The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 06:00 EDT

It's summer, and it's going to be a hot one in Canadian politics. I'm Catherine Cullen. Join me and some of CBC's best political reporters as we bring you all new summer programming, focused on everything from negotiating with Donald Trump to Canada's climate goals, to the future of the Senate, and more. We'll talk to the chief of the defense staff and a top senator. We'll visit the Maritimes to learn about the future of energy production there. Catch the House Saturdays wherever you get your podcasts. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings with vladimir putin and kim jong un in attendance chinese president she jing ping hosted a military parade today in Beijing it was to mark the surrender of japan and the end of the second world war

but as we hear now from laura brusbrook it's more about a show of solidarity against the west Pictures showed President Xi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un talking comfortably as they walked down a red carpet by Tiananmen Square, along with more than 20 other world leaders. At a lunch reception attended by foreign leaders invited to the parade, President Xi had this message. Human beings live on the same planet, and we should work together and coexist peacefully. The world should never return to the law of jungles, where small and weak countries will be bullied by major powers. Taking note of the diplomatic activity was U.S. President Donald Trump.

He's accused the trio of conspiring against the United States. Experts say this carefully choreographed event sends a clear signal to the U.S. and the rest of the West that Russia, North Korea and China are now united. Laura Westbrook for CBC News, Hong Kong. Ahead of this month's resumption of Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney, He opens a two-day retreat in Toronto today with members of his cabinet. Tom Perry reports. At a nondescript hotel on the northern edge of Toronto,

where multi-lane thoroughfares funneled traffic onto the 401, Canada's busiest highway, Mark Carney, sits down with his cabinet today to map out the road ahead. I can tell you that the Prime Minister is focused on the speed of delivery. Families Minister Patty Heidu expects the two-day session to focus on the government's top. priorities, how to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs. Polster David Colletto with Abacus Data says Canadians want results, especially when it comes to Canada-U.S. relations. Well, I think the focus really is on why they were elected, and that was to deal with Donald Trump. So that remains, I think, a priority. It should be a

priority for the government. This meeting comes as the liberal government continues work on a budget expected to include some significant belt tightening. And as Carney prepares to once again go toe-to-to-to with conservative leader Pierre Paulyev. Tom Perry, CBC News, Toronto. We are awaiting an update this morning on the state of emergency in Conception Bay South. A leaking pipe has depleted the water supply in the Newfoundland community, and the emergency reserve has to be saved in case it's needed to fight wildfires. Crews are currently working around the clock to repair the pipe, but in the meantime, businesses have been ordered to close to help save, help with water conservation. Only pharmacies and

gas stations can still open. Taking advantage of a new health trend, Starbucks is about to start offering up added protein to its coffee options. It's something Tim Hortons is already doing. And as Anise Hadari reports, while this trend purports to be about health, for the coffee companies, it's all about money. Starbucks won't say what their new protein products will cost at the end of the month, but Tim Hortons is already charging extra for protein lattes.

Retail analyst Bruce Winder says the companies could be brewing profit. They've realized there's a big market there. Supposedly the market's about a $2 billion market, and it's growing about 7% a year. But a protein latte may not make nutritional sense, says Melissa Fernandez, a dietitian and associate professor at the University of Ottawa. We see the food companies creating products in responding to consumer demand for protein, but at the source of the consumer demand is often a lot of misinformation. She says that misinformation includes the popular assumption that you should be eating one

gram of protein per pound of body weight. But whether you're going to drink a latte that has 28 grams of protein or are you going to drink a latte that has 8 grams of protein, that's not going to have a huge overall impact in your health. So more protein in your coffee could just mean less money in your wallet. Any Cidari, CBC News, Calgary. And that is the world this hour. For news any time, go to our website, cbcnews.ca.

For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.