The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/06 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/06 at 02:00 EDT

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been directly between Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. Carina Roman reports. Sources familiar with the talks tell CBC that Mark Carney and Donald Trump have had a few evening phone calls and exchanged text messages since meeting in the Oval Office a month ago. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie. meeting in the Oval Office a month ago. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie. Jolie says it's normal in a trade war for the leaders to talk directly. Ottawa wants a deal on tariffs before the G7, which is two weeks away. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada shouldn't wait that long to retaliate with 50% tariffs of its own on U.S.

steel and aluminum. Let's just all hope they get a deal, but if they don't, we have to come out guns blazing. Steel industry CEOs and workers met with MPs and ministers Thursday, arguing for retaliatory tariffs of 50 percent now, regardless of the stage of talks. Carina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Meanwhile, Canada and China held talks today. The PMO's office confirms that Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with the Premier of China, Li Chung.

The pair discussed trade along with bilateral relations and better communication channels between the two nations. Carney also raised concerns about China's tariffs affecting agriculture and agri-food products, including canola and seafood. Russia has launched another large-scale attack in Ukraine. Local officials say Russia fired ballistic missiles and drone strikes early Friday morning

with multiple explosions heard in the capital of Kiev. Kiev's mayor says four people were killed in the strikes, with 20 others injured. Meanwhile, Russia contends it shot down 174 Ukrainian drones overnight. There's new research about a potential side effect of hugely popular GLP-1 drugs, including ozempic. Allison Northcott explains. A new Canadian study published in the Journal of American Medical Association Ophthalmology looked at a group of nearly 140,000 Ontarians 66 and over with type 2 diabetes. It found those who used GLP-1 type drugs to treat their conditions were twice as likely to develop

a type of vision problem than patients who did not use the drugs. While the study says the overall risk is still low, it adds to other studies suggesting other links to eye issues. Dr. Rajiv Muni is an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto and the study's author. I would hope that patients and doctors who are prescribing these drugs would be aware of this and if their patient is complaining of any change in their vision including wavy lines, distortion, reduced vision that they would inform their doctor and then be seen by an eye care professional.

Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. To Oklahoma City and the NBA Finals. SBA on the spin. It's in the paint. LePan and off the glass. Another sweet move from Gildes Alexander. As seen on TSN, Hamilton, Ontario native Shea Gildes Alexander with two of his game high 38 points, his thunder led by as many as 15

in the fourth quarter but the Indiana Pacers nicknamed the comeback kids during the NBA playoffs did it again scoring the winning basket with under a second left to play to stun the Thunder 111-110 to grab a 1-0 series lead. Andrew Nembhard of Aurora Ontario Ontario, scored 14 points for the Pacers. Game two is back in Oklahoma City Sunday night. Meanwhile, tonight, the Edmonton Oilers will look to go up two nothing in the Stanley Cup finals against the Florida Panthers. The oil are coming off a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory in game 1 in Edmonton on Wednesday. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.