The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 14:00 EDT

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Scanderis. The federal government is proposing new measures to strengthen Canada's border. The Public Safety Minister introduced a new bill today to further crack down on fentanyl smuggling and illegal migration. Olivia Stefanovic brings us the story. Canadians and Americans have a shared interest when it comes to our border. We want to keep threats out. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangari announcing the federal government's latest move to counter concerns from US President Donald Trump.

With this new legislation, we'll ensure Canada has the right tools to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime and fentanyl, and disrupt illicit financing. The Strong Borders Act proposes new tools for border officers to inspect exports as a way to crack down on stolen vehicles, fentanyl and the chemical compounds used to make the illegal drug. The bill also aims to give immigration authorities more powers to cancel, suspend or change applications. Anand Sangari says he has already briefed U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan on the plan. Olivia Stevanovic, CBC News, Ottawa.

The latest tariffs from Donald Trump are expected to kick in by midnight tonight. Levees on steel and aluminum imported into the U.S. could double, and they've already damaged Canadian businesses worried about their future. Anis Hadari reports. You know, we come up with a plan on a 25% tariff and then as of June 4th, the tariff is going to be 50%. Trevor Borland owns Pacific Bolt Manufacturing in Langley, BC. His company uses steel. Their US sales already went off a cliff with the first round of tariffs. But after Donald Trump surprised many by saying he would double steel and aluminum

charges. The bar gets changed so often and so frequently and so quickly, it's really hard to decide or what to do. Higher tariffs in the US mean even higher prices in that country for those Canadian metals. Nathan Janssen is an economist with RBC. Demand for Canadian steel and aluminum will fall and lower prices in Canada. Steel industry representatives have said hundreds of jobs have already been lost in Canada and say they can't keep producing if one of their major markets, the United States, is charging

these tariffs. NECDRE, CBC News, Calgary. The northern Saskatchewan village of Dener Beach has been devastated by wildfire. The few remaining volunteer firefighters and essential workers were told to leave yesterday afternoon. Today, the village of some 700 residents confirmed the wildfire consumed many of the structures in town. Dener Beach is near the Manitoba border, a short distance from Flynn Flawn, another town threatened by the fire. An Ontario judge has approved the sale of Hudson's Bay trademarks to Canadian Tire. The deal will give Canadian Tire rights to the Bay name, its coat of arms, and its iconic stripes.

Canadian Tire beat out a dozen other bidders who wanted the Bay's intellectual property. The deal is valued at $30 million. Israel denies its troops fired at civilians near an aid distribution site in Gaza. Palestinian officials say at one center today, Israeli gunfire killed at least 27 people. The IDF is not preventing the arrival of gas at humanitarian aid sites. Indeed, we are encouraging it. Government spokesperson David Menser says troops fired warning shots when they saw some people deviate from the approved access route. There have been similar deaths all at aid sites set up by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The UN accuses the new aid program, which is backed by the U.S. and Israel, of endangering civilians.

Jeremy Lawrence is with the UN aid coordination office. Palestinians have been presented the grimmest of choices. Die from starvation or risk being killed while trying to access the meager food that is being made available. Aid groups say more than two million people in Gaza face famine due to an Israeli blockade. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.