The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 17:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Peter Dock. The president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business calls a vote by unionized postal workers extremely disappointing. 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Independent Business calls a vote by unionized postal workers extremely disappointing. 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers voted to reject the latest contract offer from Canada Post last night. CFIB President Dan Kelly says this makes a tough situation even worse for small businesses. How much more uncertainty can small businesses take?

We have no direction with respect to where US tariffs are going to go, businesses trying to figure that out, and we have a major system of delivery now that is subject to a strike or lockout at any second. This is adding massive uncertainties to an uncertain world, the last thing Canada needs. Cup W wants to return to negotiating while Canada Post says it's considering its next steps. Experts say the imposition of 35 percent tariffs on some Canadian exports to the United States

will only worsen the economies in both countries. In the meantime, businesses need to lessen their impact, which is why Quebec's auto industry is pushing for changes to the province's electric vehicle legislation. CBC's Gabriel Gindi has more. Steel, aluminum and softwood lumber are only three of the many sectors that will feel the effects of the tariff hike. Jean Charest says the automotive industry in both countries has already been impacted. The former premier of Quebec is now part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.

But as we advance and we go down this path, and the effects are damaging, and American car companies, you know, automotive companies, are losing hundreds of millions of dollars. This new reality for car manufacturers means it will be tougher to fulfill promises made years ago. The provincial government issued mandates on electric vehicle companies in 2018. 20 percent of what is sold in Quebec must be electric. And by 2035, car dealers will no longer be allowed to sell gas-powered vehicles. Gabriel Gindi, CBC News, Montreal. Nova Scotia health officials say one child is in hospital because of complications from

measles. The child is in hospital because of complications from measles. The child is in stable condition. The province is now reporting 44 cases in its northern zone. Across the country there have been more than 4,000 measles cases. In Russia, the moment an explosion ripped through an oil refinery, Ukraine says it launched overnight drone strikes deep into Russia targeting that refinery, a fuel depot and an electronics factory. Russian officials confirm several people were killed in the drone attacks. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump says American

envoy Steve Witkoff will head to Moscow to push for a ceasefire. He warns the United States will impose new sanctions if talks fail. A number of high-ranking Republicans are turning on Donald Trump for firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics this after the release of disappointing job numbers. As Tony Waterman reports, Trump is claiming they were rigged. July's job report is a black eye to an otherwise strong U.S. economy. Not only did new hires miss the mark, but the May and June figures were significantly revised down.

Experts say this reflects the uncertainty businesses are facing because of Trump's tariffs. But the president put forward a different theory on the conservative TV channel Newsmax. I don't believe those numbers I think because we're doing so well. Erica McIntarfer's firing has elicited condemnation even from some Republicans. North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis telling the White House to grow up. There are concerns the firing could undermine the trustworthiness of US economic data at a time when Trump

is also pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates, even though the Federal Reserve says now is not the time. Tony Waterman for CBC News, Washington. And that is your World This Hour. You can listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices such as Amazon Echo or Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.