The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/03 at 22:00 EDT

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tariffs on steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order confirming the U.S. is raising steel and aluminum tariffs tonight to 50 percent from 25. As Katie Simpson reports, the higher rates take effect in two hours from now. This is a president who doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk too. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt confirming the latest round of trade whiplash saying the increased tariffs will kick in on Wednesday. And steel and aluminum tariffs will be going to 50%. The US ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says tariffs are here to stay defending Trump's plan to a Canadian audience at a business luncheon in Toronto. The president believes it is

absolutely essential that there are certain core industries that America can rely on domestically. Hoekstra tried to offer some hope that the Canada-U.S. relationship will eventually get to a better place. Canada is just one of dozens of countries trying to reach an agreement with the Americans. The plan is for the announcement of these deals to be made very, very soon, yes. The White House has been promising dozens of deals for nearly two months, and so far the only thing they've announced is the framework for a possible agreement with the UK.

Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. We've got breaking news from Toronto tonight. Reports of a mass shooting in the city's north end. Toronto police say five people have been transported to hospital with gunshot wounds. Paramedics say one of the victims is in life-threatening condition. A dire warning tonight from the Premier of Saskatchewan, Scott Moe says thousands more people may need to flee their homes in the days ahead as fast-moving wildfires approach communities or the 9,000 people have already fled their homes.

The CBC's Alexander Silberman is at an evacuation center in Prince Albert tonight. This evacuation center is packed with people. I was here a couple of times over the weekend and it was really starting to get busy. And today it is just full of evacuees, as thousands more are fleeing the North and arriving here in Prince

Albert. Inside there are people lining up to register with the Red Cross and get donations of clothing and food coming from communities across the North as those fires worsen. We heard an update not too long ago from the province about the conditions on the ground and we now know that there are 21 active fires burning in Saskatchewan. Several threatening communities and starting to cause substantial damage. Upwards of 9,000 people have been forced out of their homes so far in Saskatchewan and the premier warning that number could grow to 15,000 in the coming days without any sort of break in the weather. The CBC's Alexander Silberman in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

The federal government is proposing new measures to strengthen Canada's border. A new bill introduced today is designed to further crack down on fentanyl smuggling and illegal migration. Olivia Stefanovich has more. 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 U.S. 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. Anandasangari says he has already briefed U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan on the plan. Olivia Estefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. U.S. immigration officials have taken into custody the wife and five children

of an Egyptian man accused of firebombing a Jewish community event in Colorado. The White House says the family of Mohammed Sabri Soliman could be deported as early as tonight. And that is Your World This Hour. I'm Neal Herland.