The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 02:00 EDT

We are gathered here today to celebrate life's big milestones. Do you promise to stand together through home purchases, auto-upgrades, and surprise dents and dings? We do. To embrace life's big moments for any adorable co-drivers down the road. We do. Then with the caring support of Desjardin insurance, I pronounce you covered for home, auto, and flexible life insurance. For life's big milestones, get insurance that's really big on care at Dejardin.com slash care. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil kumar prime minister mark carney has announced that

canada will remove all counter tariffs on goods from the united states that are covered by the canada u.s mexico agreement by september 1st however carney says that canada will maintain its tariffs on steel aluminum and autos as the federal government works with the u.s to craft a new trading relationship olivia stevenovanovitch has more from ottawa the prime minister emerged on a quiet summer day in Ottawa to jolt the country with major economic news. Canada and the United States have reestablished free trade for the vast majority of our goods. Starting September 1st, Canada will scrap the 25% counter-tariffs it placed on American goods covered by the North American free trade deal. A gesture in the hopes it will reset the relationship with the U.S.

Do you have any assurances from the Americans that this will kickstart negotiations? Did President Trump specifically say that in his conversation with you? Yes. He's removing his retaliatory tariffs, which I thought was nice. The two leaders discussed the move on Thursday. Their first one-on-one call since blowing past Donald Trump's August 1st trade deal deadline. Olivia Estefanovich, CBC News, Ottawa. Manitoba's premiers criticizing Ottawa for dropping the counter tariffs on U.S. goods.

Wab Knoos says this latest move caught him by surprise and that he isn't a fan. Is this elbows down? I think Canadians want to see a stronger response to Donald Trump. And we've taken actions as a province to support business, to take American liquor off the shelves, to repatriate energy. I'm not sure that taking these steps that the prime minister announced is the right move at this time. Kanoo would prefer to see the feds remove duties from Chinese EVs in the hopes that Beijing would lift fees on canola. Lyle Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted for the 1989 fatal shooting of their parents in Beverly Hills,

has been denied parole by a California Review Board. The denial marks a significant development in the decades-long case. Lyle, who is now 57 years old, has spent more than 30 years behind bars. His brother Eric was denied parole on Thursday. The FBI has carried out raids at the home and office of four. former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton. It's being suggested that the search is part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents. Bolton served during Donald Trump's first term in office. However, he has since become a vocal critic of the president.

The road to the candidate games involves hard work, talent, and skill. For two members of Nova Scotia's men's softball team, it's also involved fighting for their lives to make it to Canada's largest multi-sport event in St. John's. Elizabeth Chu has more on this story. 19-year-old Ty Campbell steps onto a softball field at the Canada Games in St. John's. For the co-captain of Nova Scotia's men's team, this dream come true almost didn't happen after a medical emergency in December. I was diagnosed the brain aneurysm. I had a stroke.

I'm still not 100% today, but I'm definitely very, very happy where I am. I'm able to play. The goal, making it to St. John's, is shared by Garth Perrin. G, as he's affectionately known by the players, was the head coach until early May. He had to give up the job after contracting a dangerous infection in his spine and arm. He was recently released from hospital in Halifax, just in time, to root for the team. Blessed, I guess, to be here. Nova Scotia is the defending silver medalist.

Elizabeth Chew. CBC News, St. John's. New York State police say five people are dead and many others injured after tour bus crashed and rolled on a highway. The bus was returning to New York City from Niagara Falls. 52 people were on board. The crash occurred on a highway east of Buffalo. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.