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

Episode Date: June 1, 2025

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

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Find an agent today at Desjardins.com slash business coverage. Tricia Kindleman From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Tricia Kindleman. Starting in the prairies this morning, where a massive evacuation effort in Manitoba on Saturday saw hundreds of people flee wildfires and seek shelter in southern parts of the province. CBC's Rosanna Hempel brings us more. Military Chinook helicopters with evacuees land at the airport in the Pah.

It's 200 kilometres south of where the community of Pagatawagan is boxed in by an out-of-control wildfire. As concerns over flare-ups near the local airport grow, Councillor Connie Constance is pushing for more aircraft to respond. We could be having casualties. We're trying to keep optimistic. A Pasquia Cree nation near the Pah is offering support to those making it out. Many evacuees are being moved to southern Manitoba, including to Winnipeg, where accommodations are limited.

First Nations leaders are calling on the government to direct hotels to make room for evacuees. Over 400 residents of Cranberry Portage were ordered out on Saturday afternoon, adding to the more than 17,000 already displaced in the last few days. Rosanna Hempel, CBC News, Winnipeg. And some breaking news we're following this morning. At least 26 people have been killed after they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip. That's according to a nearby hospital run by the Red Cross that says they received the bodies. Officials at the hospital say at least another 175 people have been wounded. Back here in Canada Prime Minister Mark

Carney and the provincial and territorial premiers are expected to land in Saskatoon this evening for a meeting that will be their first since the federal election. On the agenda is faster approvals for major nation-building projects. Rafi Bucci-Kanyon has more. What we're going to do is fast-track the approval. Prime Minister Mark Carney during an interview on CBC's power in politics earlier this week. Carney has been speaking about getting big provincial and territorial projects done since before the election campaign.

In effect we're going to have a competition with projects. Some projects are good ideas but they're not ready. Others are ready but they're bad ideas. Carney's expected to meet on Monday with premiers from all 13 provinces and territories and hammer out further details. For months, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been asking for a quicker path to more pipelines including some that would criss-cross Canada. For months, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been asking for a quicker path to more pipelines, including some that would crisscross Canada. Her government recently passed a bill making

it easier to hold a citizen-led referendum as separatist sentiment picks up in Alberta. Carney says he's open to more pipelines but would need to see consensus from any jurisdictions they might cross, one challenge going into tomorrow's meeting. Rafi Boudjikan, YonCBC News, Ottawa. And it's a fate that's been looming over Hudson Bay employees for some time. Today is their last day on the job. Stores across Canada will be closing. Kobina Oduro has more. Some of the girls from the Bay downtown here were bridesmaids at my wedding. Megan Carrier worked at the Bay in downtown Montreal for 23 years.

She is among 8,300 employees laid off by the end of the weekend. Carrier says it's been a roller coaster of emotions. The highlight, our customers, the staff, we'll miss each other. It's a big family. Now that the liquidation sales are over, stores are shutting their doors. Once the company's distribution centers close in mid-June, an additional 900 employees will also be let go. Some days I think that this is sort of, it's ruined it for me, but I love it so much and

I love the clients so much. So a lot of the clients do follow us or have said that they will follow us wherever we go. There's that to look forward to. Some longtime customers are sad to see the demise of the iconic department store. The employees really made the store for me. I've always been well treated. Kubito Duro, CBC News, Montreal.

And that is The World This Hour. Remember you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week, or of course all the news you need available anytime on our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Tricia Kindleman.