The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 13:00 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. From CDC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. We begin this hour in Saskatchewan

where gusty winds have proved challenging for crews battling wildfires and thousands continue to flee their homes. Alexander Silberman brings us this update. We wanted to stay, but then we got a little too smoky. Marvin Morin is one of a growing number of people arriving at a Prince Albert evacuation center. He was forced to flee his home in Dener Beach, Saskatchewan, after fire reached the edge of the community. So we finally went, had to go through some fire.

More than 8,000 people have now left their homes in Saskatchewan, many of the evacuees from remote First Nations in the far north. 4,000 people have left Pelican Narrows, the largest community under an evacuation order. Hot, dry conditions and gusty winds are making conditions on the ground challenging. Those winds are pushing flames and smoke closer to communities, deteriorating air quality. Seventeen active fires are now burning in Saskatchewan, and officials warn weather conditions could hurt efforts to contain them.

Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Prince Albert. Due to wildfire, local officials have declared a mandatory evacuation for Cranberry Portage and surrounding area. All individuals are being asked to evacuate to Winnipeg. Officials say residents must leave this area by three this afternoon. Another cabinet minister is commenting in the wake of Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement. We're going to bring it from 25 percent to 50 percent, the tariffs on steel, into the

United States of America. On social media, the U.S. president later added that new surcharge will also apply to aluminum. Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for trade with the U.S. He says Canadians can give themselves more than the U.S. can take away. Last night, industry minister Melanie Jolie said Canada's fighting the unjustified and illegal levies. Business professor Ian Lee of Carleton University says Trump's tariff hike will scare away

investment. It affects all of us because of the uncertainty it's causing. It drives down the exchange rate, it has an impact on the exchange rate, and of course it has an even larger impact on capital investment in the country and all industries who are saying, gee whiz, it's so unpredictable what's going on. I would maybe should be investing in the states to avoid these issues. Trump says the tariff hike will take effect this coming Wednesday. This week, an Ontario court judge ordered a lawyer to prepare a new set of defense submissions in an assault case without using artificial intelligence. The judge said that one of the cases the lawyer cited appeared to be fictitious. Amy Salazan is an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa.

She says the use of AI in the legal field needs better regulation. There's a big worry that if one of these cases did potentially sneak through, you could have a miscarriage of justice. You don't want a court making a decision about someone's rights, someone's liberty, someone's money, based on something totally made up. That's just not how the system works.

Salazan says if you have the right controls in place, AI technology could be helpful for simpler legal documents like wills and real estate transactions. The search for two young children in Pictou County resumes this weekend. Lily and Jack Sullivan were reported missing on May 2nd. It's thought that they wandered away from their home. Their disappearance sparked extensive searches with hundreds of people on the ground and in the air.

Efforts were scaled back on May 7th, but searches have since been on and off. Daniel Martel is the stepfather of the two children. Every day when I wake up, it just feels like I'm reliving a nightmare of May 2nd. But the main feelings from sadness have just turned to anger because there's no evidence at all. And it's really taken a toll on me and my family. RCMP say this weekend's search will focus on areas around a pipeline trail

where a boot print was previously located. Police have confirmed the siblings were seen in public with family May 1st, one day before they were reported missing. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.