The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 05:00 EDT

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the Group of Seven, begin arriving in Kennanaskis, Alberta today for what could be the organization's most consequential summit. The leaders will meet amid the threat of a full-blown war between begin arriving in Kenanaskis, Alberta today for what could be the organization's most consequential summit. The leaders will meet amid the threat of a full-blown war between Israel and Iran, and as the Trump administration wages a trade war on friend and foe alike. Murray Brewster has this preview. I think the stakes are significant. Gordon Holden is a former Canadian diplomat and political science professor at the University of Alberta who says the Trump administration's imposition of tariffs is destabilizing trading

relationships between allies within the G7. Holden says for the sake of the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Mark Carney has a tightrope to walk inside that meeting room. It may feel good to publicly push back, but at a certain point, while standing our ground, we need to try and find some common ground. Senator Peter Beame, Canada's former G7 Deputy Minister, says from his experience, managing Trump can be done. It's not like everyone is close to fisticuffs or anything.

It's a very cordial atmosphere and you can agree to disagree. Expectations are the summit will produce a series of action statements on issues where the countries can agree. The war in Ukraine will be discussed but it's the escalating attacks between Israel and Iran now high on the agenda. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Banff, Alberta. Israeli officials are reporting at least four people are dead after an Iranian missile strike in the city of Bat Yam. Emergency crews are digging through the wreckage looking for victims and survivors. Meantime, Iran says some oil depots have been damaged by Israeli airstrikes. This is the third day Iran and Israel have been firing missiles at each other, with Israel

trying to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb. Nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran that were set for today have been scuttled. Saturday in Washington, the U.S. president presided over a display of American military might. The U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade featured 7,000 troops, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft. Trump paid this tribute. The U.S. Army has driven bayonets into the heart of sinister empires, crushed the ambitions

of evil tyrants. Beneath the threads of American tanks. It's done so well, it's done so much and sent the devil himself flying into full retreat." Now the event coincided with Donald Trump's 79th birthday. It was something Trump has said he's wanted since attending France's Bastille Day Parade in 2017 with President Emmanuel Macron. Critics compared the idea to parades in authoritarian regimes like Russia and North Korea. To the Stanley Cup next, and the Edmonton Oilers fans are feeling the sting.

After the team lost 5-2 on home ice to the Florida Panthers, Julia Wong is in Florida with more. The cheers were deafening inside a Fort Lauderdale bar as the Edmonton Oilers took on the Florida Panthers. But the crowd was all about the hometown team, which crushed the Oilers 5-2. The bar is deep in Panthers territory, not far from the arena where the team plays. But fans here, like Carolina Del Campo, still hold the Oilers in high regard. I mean I personally think that the Oilers are better than last year and Hunter McDavid is crazy. Every time he goes down the ice I'm like oh my god.

The Oilers are now down 3-2 in the series. Game 6, which will be do or die for the team, takes place Tuesday in Florida. Julia Wong, CBC News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, BC is now classified as being held after help from cool, cloudy weather. The BC wildfire service says the blaze is expected to remain within its current perimeter based on fuel, weather and resource availability. The district of Squamish says the Dryden Creek wildfire has been held steady since Friday. That is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.