The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/04 at 15:00 EDT

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listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com slash Canada Hour. That's betterH-E-L-P dot 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. The conservatives are demanding an emergency debate on Donald Trump's tear of hike on steel and aluminum. The government has yet to retaliate. The prime minister says that's because Ottawa is seeing movement negotiations with Washington. Marina von Stackelberg reports.

We will take some time, not much, some time, because we are in intensive discussions right now with the Americans. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's negotiations with the U.S. on its trading relationship are progressing. That is why Ottawa is waiting to respond to the latest tariffs from President Donald Trump. Carney points to Canada's current counter tariffs on $90 billion of U.S. imports. We've acted strong. Those are in place. The federal government says money it collects from those measures

will support Canadian workers and businesses. Terry Sheehan heads up a group of MPs from different political parties from communities hurt the most. The steel industry will be here tomorrow. of MPs from different political parties from communities hurt the most. The steel industry will be here tomorrow. We're going to be meeting talking about what their needs are. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev is calling for the liberals to take a strong stance against these latest tariffs. Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News, Ottawa.

In northern Saskatchewan, wildfire is still threatening LaRange. Embers floated into town and set some buildings ablaze. Among them is a historic trading post which housed a collection of indigenous art and historical artifacts. LaRange Mayor Joe Hordarski says the weather is right to get air support. Today would be a good day to get some planes in the air and really knock down that perimeter so that it's less challenging for the crew that the firefighters are on the ground trying to mop things up. Officials say they contain the fire that started in town but another major wildfire is still threatening the community. The Bank of Canada is holding

the interest rate unchanged for the second time in a row. It remains at 2.75%. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem admits setting the rate is a tough holding the interest rate unchanged for the second time in a row. It remains at 2.75%. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem admits setting the rate is a tough balancing act. He points to unusual uncertainty in the economy due to U.S. tariffs. Toronto police have arrested 10 people and laid more than 200 charges in connection to a series of shootings in recent months. The charges include 24 counts of attempted murder. Sixteen people were wounded, one of them suffering what's being called life-threatening injuries. One of those

shootings was caught on video. Three gunmen entered a pub and opened fire in March. Here's Superintendent Paul McIntyre. What we're alleging is one of the shooters in the piper's arms was also one of the shooters in the videos on March the 4th. He is a link between the two but we also have evidence that puts a group of them together. There's a series of arrests over a couple of weeks, a series of occurrences and we think it's all the same group of guys that are kind of doing these shootings and probably for hire. An 11th suspect is still on the loose. The Stanley Cup final is here and it's a rematch that many Canadians are hoping will end a little differently. Sam Sampson has more.

Get ready to hear more of this Canada. The Edmonton Oilers are once again this country's chance at bringing home a Stanley Cup. Should they win the Oilers would be the first Canadian team to take the trophy in 32 years. The chance to break this dry spell evaded the Oilers last year, when the Florida Panthers beat them after seven grueling games. Oilers head coach Chris Knobloch says that history, in a way, is an advantage. They still play the same system, same style. I think it helps us get prepared to play them.

Quinn Phillips, co-host of Edmonton-based The Bits podcast, hopes the Oilers can get a win at home to kick off the final. It is an entirely different series emotionally and physically if the Oilers can find a way to win one of those first two games because then you're not digging out of a monster hole. Fans hope Home Ice creates a hot start for the Oilers before heading down to play in panther territory. Sam Sampson, CBC News, Edmonton. And that is your World This Hour.

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