The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 21:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar the white house says it will appeal a ruling on president donald trump's liberation day tariffs the federal appeals court said they were unconstitutional because only congress has the power to levy taxes and tariffs however it pauses ruling until mid-october as steve fuderman explains the uncertainty will continue for now it is clearly a major defeat for the White House, but it may not be the final word. The appeals court did say that Donald Trump exceeded his authority. However, the court is allowing the tariffs to remain in effect until October 14th, and it seems likely the U.S. Supreme Court will have the final say. Trump tried to claim

emergency powers. The court disagreed. For the moment, things remain in limbo. Former Canadian diplomat and international trade attorney Lawrence Herman says everyone is going to have to simply stand by for a determinative decision. Until then, we'll have a lot of uncertainty. You might call it chaos, but the world will have to await the final views expressed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump is hoping the court,

which includes three of his nominees, will again bail him out. And while the court has generally been willing to give the president expanded power, there have been exceptions. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Sales of Jack Daniels are one casualty in the trade war with the U.S. officials with whiskey maker, Brown Foreman say sales to Canada

have dropped 62 percent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to the same time last year. The company is blaming the decision to drop American liquor from liquor stores that run provincially. Last year, Canada was the second largest market for U.S. spirit exports. Several European politicians are criticizing Washington's unprecedented decision to revoke a visa allowing Palestinian Authority President Mahoud Abbas to travel to New York for a United Nations summit, here's Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris. I'm very concerned about what we've seen overnight in terms of the revoking of visas for Palestinian authority leaders due to travel to the United Nations. A huge amount of work has been done led by the French and the Saudis

to prepare for a conference on a two-state solution. And the idea that the leader of the Palestinian Authority would be deprived an opportunity to attend that simply isn't acceptable. US authorities say it's denied or revoked visas for over 80 Palestinians. A boss's office says the move violates an agreement requiring the U.S. to allow foreign diplomats to visit the U.N. The town of Canmore is instituting a first-of-its-kind tax in Alberta, a vacancy tax. People with second homes will pay and the money will be used to fund the construction of affordable housing. Canmore Mayor Sean Crossard says they need to help address housing needs. I have said to the Minister and Municipal Affairs that we are not tied to any one solution.

If there is another solution that meets our needs to provide this housing that our community desperately needs, then we are open to talking about it. A study estimates Canmore needs 2,000 new housing units by 2035. Canmore's vacancy tax survived a core challenge earlier this year, but can't start until 2026. It's expected to bring in about $10 million a year to be used for affordable housing. In Ottawa, the organizers of a multicultural music festival have canceled a two-day event, over safety concerns. Auto police say they received reports of gunshots in the area on Friday afternoon.

Organizers decided to cancel both days for safety reasons. Ahmed Dowd is the booking agent for two acts that were supposed to perform on Friday. Yeah, it's frustrated because a lot of people paid, some people traveled here, they paid for hotel, transportation, and all the preparation and all the security for safety reasons, yeah. So that's why everybody's frustrated. When something gets canceled, the day off, it's on. Unfortunately, man.

Dozens of acts were slated to perform, including Xavier Trudeau, the son of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Organizers say they'll be providing updates regarding ticket refunds, and police say they're continuing to investigate. And that is World Is Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World Is Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

Thank you.