World Report - August 1: Friday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: August 1, 2025

US President Donald Trump signs executive order increasing tariff on Canadian goods to 35%.Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will continue trade negotiations, but is focused on building one Canadian economy.Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada should hit back with 50% tariff on US steel and aluminum. North American markets open sharply lower as new tariffs kick in. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee inspect food sites in Gaza. Kyiv observes official day of mourning for the victims of deadly Russian drone attack.A disturbing case of mistaken identity in Darthmouth, NS. Emancipation Day being marked in Canada, 191 years after the Slavery Abolition Act went into effect.

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This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Sam Samson. Time is up for Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed another executive order. The tariff on Canadian goods is being hiked to 35% as of midnight last night. Well, they have to pay a fair rate. It's all. It's very simple. This new tariff does not apply to Canadian products that are compliant with Kuzma. The CBC's senior business correspondent, Peter Armstrong, is in Washington with more on what this means for Canadian businesses.

For weeks, Canadian businesses, policymakers and consumers were on tenterhooks, wondering if Donald Trump would make good on his threat to jack up tariffs. A Canadian delegation came to Washington to try to negotiate a deal, a break, or even a pause, and in the end it was for naught. Trump announced the new rate as part of a sweeping series of tariff increases on dozens of countries. Only five countries have higher rates than Canada, but Canadian companies had already been granted broad exemptions. And the White House fact sheet says those exemptions remain in place for that new higher tariff. That means 95% of exports to the U.S. remain tariff-free. The real damage to the Canadian economy is coming via a different basket of tariffs, hitting specific sectors like steel, aluminum, auto, and lumber.

This new round of tariffs won't change those. And even with the sectoral tariffs unchanged, Canada still has the lowest average tariff rate of any major trading partner. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. For more on how Canadian politicians are reacting, let's go to the CBC's Megan Fitzpatrick in our Parliamentary Bureau. Megan, Prime Minister Mark Carney, released a statement about these tariffs just after. after midnight. What did he say? Well, in the statement, he says that his government is disappointed, but he does indicate that Canada will continue negotiating with the U.S. And he also notes that because of that exemption for Kuzma compliant goods right now,

that the average tariff rate on Canadian goods still remains one of the lowest for all U.S. trading partners. But there is a but, as we know, certain sectors are being heavily tariffed. He mentioned steel, aluminum, automobiles, and those duties on softwood lumber. For these sectors, Carney says that the government will act to protect jobs, invest in our competitiveness, buy Canadian, and diversify our export markets. The Prime Minister says that while Canada continues to try and get a deal, it is focused on what it can control. So that means working with the provinces and territories to increase trade between them. And we understand that Dominic LeBlanc, Carney's minister responsible for the trade talks, is still in Washington. We'll definitely be trying to get reaction from him and other officials today.

And who else and what else are you looking for today? Well, we'll also be watching for a reaction from Canada's premiers. Ontario's Doug Ford said in a social media post last night that the higher tariff is concerning, but also said that Canada shouldn't settle for anything less than the right deal. He said Canada has what the U.S. needs, and our negotiators should maximize that leverage. Speaking to reporters yesterday, he said Canada shouldn't take a backseat to Trump. He needs to remember, we're his, yes, they're our number one customer. but we're their number one customer.

So I wouldn't roll over. And I've told the prime minister, do not roll over, hit that guy back as hard as we possibly can. And that's what we need to do. He's been calling for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. Steel. So that's another thing we'll be watching for is if Canada fights back that way. Conservative party leader Pierre Pahliav says his party holds out hope for a deal

to end all tariffs. So that's some of the political reactions so far. We'll also, of course, be watching for a reaction from the business community as well. Megan Fitzpatrick in Ottawa. Thank you. You're welcome. The North American markets are down sharply with the new tariffs in place. The Dow Jones in New York dropped nearly 2%, or 750 points in early trading.

