Your World Tonight - Securing the Strait of Hormuz, Mark Carney in Norway, Mexicans in the U.S. self deporting, and more

Episode Date: March 14, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump has put out a call - asking other countries to send their navies to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump claims, without evidence, to have effectively defeated Iran. Even as Iran maintains military dominance over the vital shipping route, and its military leaders continue to threaten American targets across the Middle East.Also: The skyrocketing price of oil was top of mind during Mark Carney's visit to Norway. The Prime Minister met with his Norwegian counterpart in Oslo today, where they discussed Arctic security, support for Ukraine, and what role the two countries can play in easing an energy crisis. And: In the face of immigration raids still happening in cities across the United States - some Mexicans living in the U.S. are choosing to self-deport. They're leaving the country voluntarily before they are arrested and deported. You'll hear about the pressure that is putting on some families. Plus: Injunction on al-Quds rally in Toronto rejected, Lori Idlout's riding reacts to her crossing the floor, The women behind Oscar nominated film 'Sinners', and more.

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This is a CBC podcast. The oil market is tight, and the last thing you need in a tight market is to have more problems, and Canada is part of a solution in that regard. Mark Carney says Canada can help ease the world's energy worries. The Prime Minister pitching Canadian energy as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continues to disrupt the global oil supply. This is your world tonight. I'm Stephanie Skandaris. And as that war enters its third.

week, Donald Trump calls on U.S. allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran threatens American assets inside Gulf states. And Toronto's Al-Quds rally goes ahead, despite the provincial government's last-minute attempt to stop it with an injunction. U.S. President Donald Trump has put out a call. He's asking other countries to send their navies to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump, claims without evidence to have effectively defeated Iran, even as Iran maintains military dominance over the vital shipping route, and its military leaders continue to threaten American targets across the Middle East. Our chief correspondent, Adrian Arsino, reports from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

tonight. The start of week three in this war with Iran doesn't feel like it's ending imminently. It'll be as long as it's necessary. Necessary for what? That was a very. That was a U.S. President just before boarding Air Force One for Florida. What are the goals now for the United States and Israel, its partner in this war? Well, I think they might be a little different, I guess, different countries than we are. So unclear goals and new concerns. The U.S. Embassy now telling Americans in Iraq to leave immediately after the defense system at the embassy in Baghdad was hit. And there was a message today from Iran, specifically to Muslims in the UAE. And Iranian spokesman and military uniform at a podium asking Muslims to leave areas near ports, docks and what he called U.S. hideouts.

Indeed, the UAE port of Fujaira, one of the biggest oil storage facilities in the world, is now largely closed and ablaze after debris from an intercepted drone struck it today. Iran cannot win against the United States in a conventional war, but increasingly, this is not that. It is currently in control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping choke point, deciding who can and who cannot pass. Have a listen to a question posed by an Indian journalist to Iran's representative in that country. We are going to see, like, a free message for India? Of course, of so, yes. Our embassy tried to provide opportunity for some Indian ships across the Strait of Hormuz.

So how does that change? The United States now insisting other countries that use the strait must help open it and escort vessels. Which countries and how they do that aren't clear? Pictures released in the Pentagon overnight show a massive attack on military sites on Iran's Karsh Island, the most important part of Iran's oil industry because of a deep water port. Open the strait or the oil facilities on that island are next is the American threat. No one is blinking yet. Adrian Arsnoe, CBC News, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Lebanese health ministry says Israeli strikes there have killed more than 800 people since March 2nd, including 106 children and more than 30 health care workers. Israel's military issued another evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs on Saturday. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, Israel's war against Hezbollah has displaced more than 1 million people. The skyrocketing price of oil was top of mind during Mark Carney, visit to Norway, the Prime Minister met with his Norwegian counterpart in Oslo today, where they discussed Arctic security, support for Ukraine, and what role the two countries can play in easing an energy crisis. Murray Brewster reports from Oslo.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, meeting with the Canadian ski team at the Holman-Kolon Ski Festival, one of Norway's oldest and most prestigious cross-country and ski-jumping events. Skiers, rocketing down an icy hill in the in thick fog, a metaphor, perhaps, for the world economy in the grips of a war-induced oil crisis. From Canada's perspective, we are low-risk producers of oil. We are low-risk producers of natural gas. We're reliable. Carney went out of his way to deliver a calming message, even though the almost 24 million barrels of oil being released by Canada under this week's emergency measures is figuratively a drop in the bucket

compared with the need. The oil market is tight. That's the reality. And when you have a tight market, what you need in a tight market, the last thing you need in a tight market is to have more problems. And Canada is part of a solution in that regard. The International Energy Agency's 32 member states agreed this week to release 400 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

to make up for some of the supply from the Persian Gulf that's been blocked by the two-week-old war in the Middle East. The U.S. went its own way, temporarily easing sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, much to the dismay of other Western leaders, including Carney. Oil prices have surged with tankers being unable to sail through the Strait of Hormuz for fear of attacks by Iran. Norway is also a major offshore oil producer, but has not said whether it will up production to meet the IEA's call. We have been through a list of areas that Norway and Canada where we can deepen cooperation in connection with the Prime Minister's

