The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/03 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/03 at 21:00 EDT

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Prime Minister Mark Carney at Vancouver's Pride Parade, unable to shake questions about trade and tariffs. Canada is strong. We can give ourselves far more than anyone can take away. And that's what we're going to do. And yes, we'll come to something with the Americans. Meanwhile, his minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade was talking tariffs on American television. Dominique LeBlanc says there's still room for a resolution that brings economic certainty to both sides of the border.

We believe there's a great deal of common ground between the United States and Canada in terms of building two strong economies. Trump is at his golf resort in New Jersey this weekend, and there were mixed messages from some of his officials and trade negotiators today. Ottawa says a deal clearing all tariffs is unlikely and that the talks could go on for weeks.

Karen Pauls, CBC News, Washington. New light is being shed on who's dying in the toxic drug crisis. Data from the B.C. coroner's service reveals which occupations face the highest risk. It turns out workers in the trades are among the most impacted. Michelle Morton reports. Those employed in trades, transport and equipment operation account for 21 percent of deaths on average between 2022 and last year, according to new data from the coroner's service. Lindsay Richardson is the Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Health Equity.

She says there could be several occupational drivers of substance use. Sometimes the work environment is isolated or inhospitable and it's often really physically demanding work. With the Construction Foundation of B.C., Trevor Botkin says he experienced some of those challenges himself. I started drowning and my mental health shifted, my drug use shifted. After seeking treatment in 2019, Botkin now provides supports for those working in the industry and says mental health conversations on the job site need to be normalized to save lives.

Michelle Morton, CBC News, Vancouver. The B.C. Fire Service says the Wesley Ridge fire burning on Vancouver Island northwest of Nanaimo has burned through 389 hectares and remains out of control. About 400 homes are under evacuation order with another 240 on evacuation alert. Madison Dahl is a fire information officer. We have support from the RCMP, the Dashwood Fire Department, the Crooms Fire Department, and additional authorities and fire departments. BC wildfire firefighters, structured defense personnel, heavy equipment, and aircraft

continue 24-hour wildfire operations on the Wesley Ridge wildfire. Overnight operations include two helicopters that have night vision technology. Meantime, in northern Manitoba, another First Nation has been forced to evacuate the community of Nelson House. Hilary Weston, the former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, is dead. In a statement, the Weston family said, Hilary's life was shaped by her quiet strength, enduring generosity, and a deep commitment to helping others. Weston worked as a fashion model and business leader before being appointed as Ontario's 26th Lieutenant Governor. She died in England at the age of 83. Well it might seem pleasant to have a cold beer while you're out on a lake or river

in a boat but it's dangerous and illegal. Stephen Cross is with Alberta Fish and Wildlife. Well there's public swimming areas, there's other users on the lakes. When you're driving a boat impaired, I guess it reduces that cognitive ability to operate the boat and be aware of the surroundings. All the same reasons why you shouldn't be impaired in a regular motor vehicle on a highway. Alberta is cracking down on impaired boating with a new program that allows wildlife officers to give breathalyzer tests to boaters. The program runs until September 1st. And that is your World This Hour. I'm Neil Herland.