The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/05 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 6, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/05 at 21:00 EDT

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measures he says will help keep the canadian economy afloat on the rough waves stirred up by the u.s trade war Colin butler has the details prime minister mark carney says the government is reshaping the economy one that's less tied to the u.s stronger at home and open to the world our new government is embarking on an ambitious plan to secure a new era of prosperity out of this age of adversity. That plan includes shielding Canadian industries on several fronts, including Buy Canadian, to keep public money in Canada, more flexible credit for small and mid-sized business. There's also agriculture, a $370 million biofuel incentive to help canola producers, Clean fuel rules amended, interest-free advances, and new export support.

Industry groups say with trade war casualties mounting, these measures are badly needed. Matthew Holmes is with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Ottawa. Let's prepare ourselves to retool, to invest in Canadian enterprise, to really make sure that we're building the economy we need. Colin Butler, CBC News, London, Ontario. Carney also announced the electric vehicle mandates being put on hold. By next year, 20% of all new passenger cars in national. SUVs were supposed to be electric or hybrid, Ottawa's reviewing that mandate. More than 1,500 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in central BC.

It's part of a large number of evacuation orders issued by the Caribou Regional District and the Old Gatcho First Nation. There are more than a dozen wildfires burning out of control in the area. BC Wildlife Service Information Officer Mikhail Elsa says conditions remain hot and dry and fires will likely get worse over the weekend. We are going to need a significant amount of rain. to make an impact with just how high the drought is on these incidents. The amount of drought has dried the fuels out to a critical level

where the fires are burning incredibly aggressively. Evacuies have been told to head to a center in Williams Lake, but those needing accommodation may be sent on to Prince George or Kamloops. A 12-year-old boy in Lethbridge, Alberta has been charged with attempted murder after his 7-year-old brother was stabbed. Police are calling the circumstances of the case incredibly rare. Josh McLean has more. Lethbridge police say the boy's father came home and found his younger son in serious medical distress with multiple stab wounds.

The seven-year-old was taken to hospital in Lethbridge, then airlifted to Edmonton Children's Hospital for treatment. He is now in stable condition. The boy's 12-year-old brother said the attacker was a stranger who entered the home, stabbed the child, and fled. But when police searched the home, they found a knife they believe was used in the attack. Staff Sergeant Ashland Snowden is with the Lethbridge police. As the investigation progressed, evidence was obtained indicating the 12-year-old boy had stabbed his brother repeatedly and believed he'd killed him. He had then lied to his father and investigators about an intruder entering the home. The older boy is now in custody and has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault.

He cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Josh McLean, CBC News, Calgary. Donald Trump has signed an executive order renamed the Department of Defense, the Department of War. It's a very important change because it's an attitude. Trump says the rebrand will remind people of past U.S. military victories and sends a signal about the nation's shifting foreign policy. The Department of Defense had previously been called the War Department until an overhaul in 1949. The Republicans have introduced legislation that would make the name change permanent.

Critics call the rebrand costly, arguing it distracts from concrete policy decisions. A prop from the original Star Wars movies has sold for more than $5 million. The red lightsaber used by Darth Vader was sold as part of a movie memorabilia auction in L.A. According to the listing, it shows signs of wear, as can be expected for a prop that was used extensively in two movies. That includes the Empire Strikes Back, in which Vader dueled and defeated his son, Luke Skywalker. That is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.