World Report - July 11: Friday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: July 11, 2025

US President Donald Trump threatens new 35% tariff on all Canadian goods by August 1st. Prime Minister Mark Carney responds on Twitter, with no mention of counter-tariffs. Canada's economy added 83K jobs in June.UN: 798 Palestinians killed while trying to get food aid since end of May.Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII. Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson among those considering a run to become new leader of Canada's NDP. Barbershop meetings discuss ways to prevent domestic violence in Nova Scotia. 

It's not just you. News in Canada and around the world is moving at an incredible pace, which is where we come in. I'm Jamie Poisson and I host Frontburner, Canada's most popular daily news podcast. And what we try to do is hit the brakes on a story that you actually want to know more about. So try us out. Follow Frontburner wherever you get your podcasts, Frontburner, stories you want to follow five days a week. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm Angie Seff. US President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a fresh round of tariffs, 35% on all Canadian goods starting August 1st. He made the threat in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, posted it on social media overnight. And for

more, I'm joined by Olivia Stivanovic in our Parliamentary Bureau. So Olivia, take us through the details of Trump's tariff threat. Well, US President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods. That's on top of the existing industry-specific tariffs effective August 1st. And he warns that those levies will increase if Canada retaliates. He says if Canada responds with counter levies, he will add that onto his 35% tariff. His justification? Well Trump cites the fentanyl crisis, Canada's supply management system, and he calls Canada's

trade deficit with the US a major threat to its economy and national security. Now this latest threat from Trump comes 10 days from the July 21st deadline that Canada was working towards to strike a new trade deal with its southern neighbor. In his letter to Carney, Trump says tariffs on Canada may go up or down depending on the relationship between the two countries. Trump says he might consider an adjustment if Canada works with the U.S. to stop the flow of fentanyl. And he says there will be no tariff if Canada or companies within the country decide to

build or manufacture products within the US. So of course, now we're looking to see sort of what the Canadian government is going to respond to this. What have you been hearing? Well, the prime minister issued a statement just before midnight last night saying that Canada will work towards reaching a new trade agreement with the US by August 1st. And throughout the trade negotiations, Carney says that the Canadian government has defended workers and businesses and will continue to do so.

Carney also says that Canada has made vital progress to stop the scourge of fentanyl. He also touts the work he's doing with the provinces and territories to build one Canadian economy and strengthen other trading partnerships around the world. Now Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Onond is in Malaysia today for ASEAN meetings and she was scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which could potentially have been tense following this tariff announcement, but that meeting did not happen. Her office says the scheduling just didn't work out. Olivia Stefanovic in Ottawa, thank you. You're welcome.

Meantime, Canada's job market seems to be resilient in the face of the Trump administration's trade war. Statistics Canada has just released its June employment report. It shows for the first time since January, the economy actually added jobs, 83,000 of them. CBC's senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong has more. Even in normal times, this would be a pretty solid jobs report. But given just how much, all the uncertainty from the trade war and the tariffs have been weighing on the economy, this gets boosted into a very good report indeed. There had been some debate leading up to this as to whether the job losses we'd seen so far this year,

whether last month marked something of a bottom as it were. We'd lost 55,000 jobs in manufacturing. The unemployment rate had reached 7% outside of COVID. That's the highest we'd seen since 2016. So it's fair to wonder if this is a statistical anomaly or something of a bounce back. The first increase in employment since January, wholesale trade and retail trade led every category in terms of job growth.

And shrugging off the threat of tariffs is obviously timely given how that threat was renewed just last night. And let's face it, Canada needs whatever resiliency it can find in the economy right now, given just how very real those threats have become. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, memorials are being held today marking the Severanica genocide of 1995. Officials, survivors and families of victims of the massacre gather at the Srebrenica Memorial

Centre to mark the 30th anniversary. The ceremony includes the burial of seven recently identified victims. The Srebrenica massacre is the worst mass murder committed in Europe since the Second World War. It claimed the lives of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys. They were killed by Bosnian Serb forces under General Radko Maladjic. The United Nations has released new information on the number of people killed while seeking aid in Gaza. The Human Rights Office says 798 Palestinians have died while trying to

get food aid in Gaza since the end of May. About three quarters of those deaths were near sites run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Ravina Shandazani is with the UN. Where people are lining up for essential supplies such as food and medicine and where they are being attacked, where again, as my colleagues have said, they have a choice between being shot or being fed, this again, as my colleagues have said, they have a choice between being shot or being fed. This is unacceptable and it's continuing.

The US and Israeli-backed organization has been condemned for what critics call the, quote, militarization of aid. The GHF uses private American security and logistics companies to get supplies into Gaza by passing a UN-led system that Israel says had let Hamas militants divert aid. Back here at home, new Democrats are on a path to rebuild their party after its worst-ever election loss. And the search for a new NDP leader begins as early as Labor Day. The CBC's David Thurton has a preview of who may be interested in running. I am definitely seriously considering, now that we know that there's enough time to have

a great exciting family contest. Avi Lewis comes from a political pedigree. His dad, Steven Lewis, once the leader of the Ontario NDP. David Lewis, one of the founders of the modern NDP, was his grandfather. Like them, Avi wants to do his part to rebuild Canada's new Democrats. There's been a lot of upset and internal angst, and some of it is spelled out publicly since the election, which is inevitable but unfortunate. And this, I think, is a real turning point where we can start coming together. Aside from Lewis, a sitting NDP MP Heather McPherson might also run.

Let's be honest, the last election was a wake-up call. McPherson in a recent social media video. The NDP played it safe. We stayed on the sidelines while people were asking us for solutions. And as a result, we lost trust. The complete list of leadership rules has not been finalized, but the party confirms what sources have told CBC News. It will run from September to March with an entrance fee of $100,000.

It would definitely limit the field in terms of who could run. Libby Davies, a long time BC NDP MP lamenting the high financial bar. Because they would obviously have to have that ability to raise that kind of money in a fairly short period of time. The hefty fee might repel some, but it could propel the national party back into better financial shape after a tough election. David Thornton, CBC News, Ottawa. In Nova Scotia, a group of black men in the Halifax areas determined to tackle a growing

crisis. Intimate partner violence has been declared an epidemic in the province with high rates in black communities. The CBC's Elizabeth Chu was invited to join them for an open discussion about prevention in a place where they feel comfortable. About 15 men are gathered for haircuts at a barber shop near Halifax. Before a conversation starts about stopping intimate partner violence in the black and African Nova Scotian community, barber Derek States offered up his space.

I feel like it's a great place for them to share their thoughts and how they feel. You look to go to a therapist, I can be your therapist. Trained therapist, social worker Mario Roll organized the program. We talk about how to do better, to work on your behavior, your attitudes, your emotions, to help foster a positive, healthy community. Participants are opening up about how stress, beefs on social media, and the reality of their lives as black men can build up. Your partner asks you a question, you're still loaded with that emotion from work,

you just lash out on her. For what you know now, what would you do? It all starts with understanding that you cannot control what happens to you, you can only control yourself. With tips on how to stay calm and support each other, the program wraps up. Honestly, it's good every time I come here.

It's always around something that's for the betterment of us. I feel good about myself every time I leave this place. The hope is to create lasting bonds among men to help break the cycle of domestic violence. Elizabeth Chu, CBC News, Lakeside, Nova Scotia. And finally, recapping our top story, US President Donald Trump is threatening

another 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods. That is in addition to the existing industry-specific tariffs, such as the one on steel and aluminum. Trump says the tariffs will come into effect on August 1st. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. I'm Angie Seif. This is CBC News. CBC News.