The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: November 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/11/11 at 05:00 EST

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I'm Neil Hurland. U.S. President Donald Trump says his country will suffer if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against his tariff policy. There would be an economic disaster. It would be a national security disaster if we lost the case in the Supreme Court. Last week, the Trump administration argued that it was justified using an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs against nearly every country. The High Court is expected to deliver its opinion in the new year, but no date is said. Canada is hosting G7 foreign ministers over the next two days in Niagara on the Lake Ontario.

They'll discuss the war in Ukraine and the plan to rebuild Gaza. Foreign Minister Anita Anand and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the politicians who will be there. Meantime, Canada will open up a new diplomatic office this week in Greenland. The opening of the consulate comes at a time when both allies are eager to deepen ties, as relations with the United States remain turbulent. Emma Godmere has more. This is unprecedented in terms of expanding our Arctic footprint. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Onond will arrive in Greenland's capital of Nuke this week

to establish a permanent diplomatic presence in the self-ruling Danish territory. Canada joins a small list of countries with consulates there, including Iceland and the U.S., whose President Donald Trump has talked about acquiring the territory. The main message is that we will continue to advance Arctic cooperation in whatever way possible. And that cooperation could focus heavily on defense, according to one expert. It's important that we develop a comprehensive security package with Greenland fully part of that. Alex D.L. is a senior fellow with the McDonald-Lor-Lor-Lior institute. If you don't have a centralized strength,

strategy that looks very, very hard at what advantages Canada has, what we can bring to the table. That requires strategic thinking and strategic leadership. D.L says Canada's real challenge now is to not let this opportunity go to waste. Emma Godmere, CBC News, Ottawa. Voters in Iraq are casting ballots today in a parliamentary election. Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani is hoping to win a second term. Investigators won't say much about a car explosion last night in Delhi. Eight people are dead, another 19 injured.

It happened near the Red Fort, a former palace that's now a tourist attraction. Rajabanti as a deputy police commissioner. Investigation is ongoing. Nothing can be conclusively said as of now. Once we are able to find out hard facts, then only we will be able to comment upon it conclusively. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says those responsible for the car blast in Delhi will be brought to justice. Today is Remembrance Day, the Second World War, ended 80 years ago, but the trauma of battle is still real for those who fought.

Ashley Burke spoke with a 102-year-old veteran who uses his paint brush to deal with a past. When Roland La La Lawn paints, he's able to turn the whore he's seen into beauty. At 102, he's the last surviving Second World War veteran from his regiment and spends hours a day painting works of art from landscapes to wartime memories. When I paint, I don't think of nothing else but painting. And when I use my brush, I'm the boss. He served with the Royal 22nd Regiment fighting the Germans in Italy in 1944.

His regiment went on to help liberate the Netherlands before the end of the war. He says there's only one way to describe what Canadian soldiers went through for their country. Hell is hell. Don't know if you're going to live that day. He's painted hundreds of canvases and is now working on number 331. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. And CBC Radio 1 will broadcast special coverage today

of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. It all starts at 10.55 a.m. in most of the country, 11.55 a.m. Atlantic and 12.25 p.m. in Newfoundland on CBC Radio 1 and the CBC Listen app. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.