The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/31 at 16:00 EDT

I thought that I knew Amanda Knox's story. She was the girl accused of murder in Italy who spent four years in prison for a crime that she did not commit. But then she told me what her life has really been like. I had finally done something in my life that defined me more than this horrible thing that had happened to me. I'm Kathleen Goldtar and this week on Crime Story, Amanda Knox in her own words. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has an update on the province's wildfire situation.

He's telling anyone going into fire zones to be very careful. With resources stretched to the limit, he doesn't want more blazes starting. He says some people have been caught off guard by the flames. We are facing in the north extremely dry situation. We haven't had those spring rainfalls that we normally have. We have sturgeon landing that was evacuated this morning and if we don't see rain in the near future, unfortunately we're likely are going to have additional evacuations in the days ahead. Mo says he understands how stressful it's been for evacuees and those getting ready to leave. Thousands have already fled their communities to take shelter. Alexander Silberman brings us that 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 communities deteriorating air quality. 17 active fires are now burning in Saskatchewan and officials warn whether

conditions could hurt efforts to contain them. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Prince Albert. A punch in the gut. That's how the head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association describes Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement, doubling the levy on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent. Catherine Cobden says Ottawa needs to act quickly. I think it should be an all hands on deck approach to ensure that we are protecting the domestic industry as quickly, as comprehensively as possible.

We don't want a handout. We don't want a handout. We don't want like government supports. What we want are tools in place that help us be able to compete in our own market. Trump first imposed a 25% tariff in March. The higher rate is slated to take effect this coming Wednesday, unless there's a retreat. In Rome, thousands protested a new security law. It increases sentences for certain crimes and strengthens protections for police officers

implicated in violent cases. The controversial legislation was enacted by Georgia Maloney's far-right government, with opponents calling it oppressive and pandering to her supporters. It is one of the largest protests against Maloney's government so far. While a bear warning has been issued for a golf course in Kananaskis, Alberta, but grizzlies on the greens aren't enough to stop players from hitting the links. Amir Saeed reports. When Calgary golfer Jess Lawson visited the course this month, she found herself sharing the back nine with a black bear.

It's just a really great opportunity for us to be able to kind of share the space and see them. Darren Robinson is the general manager at Cananaskis Country Golf Course. He says bear sightings have become so frequent they've had to create new rules to get around them. Somebody needs to pick up on a hole where there is a bear nearby and just give themselves a par. That's great.

Who doesn't like getting a par? There's a reason bear sightings in the Bow Valley are more common in the spring. Wild Smart director Nick DeRoyder says now is the time of year that hungry bears might get a little bit too close for comfort. There's snow up high, all the available food is down low and all our recreation is down low in the valley. There haven't been any reports of dangerous bear interactions at the course and Wildsmart says people can help keep it that way by carrying bear spray and keeping food away from wildlife.

Amir Said, CBC News, Calgary. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, listen to our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.