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

Episode Date: June 7, 2025

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

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Find an agent today at Desjardins.com slash business coverage. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Faye. The federal government has introduced long-promised legislation aimed at knocking down inter-provincial trade barriers. The bill would also make it easier for trade workers to find employment anywhere in Canada. David Thurton reports. Canada is a country that used to build big things but in recent decades it's become too difficult to build in this country. The bill fulfills a campaign promise Prime Minister Mark Carney made. It outlines a

pathway to designate projects in the national interest. The legislation spells out that Ottawa will consult with provinces, territories and indigenous peoples. Projects that strengthen sovereignty, protect the environment and advance the interests of indigenous peoples will be considered. That could be an offshore wind project on Alberta to BC pipeline. The bill also aims to eliminate federal trade barriers. It's our contribution to a broader effort with all the provinces and territories to eliminate the barriers that have held our country back for far too long.

Making it easier for workers to get a federal license by recognizing provincial and territorial ones. David Thurton, CBC News, Ottawa. Several wildfires in Manitoba have merged into one huge fire. It's forcing residents to flee the town of Snow Lake. Premier Wab Kanu. The fire near Flintlawn and Sheridan combined actually three of them effectively combined and now we have this huge north of 300,000 hectare fires, which is just a massive area. So hats off and our tremendous gratitude to the firefighters. Tens of thousands of people are still out of their homes in northern Saskatchewan and

Manitoba. Further west, strong winds in B.C. have pushed the Kiscatana River fire across the border with Alberta, resulting in an evacuation order for the County of Grand Prairie The smoke drifting east from the prairies is becoming a health concern far from the wildfire flames Toronto and Montreal have some of the most polluted air in the world tonight Philipply Shannock reports It's the first visit to the nation's capital for Daniel and Molly Lahan. Expecting pristine Canadian skies, they were surprised by the smoke filling Ottawa's skyline.

It's worrying to think that there are, that there's smoke coming from oil fires. Very few people are seeing the flames, but millions of people across the country, United States and Europe are smelling the smoke. Dave Phillips is with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He says across the country alerts are in place as poor air quality caused by smoke from wildfires prompt health warnings. So the advice is for people to stay more indoors, keep the windows closed and the doors closed. In some of the most populous areas of the country, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, recording some of the country Toronto Montreal and Ottawa recording some of the worst air quality levels in the world the smoke affecting several

American states as well. Phillip Lee Shadock CBC News, Toronto. The man mistakenly deported from the US to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, will face criminal charges back in the U.S. Steve Futterman reports. He was sent to El Salvador by mistake and against a court order. Now Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. and facing serious charges. The grand jury found that over the past nine years Abrego Garcia has played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement. They found this was his full-time job.

He was a smuggler of humans? The attorney general says the grand jury found that Abrego Garcia made hundreds of trips. The Abrego Garcia case became a focal point of Donald Trump's deportations. When it became clear he was sent to El Salvador by mistake, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the administration to facilitate his return. Now Abrego Garcia is back, this time as a defendant. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. And that is Your World This Hour. Remember for news anytime you can visit our website

at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fake.