The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/01 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/01 at 01:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province's ability to fight wildfires is reaching the breaking point as there are now 16 active fires. Meanwhile, in Man Manitoba more communities are under evacuation orders. Sam Sampson reports. Officials in Saskatchewan urge residents to be cautious. These next four to seven days are absolutely critical until we can find our way to a change in weather patterns and ultimately a soaking rain throughout the north. In Alberta, hot dry winds fed fires that forced thousands out in the north, including Chippewan Lake, where the fire was so strong it pushed past firefighting forces and entered the towns.

Officials say the water treatment plant has been destroyed. It's not safe to re-enter the community at the moment and I think high winds and smoke and there's obviously still the fire threat in the area. Smoke from the fires is spreading far, even triggering air quality alerts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. The smoke, a residual reminder of the danger thousands of Canadians still face. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. The smoke, a residual reminder of the danger thousands of Canadians still face. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton.

Another cabinet minister is commenting in the wake of U.S. President 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, Trump 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. On Friday, industry minister Melanie Jolie said Canada is 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. An Ontario lawyer has found themselves in hot water after relying on artificial intelligence for legal submissions.

Mercedes Katzenbide has the story. The judge said one of the cases the defense cited appeared to be made up and warned that generative AI must not be used for legal research. Amy Salazan is an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa. She says while AI can reference real legal cases, it sometimes throws in citations that look real but aren't. And that could lead to a miscarriage of justice.

We need to make sure that message is getting to lawyers though, because it does seem that not everybody understands that with this technology, you need to have this level of caution. Criminal lawyer Nadir Sachik says lawyers do get help with information gathering, and AI is a resource that can be used. But the lawyer is still ultimately responsible for whatever is submitted to court. You better make sure that if you're relying upon technology like AI, that it's done properly. CBC Toronto contacted the defence lawyer in the assault case. He declined our interview request and said in a statement he is focused on complying

with the court's directions. Mercedes Gaston Bidet, CBC News, Toronto. In Russia, at least seven people are dead and 30 injured after a passenger train derailed in the western part of the country. The incident taking place late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as illegal interference. The bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged as a result of illegal interference in transport operations. Paris soccer fans are celebrating after winning the UEFA Champions League final. Thousands of fans filled the streets in Munich for the highly anticipated European soccer

finals. Paris Saint-Germain of France played Inter Milan of Italy dominating them 5-0. And that is your World is Sour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.