The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 19:00 EDT

1942, Europe. Soldiers find a boy surviving alone in the woods. They make him a member of Hitler's army. But what no one would know for decades, he was Jewish. Could a story so unbelievable be true? I'm Dan Goldberg. I'm from CBC's Personally, Toy Soldier. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Scanderres. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the executive order to double steel and aluminum tariffs. They will go from 25% to 50% starting at midnight. Canadian steel and aluminum producers have spent months hoping an already devastating

situation would improve, but instead it's about to get a lot worse and survival may be at stake. Anis Hadari reports. We come up with a plan on a 25% tariff and then as of June 4th, the tariff's 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 U.S. 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. NEC News, Calgary. The Liberal government has introduced a new bill aimed at tightening security at the Canada-U.S. border.

Minister of Public Safety, Garian Nandisangari, calls it the Strong Borders Act. 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 bill gives border officers new powers to examine and search exports. It also provides law enforcement agencies with new technologies to combat fentanyl trade and illegal border crossings. Anand Sangari says the border bill aims to strengthen Canada's response to national and economic security threats and to enhance the integrity and fairness of the immigration system. He adds the

legislation also includes measures that would address US concerns. And the federal government has announced it'll be matching donations made to the Red Cross for people displaced by wildfires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Those donations will be further matched by the two provinces. In Manitoba, dozens of fires have forced some 17,000 people from their homes. In Saskatchewan, that number is more than 15,000, and Premier Scott Moe says more evacuations are likely in the coming days. In Alberta, 27 fires are listed as out of control, with 5,000 people evacuated.

A new involuntary care facility has been unveiled in British Columbia. It's the latest measure in tackling the province's growing mental health crisis. But as Jessica Chung reports, some experts question whether involuntary treatment is the best solution. A walkthrough of the mental health facility that will house 18 new involuntary care beds, part of BC's expansion of involuntary care that comes with the promise of 400 new hospital-based mental health beds in the province. BC's chief scientific advisor for psychiatry, Dr. Daniel Vigo, says the facility will provide a home-like environment for people with complex mental health disorders. So we're talking about folks who, without the the Mental Health Act would be left without care.

But some are concerned about the efficacy of involuntary care, especially as other provinces like Ontario and Alberta explore its use as well. Monte Ghosh is an assistant professor at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. We hear this from our patients and clients. Being forced into corrections was the first time they ever got treatment. But we also know there could be associated harms, re-engaging trauma. The facility will begin operations as early as next week. Jessica Chung, CBC News, Vancouver.

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. The deal is valued at $30 million. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scanderis.