The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/16 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/16 at 11:00 EDT

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I'm Joe Cummings. The G7 Leaders Summit opens today in Gannonaskis, Alberta. But prior to the official launch, Prime Minister Mark Carney has a face-to-face meeting scheduled this hour with US President Donald Trump. Here's Janice McGregor. Mark Carney's opening conversation with Donald Trump here may well set the tone. As the US President boarded his plane yesterday, he spoke vaguely about making trade deals here, but frankly, it's unclear what he was referring to. And the reality of the harm that Trump's trade policies

are doing to the global economy weighs heavily around the G7 table. Last week, for example, Bloomberg economics forecast that unless Trump reverses course by 2030, the total size of the global economy could be one trillion US dollars smaller than it would have been had he not set off down his protectionist trajectory.

Canadian officials from Carney himself on down have been carefully managing expectations in the run up to this morning, cautioning there may not be a major breakthrough to be had. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Banff. And while Trump-related trade and security issues will make up a significant portion of the G7 agenda, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is also a top priority.

This says the Israeli military is reporting it hit more than 20 targets in Iran overnight. At the same time, Iran launched a new wave of missile strikes on Israel. Tel Aviv and Haifa were the primary targets. And now many foreign analysts are suggesting that Israel's ultimate goal may be to bring down the Iranian regime. Crystal Gamansing has the latest now from Jerusalem. Rescuers comb through the rubble of a high rise blown open. The central district city of Petkatikva, the latest to feel the wrath of Iran.

Continued barrages are affecting Israel's ability to intercept all of the incoming missiles. The first plan was absolutely not regime change. Yona Jeremy, Bob, an Israeli journalist, says with more Israelis being killed, the calculus for removing Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has changed. Now Netanyahu is definitely considering killing Khamenei, but that could lead to a longer conflict, that could lead to all kinds of unpredictable scenarios. Israel so far has focused its attacks on nuclear sites, scientists, weapons facilities,

and military leadership. Iran, meanwhile, has instructed Israelis to leave areas of vital interest for their own safety. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem. With Alberta in the midst of an ongoing measles outbreak, medical officials in the province are saying it could signal that other infectious diseases could soon reemerge. Dr. Stephanie Smith is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta. We worry about seeing resurgence of things like polio that we really haven't had for a long time. And I think, you know, measles is highlighted right now just because it's so contagious, right? So you need such a high level of population immunity in order to prevent spread. Last year, less than 70% of two-year-olds in Alberta had

up-to-date polio vaccines. We're getting the details today about the federal government's Canada Strong Pass. Among other things, it means free admission this summer to all national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada. Here is Culture Minister Stephen Gilbo. Over the past few months, we've seen Canadians across this great country come together in incredible show of unity and pride, to celebrate and stand up for what it means to be Canadian. And this pass is about discovering and reconnecting with nature, history and culture of this remarkable country we all share.

The Canada Strong Pass is a liberal campaign promise to promote Canadian tourism in the midst of the Canada-US trade war. It's also offering free via rail tickets for children 17 and under and 25 percent off via fares for those 18 to 24. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.