The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 14:00 EDT

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listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com slash Canada Hour. That's BetterHELP.com slash C-A-N-A-D-A-H-O-U-R Canada Hour. From CBC News the World This Hour, I'm Julianne Hazelwood. Officials expect tough days ahead in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Environment Canada is forecasting dry and windy weather in areas including the northern town of LaRange, Saskatchewan and Flintlawn, Manitoba. More than 30,000 people in the two provinces have been forced to leave their homes because of wildfires. Cameron McIntosh reports.

Water bombing helicopters fly over La Ronge as a store below burns. They're dropping water. Holy smokes. Firefighters captured video on the ground as they desperately tried to save the building but lost. The Pissue Fire has now taken a couple of big buildings here. Across Saskatchewan there are 21 active wildfires that have already claimed about 400 homes and buildings. 9,000 people have fled their homes in more than 35 communities.

Premier Scott Moe says the number of evacuees could rise to 15,000. I've never seen anything like it. In the way of the ferocity of the fires, how quickly they're moving, how they're changing and encroaching on communities in maybe different ways. Under hot, dry conditions, the fires are still growing and still spreading across the prairies. Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Prince Albert. The Bank of Canada is holding the interest rate unchanged for the second time in a row. It remains at 2.75 percent.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiv Macklem admits setting the rate is a tough balancing act. He points to unusual uncertainty in the economy due to U.S. tariffs. This uncertainty already translating into higher unemployment. Prime Minister Mark Carney hasn't yet issued a formal response to Donald Trump's tariff hike on steel and aluminum imports. He does say that progress is being made in the trade negotiations with the U.S. but he's condemning the increase. The latest tariffs on steel and aluminum are unjustified, they're illegal, they're bad

for American workers, bad for American industry, and of course for Canadian industry as well. We have counter tariffs in a gross amount before remissions on over 90 billion of US imports. We've acted strong. Those are in place. Steel and aluminum entering the US is now subject to a 50% surcharge, double what it was yesterday. entering the US is now subject to a 50% surcharge, double what it was yesterday. The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of backing off their tough stance adopted during the campaign. They're calling for an emergency debate on the tariffs. Donald Trump says he had a phone conversation with Russia's

Vladimir Putin. In a social media post the president calls it a good discussion but not one that will lead to immediate peace in Ukraine. Trump says Putin spoke about the recent Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia and told him Moscow will have to respond. Putin also offered Trump Russia's help in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. A six-year-old from Nova Scotia has been admitted to one of the world's most exclusive clubs. Elijah Moti is now one of the world's most exclusive clubs. Elijah Moti is now one of the youngest members of Mensa International. Preston Mulligan has the story.

Like a lot of six-year-old boys, Elijah Moti likes to play some soccer with his dad. What's different about Elijah, though, is that when he was just a toddler, he taught himself to read and write. He would be doing three times tables, three, six, nine, twelve, and he was just a toddler he taught himself to read and write. He would be doing you know three times tables three six nine twelve and he was like two years old. Elijah's mom Mercy Mutali-Modi says she and his dad wanted to find a way to support their gifted child so they turned to Mensa an international society for people who score in the top 2% of standardized intelligence tests. The organization only tests people who are 14 and older, so Elijah's parents had him tested by a psychologist with the

results certified by Mensa. What do you like the most about school there? Math by solving questions, gym by running around, and the library with reading. Elijah's mom says it's important for all parents to advocate for their children, no matter their skill level. Preston Mulligan, CBC News, Bedford. And that is Your World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Julianne Hazelwood.