It has rebounded a bit, but is still down more than 500 points. US trading is also down on the latest jobs report. It shows U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs last month. That's below what was forecast. The TSX is also. down about 250 points or just under 1%. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff and U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, are in Gaza today. They're inspecting an aid distribution site.

Now, this trip is significant as an increasing number of Palestinians are dying from malnutrition, and Israel is under international pressure to allow more aid into the area. Susan Ormiston is covering the story for us from Jerusalem. Susan, what are the goals of this visit? Well, Whitkoff's mission really is twofold, one to report back details on the AIDS scene, the food distribution run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Those food distribution centers are very controversial with reports daily of injuries and deaths as crowds. You know, they're rushing the food trucks in desperation. Gaza's health ministry reporting three more deaths today.

The IDF says its soldiers do fire warning shots, but they are not firing into the crowd. It is expected that Whitkoff will see a highly controlled center, not the chaos that usually accompanies these food distribution days. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing pressure to increase the amount of aid into Gaza as deaths from starvation are climbing precipitously in the last few weeks. And for the conflict overall, what do we know about any ceasefire negotiations? Nothing concrete yet, and that is part of Whitkoff's mission. He's been dispatched to try to get those talks back on track. Israel pulled back a week ago, Hamas saying now it won't participate in any negotiations until this humanitarian crisis drastically improves.

We're hearing, though, that a new deal, if it were to be negotiated, could aim for a full-scale ceasefire with the release of all hostages in exchange for Hamas disarming, among other conditions. Because this is tariff day, and Israel was just told there will be a 15% tariff, by Donald Trump, U.S. officials suggesting the tariff could be lowered if there's a package deal which may include an end to the war in Gaza. So that's today. Susan Ormiston, reporting from Jerusalem. Thanks, Susan. You're welcome. Ukraine's capital is observing an official day of mourning for the victims of a deadly Russian drone attack. 31 people were killed in Kiev yesterday. This woman says her friend was one of them.

She says her friend was a good person, kind to everyone, always positive. Officials say five children were killed in the attack yesterday and another 16 were injured. It's the highest number of child casualties in a single attack on Keeve since aerial attacks began hitting the capital in October of 2022. Well, it may be a case of mistaken identity, but a Dartmouth-Noveosha mother says it has re-traumatized her family. Police officers showed up at her home to investigate her son for drunk driving. The problem is he died last year, the victim of an unsolved homicide. This incident was caught on tape, and Elizabeth Chu has the story. A doorbell camera recorded the moment last Friday when two RCMP constables showed up at a home in Dartmouth,

asking for Tyrell Beals. Hi there, look for Tyrell. Is he all? But they had the wrong. wrong Tyrell Beals. The Tyrell Beals at that address died last year in an unsolved homicide. Tyrell's 15-year-old sister had to tell the officers her brother, the man they suspected of impaired driving, was no longer alive. Then she got their mother, Leslie Sparks, on speakerphone, to talk to police.

You know, your name? Yeah. Hello. Hello. Do you guys understand my son? I said, why would you be at my host to arrest someone that's already dead? There's no cars in heaven. Spark says her son's young twin daughters were also at the door. Like you just keep traumatizing me and my family over and over. In a statement, RCMP said the name associated with the investigation was similar to that of a former resident. And add that they recognize the sensitivity of the situation and appreciate some understanding as they investigate all reports received.

Spark says this incident deepens her suspicion that police are putting no effort into solving her son's death. As for the impaired driving complaint? Anyway, that's why we were here, so we're having to misunderstand. That apology, Spark says, is

meaningless. Elizabeth Chew, CBC News, Dartmouth. That's Montreal's Dominique Fizéme with Go Get It, a song to mark Emancipation Day in Canada today. One hundred and ninety-one years ago, the Slavery Abolition Act went into effect. It freed more than 800,000 enslaved people in the British Empire, including many here in Canada. And that is your latest national and international news from World Report. Thanks for listening. I'm Sam Samson. This is CBC News.