The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/03 at 08:00 EDT

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Ahead of this month's resumption of Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney opens a two-day cabinet retreat today in Toronto. And while the Trump tariffs will be discussed, there is more on the to-do list than just trade. Janice McGregor reports. Mark Carney punted major budget decisions to this fault, ostensibly wanting to see where the economy was headed, but now it's September.

We're a few weeks out from a new fiscal framework coming due, and these decisions can't be put off any longer amid word last week that the Canadian economy contracted last spring. Consultations were supposed to have wrapped up last week on the government's new Build Canada Homes strategy. We will see if that agency actually manages to launch before Parliament returns. And after months of discussion and debate,

The Prime Minister has suggested the first few national infrastructure priorities are going to be announced this month. The Liberals' industrial policy generally has had a rough summer, especially in manufacturing. Yesterday, for example, came word that the Quebec government is pulling the plug on its partnership in North Volts electric battery plant. That's 3,000 jobs that won't materialize and several hundred million dollars of taxpayer money lost. Janice McGregor, CBC News, Ottawa. Vladimir Putin. and Kim Jong-un were among the guests of honor today at a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

And with the leaders of more than 25 countries in attendance, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an address that appeared to be directed at the West. Tongue men, friends and friends. The Chinese nation is the good. great nation that is never intimidated by any bullies and always values independence and forges ahead. The U.S. President Donald Trump has posted a response that accuses she, Russia and North Korea of conspiring against the United States. Even as Vladimir Putin was attending the Beijing

parade, Russia was launching more overnight airstrikes across Ukraine. Air raid sirens could be heard for hours in several regions, with the Ukrainian Air Force saying it downed drones and missiles in 14 different locations. But officials say damage was done to critical infrastructure. Back to U.S. President Trump, a federal appeals court has ruled his use of the Aliens Enemies Act to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan drug gang is illegal. Aaron Collins has more now from Washington. This ruling is another setback for Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants here in the U.S.

So this federal appeals court ruled that this really obscure law can't be used for deporting alleged gang members. The Trump administration had argued that this Venezuelan gang, Trend de Aragua, was essentially an invading force. So officials could target them for deportation using the Aliens Enemies Act. But this court said this wasn't an invasion. And using the act in this way, it's illegal. And it wasn't the only legal setback for Trump yesterday. A California court also ruled that it was illegal for the administration to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles. Remember, that happened in June.

That, of course, a response to protests against another action aimed at deporting undocumented migrants. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Washington. Hurricane Lorena has formed off the coast of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the area, saying that along with heavy rain, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, are a possibility. The storm is centered southwest of Cabo St. Lucas and is expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, Hurricane Kiko is listed as a category two storm as it travels west this morning over the open waters of the Pacific. And that is the world this hour. For news

anytime, go to our website. We're at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.