The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 12:00 EDT

So, how did the Liberals manage to win government while the Conservatives also boosted their voter support with voters almost evenly split between the two? And what will this mean for hopes of some cooperation on Parliament Hill this spring? I'm Catherine Cullen and every Saturday on The House, we cut through the noise to make politics make sense. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts as we explore these questions and answer yours. Tricia Kindleman From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Tricia

Kindleman. With nearly 100 active fires burning across the prairies, Prime Minister Mark Carney has convened an incident response group. The prime minister's office says the group of senior ministers and officials have been briefed on the efforts to support affected communities. Thousands of people across the prairies have been forced from their homes by the wildfires, including 17,000 in Manitoba and more than 8,000 in Saskatchewan. And also just a new last-hour local officials have declared a mandatory evacuation for Cranbury Portage and surrounding areas. Individuals are being asked to evacuate to Winnipeg and must be out of the area by 3 p.m. today.

Also in Manitoba fire crews are in Flynn Ploan where a change of wind direction threatens that city. Mark Carcassole has more. There was a period of time there where it seemed as though the wind would be favorable to them and it seemed to be pushing the fire away or at least holding it back from the city and then we heard from the mayor that things had changed as of yesterday and the wind was actually pushing the fire closer to Flintlawn. From what we understand it's now within two kilometers of the city limits. This is a massive fire 40,000 hectares and at this point,

the entire city is essentially a ghost town. Aside from emergency responders, there is no one left. All the residents are gone. City officials, the mayor and councilors also out of the city at this point. They have cleared out of this city of 5,000 people and are just waiting with bated breath to see what happens. No one really knows what will be left for them when they eventually get to go back. The weather's been very difficult and it's not just a lack of rain, it's hot temperatures as well, low humidity, strong winds as mentioned earlier and that's all just contributing to essentially the perfect recipe for the spread of this fire. Mark Carcassole, CBC News, Toronto.

The Prime Minister and premiers are making their way to Saskatoon. They'll all be bringing the, or rather the premiers will be bringing their wish list for major resource projects they want federal help with. Catherine Cullen has more. A core priority of this government is to build projects of national significance. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is ready to fast-track some projects that are a national priority, such as mines, ports or nuclear facilities. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his counterparts are all coming to Monday's meeting with a wish list for Carney. He's asked all the Premiers to give him a list of five priorities. Premiers are also hoping for money to build.

Yeah, I think it'll be like the Hunger Games. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says by the end of the meeting, the premiers expect to know which projects are successful. A government document obtained by CBC News describes how the review process for select projects will be streamlined, describing a more flexible process for regulatory decisions and emphasizing speed. Carney has promised to work closely with Indigenous peoples and respect Canada's constitutional obligations. Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa.

U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his trade war with the world. He says he'll double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent next Wednesday. Steve Futterman has the latest. Donald Trump's latest tariff proclamation is not what Canadians want to hear. We're going to bring it from 25 percent to 50% the tariffs on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the steel industry. The increase will impact both steel and aluminum brought into the U.S. not just from Canada, but from every foreign nation. Trump's comments came in Pittsburgh as he addressed steelworkers and executives, announcing

a partnership between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel. On his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said the increased tariffs will go into effect next week, and Quebec's premier Francois Lagault says if they actually go into effect, the new tariffs will hurt both the Canadian and U.S. economies. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie says she will meet in the coming days with Canadian steel and aluminum producers to advance Canada's plan to fight back against U.S. tariffs.

And that is Your World This Hour. News anytime at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Trisha Kindleman.