The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 05:00 EDT

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right now. Many of them are out of control. Strong winds and warm temperatures are helping the fire spread. So far, more than 18,000 people have been forced from their homes. And on Friday, the town of Snow Lake was added to the evacuation list. Caroline Bargout reports. Firefighters spray water on trees and wooded areas surrounding the town of Snow Lake. Officials here declared a local state of emergency on Friday, forcing 1,100 people from their homes. The fear is the winds will shift over the weekend and push wildfires, which are about

30 kilometers away, into this town. This is the fourth time Linda Smith and Tom Allen have had to evacuate. Ten days ago, the fires forced them to leave their home in Flynn Flawn. They went to Baker's Narrows, then were told to evacuate. 10 days ago, the fires forced them to leave their home in Flynn Flawn. They went to Baker's Narrows, then were told to evacuate. They slept in a tent for a few nights at Wacusco Falls and had to leave again. A park ranger they met said he would clean out his camper and they could stay in his backyard in Snow Lake. Now they have to move once again. I don't even know what to do. No income, nothing. I don't know how to feel about it. Nelson and Cheryl Linklater packed a bag for each of their three kids and boarded a bus to Winnipeg.

You know, like would we come home to nothing? There is rain in the forecast but officials don't know if it'll be enough to slow the fires down. Caroline Bargout, CBC News, Snow Lake, Manitoba. Meanwhile, evacuation orders due to wildfires have been expanded in Grand Prairie, Alberta. The fire now over the Alberta-B.vincial border, has forced the evacuation of residents north of Township Road 700 to 740 and east of the British Columbia-Alberta border to Range Road 130. Residents are also being told to bring documents, medications and medical devices, and to be prepared to be away from home for seven days.

Israel says it has retrieved the body of another hostage taken during the 2023 Hamas attack. The IDF says it recovered the body of Thai hostage Natapong Pinta, who had been held hostage since October 7. The Prime Minister's office says Pinta's body was returned to Israel in a special military operation. Israel says Pinta was kidnapped from kibbutz near Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war, and of the 55 remaining hostages in Gaza, more than half are believed to be deceased.

One Canadian economy, not just the name of the new bill tabled Friday in the House of Commons, but also a cornerstone election pitch by the Prime Minister. Mark Carney wants to fast-track big building projects and break down trade barriers between provinces. Kate McKenna reports. It's a day that has literally been decades in the making. Prime Minister Mark Carney hasn't shied away from setting sky-high expectations. This government introduced one of its first marquee pieces of legislation.

First pitched during the election as a way to fight back against the economic carnage of Donald Trump's tariffs, Bill C-5 seeks to remove some federal barriers to inter-provincial trade and make it easier to get nation-building projects off the ground. It's become too difficult to build in this country. The bill would streamline and speed up the approval process for some projects, including mines, ports and pipelines, identified by the government as being in the national interest. So far, premiers like Quebec's François Legault and Manitoba's Wab Kanu like what they see. When we say we will accelerate the start of projects, I like that very much.

Let's put Manitobans to work and let's use that work to build up this country that we love so much. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. To Edmonton and the Stanley Cup Final. Brad Marshand alone and stop the loss! Brad Marshand has won it for the Panthers! As seen on hockey night in Canada, Halifax native Brad Marshand scored at 805 of the second overtime as the Panthers beat the Oilers 5-4 last night tying the cup final at a game a piece. The series now shifts to South Florida for the next two games, beginning with game three and sunrise Monday night. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Page.