The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 08:00 EDT

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I'm Joe Cummings. Under an order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum have now gone from 25 to 50 percent. The increase went into effect at midnight, with Prime Minister Mark Carney issuing a statement that says his government is actively working to get these and other U.S. tariffs dropped. Janice McGregor has more now from Ottawa. This statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney's office repeated now well-familiar lines about this tariff escalation

being unlawful and unjustified, about using every dollar collected from Canadians as they pay Canada's retaliatory tariffs to help Canadian workers and businesses. Stats last week suggested an extra $600 million in tariff revenue came in just in the month of March alone. And what Carney called intensive and live negotiations to have these tariffs removed are underway as part of the new economic and security partnership that he's pitching. So we watch now for signals as to where those talks go and for any new measures to help affected industries beyond the help that's already

in place. But there's another tough decision to make. Should Canada match this escalation with more retaliation of its own? Ontario Premier Doug Ford thinks so. Because we can't be kicked around any longer. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Emergency officials in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say the immediate weather forecast isn't expected to bring any significant relief to the areas being hardest hit by wildfires. More than 30,000 people in those two provinces have been forced to flee their homes, with thousands more being told to be ready to flee at a moment's notice.

Here's Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moll. Many families are leaving their home and they don't know if they're going to see it. They don't know if they're going to have the opportunity to go back there. They aren't just buildings. These are places where they have raised their family. Meanwhile officials in Alberta say that province is seeing, quote, slightly improved weather conditions. They say cooler temperatures and high humidity have been helping

the more than 1,000 firefighters battling blazes across the province. The Liberal minority government faces its first real parliamentary test today as MPs vote on last week's throne speech. In a vote the Liberals lost back on Monday, the opposition amended the speech to include a call for an economic update before parliament breaks for the summer. Now we'll see how the government responds. And keep in mind, today's vote is a confidence vote, which means if it doesn't pass, we could be headed for another general election.

There is no emergency food aid being distributed today in Gaza. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has announced a 24-hour pause, saying it needs to increase security around its distribution sites. Kristal Gamansing has more now from Jerusalem. This foundation is a pretense of aid. James Elder is with UNICEF and is currently in Gaza. I think it's more than the pause of a day. It's the cessation of humanitarian aid as it's meant to be done.

In the week that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, also known as GHF, has been operating, dozens have been shot near distribution sites according to the Red Cross and the Hamas-Ran Health Ministry. Israeli forces are operating across Gaza, and those trying to get to the few GHF sites have to travel around active military zones. There's no food, no water, says Ismail Abu Al-Kir. Every day we're displaced. Enough. Solve it. Abu al-Qir's and Han Yunis displaced again with no supplies of any kind. He and others spoke to CBC describing their living

conditions as torture. Crystal Gamancing, CBC News, Jerusalem. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.