds is bearing down.

Caroline Bargout reports. There's nothing you can do. You know, nature will take its course. George Fontaine, the mayor of Flintlawn, Manitoba, says it's time to go. Gusting winds are steering the flames towards the city. The fire has grown to 40,000 hectares. There is too much smoke for water bombers

to get off the ground. So people here are just hoping their community is spared. You know, it's going to be hit or miss. Mother nature, what can you do? Danny Amont moved from Winnipeg to Flint Flawn in January, looking for quieter life. He packed up his cats, along with some family relatives and their dog. The group is slowly making the 8-hour drive south to Bird's Hill. It's difficult because, you know, you have to leave so much behind.

It's like every memory I have is in that house. Premier Wab Kanu says the fire conditions this year are unlike any other. This year it's every region at the same time. The Premier says because of that, the province needs outside help. Water bombers have been sent from Ontario. Crews and equipment are being deployed from the U.S. Caroline Bargout, CBC News, Winnipeg. They look like medical products endorsed by reputable Canadian organizations,

but they're not. Now, Diabetes Canada is warning its logo is being used without permission. Alison Northcott reports. When you open the box, you have this gadget. Joel Snipman thought he was ordering a device to help monitor his blood sugar and make it easier to manage his type 2 diabetes after seeing an ad on Facebook. He trusted it because it appeared to manage his type 2 diabetes after seeing an ad on Facebook. He trusted it because it appeared to be endorsed by Diabetes Canada.

But the product he got wasn't what was advertised. It measured blood oxygen levels, not blood sugar. I wanted Diabetes Canada to know that some crooked outfit was using their logo. Diabetes Canada says it's heard from more than 300 people complaining of similar ads. This is a slimming and health boost drops. The organization's president and CEO Laura Siren says people have reported ads for purported diabetes health products or blood sugar meters with Diabetes Canada's logo. But she says the organization never endorses any medical products.

So if you live with diabetes and you are seeing a health product we think oh that looks interesting and it's endorsed by Diabetes Canada you need to know that's false. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. Loretta Switt, well known for her role in the TV series MASH, has passed away. This is the end of the line for us. From now on I'm number one. Me, Margaret Hullahan. And believe me, soldier, I deserve better than you. Switt won two Emmy Awards for playing the quick-witted head nurse, Major Margaret Hullahan.

The CBS show about a surgical unit during the Korean War aired for 11 years, spanning from the 1970s to the 80s. Smith's representative says she died at her home in New York City likely from natural causes. She was 87 years of age. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.