The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/12/18 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: December 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/12/18 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. The trade deal known as Coosma is up for review in the new year. In recent weeks, Donald Trump's chief trade negotiator floated the possibility the U.S. president could walk away from the North American trade agreement. But Prime Minister Mark Carney tells CBC that Trump hasn't given him any indications he's interested in ripping up the deal.

Darren Major has more. We talked about the process for reviewing, renegotiating, Kuzma. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with his U.S. and Mexican counterparts on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup draw earlier this month. Carney said much of their private deliberations laid out the groundwork for the upcoming Kuzma review. Just days after that meeting, U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer suggested it's possible Trump could tear up the agreement during the coming negotiations. Could it be exited? Yeah, it could be exited.

Could it be revised? Yes. Could it be renegotiated? Yes. Greer tabled a report to Congress just yesterday that said Trump will only commit to keeping Kuzma if changes are made. But Carney says that the president hasn't given him any indication that he's interested in leaving the deal. Rather, the prime minister says, Trump is looking for adjustments to the trade pact. The U.S. is currently imposing hefty tariffs on a number of Canadian sectors, including steel and aluminum. Carney says addressing those levies will need to be part of the Kuzma negotiations in the new year. Darry Major, CBC News, Ottawa. The U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address last night,

largely focused on past grievances with his predecessor, Joe Biden. But as Chris Reyes reports, Trump says the U.S. economy is getting stronger. Wages are up. Prices are down. Our nation is strong. In a prime time address from the White House, President Donald Trump rehashed old grievances against his predecessor Joe Biden and declared one victory after. another on the border, jobs, health care, and America's reputation. America is respected and our country is back. The speech comes as some polls show Trump's approval ratings dropping and the Democrats

gaining ground on a key election issue, the economy ahead of the midterms in 2026. And it's not done yet, but boy, are we making progress. Nobody can believe what's going on. Trump signaled that he'll be focusing on affordability in the upcoming year. to bring down the cost of living. A core campaign promise that some Americans say he's yet to deliver. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. The U.S. government now admits that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

and the American Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington. 67 people were killed. The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victim's families says the government is liable in the crash, partly because the air traffic controller violated procedures. Tears and sobbing filled the Jewish funeral home in Sydney, Australia today. A funeral was held for 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Hanukkah massacre.

Fifteen people were murdered last Sunday. Rabbi Yehoyahah Malman delivered a eulogy for the girl. The tragic, totally cruel and fathomable murder of young Matilda is something that is painful to all of us as if our own daughter was taken from us. 24-year-old Navid Akram is now charged in connection with the deadly attack. He's accused of 59 counts, including murder and terrorism. We're tracking some severe weather across the prairies. A large swath from Regina to Winnipeg is under an orange blizzard alert. and there's another orange warning across a big part of northern Ontario.

Several highways were closed in Manitoba overnight. Quebec's embattled liberal leader will formally announce his resignation this morning at a news conference in Montreal. Pablo Rodriguez has only been in the job six months, but he faced questions about his fundraising practices. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.