visit. Norway's Prime Minister is Jonas Garn-Store. And I was really I'm so positively surprised to see in the really key areas of our times that we have so much we can do together, energy, artificial intelligence, digitalization of our economies, security. We made reference to that, critical minerals. So here, you know, the like-mindedness is really based on some key economic foundations. To that end, Carney met today with senior officials of Equinor ASA, a Norwegian multinational energy company that's apparently interested in helping

move along the massive Betonore development off Newfoundland. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Oslo. In Cuba, anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in the city of Marone. Video on social media shows a large fire outside the building while people throw rocks through windows. Local officials say five people have been arrested. Pressure is building on Cuba's government amid rolling blackouts

and shortages of food and fuel caused by a con. cutoff of Venezuelan oil imposed by the U.S. Still ahead, you may be up on the latest Oscar buzz ahead of tomorrow's ceremony, like Will Timothy Shalame's campaign fizzle as Michael B. Jordan's heats up. But you may not know about some of the women behind the scenes of Jordan's vampire hit, Sinners. We'll tell you who they are and how they are blazing new cinematic trails.

Coming up on your world tonight. An Ontario judge has dismissed Premier. Doug Ford's attempt to block an annual pro-Palestinian rally from being held in downtown Toronto. Al-Qudsday rallies started in Iran and are held around the world as a show of solidarity with Palestinians. Some Jewish groups say the events spread anti-Semitism amid recent attacks on synagogues. Philip Lyshenok reports. An illegal war of aggression has been launched against Iran. Across from the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto organizer Stephen Ellis,

as it was important that this year's Al-Cud's Day rally go on. So we agreed with Ontario Justice Robert Senta's ruling that a blanket injunction against the event would contravene the Constitution. The attempt for an injunction was a politically motivated attack on our rights. Ontario Premier Doug Ford disagreed with the judge's ruling, saying the rallies are a venue for anti-Semitism, hatred, intimidation, and the glorification of terrorism.

Jewish organizations agreed, linking such pro-Palestinian protests with recent attacks on synagogues and schools. The U.S. consulate was also shot at this week. Justice Senta ruled that there's insufficient evidence of criminality or an inability of police to maintain the peace without an injunction. Ellis says couldsday events have been held for about a decade. There's never been an arrest. There's never been a hate crime or hate speech prosecution coming out of this rally.

So it's been lies. separated by a line of police officers, counter-protesters, waived U.S. Israeli and pre-revolutionary Iranian flags. Salman Seema says he was held in an Iranian prison and is against the Kudsday rally. It's really disgusting that they are defending the Islamic regime as a number one sponsor of terrorism, and they are defending that regime. In Tehran and Baghdad, thousands marched in support of Palestinians

and they denounced the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Al-Quds Day was established by Iran in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution ended the rule of the Shah. It's held every year at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Nader Hashimi teaches Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. These Al-Quds Day demonstrations and protests are very marginal protests that really don't reflect the mainstream

of the global Palestinian solidarity struggle. In fact, very few Palestinians are actually involved. Hashimi says people who attend pro-Palestinian rallies are not motivated by hatred for Jewish people. And he says the rallies also celebrate the Iranian Revolution and the Islamic Republic. As citizens of a democracy, we're obligated to tolerate them

because that's the price we pay for living in a democracy. Police say they made at least two arrests at the protests and laid charges including assault. Philip Lishanak, CBC News, Toronto. Pakistan has seen a growing need for soup kitchens this Ramadan to help millions of people break their fast each day. But with the rising cost of food and a high unemployment rate, the organizations that run these soup kitchens say they need government support

to keep feeding people year round. Freelance reporter Hira Mustafa is in Islamabad. As the sun sets over Islamabad, the smell of food fills the air at one of the cities, Ramadan soup kitchens. Volunteers hand out plates of biryani and lentils to the waiting crowd. Families, young and old, rich and poor, all gather here to share a meal. For driver Mohammed Ashfak and many others, this is the only proper meal of the day.

He is one of millions struggling to make ends meet in a country where 45% of the population lives below the poverty line. Poor people, daily wage workers are sitting here, are sitting here, he says. The soup kitchen helps keep them fed. A charity called Calvani Mudabir has been running this soup kitchen for the past five years and the number of people coming for meals increases every year. General Secretary Abira Arif says

the kitchen now provides hot meals to more than 200 people every day. These people understand the value of a meal better than most of us, Arif says. They wait eagerly because many haven't eaten all day. In Pakistan, urban households are among the most vulnerable. With high unemployment and rising fruit prices, many families are going hungry. Pakistan ranks 106 out of 123 on the Global Hunger Index. And running a soup kitchen is harder during Ramadan, Arif says,

arranging and bringing the items for our daily service during fasting and then preparing the next day's meals after fasting hours is a significant challenge she says. Despite these challenges, organizations like Karwani Mudabar play a vital role in sustaining communities. And it's not just Islamabad's similar soup kitchens have sprung up across Pakistan's major cities reaching thousands more who rely on these meals every day. With Ramadan drawing to a close, there are increasing calls for the government

to support and maintain soup kitchens year-round. In a month where charity and generosity is celebrated, those who rely on these soup kitchens say these initiatives are more than just food, they are a lifeline. Hara Mustafa, for CBC News, Islamabad. The Federal Liberal Liberal, are inching towards a majority.

With the floor crossing of Nunavut MP, Lori Idlout, this week, Marcarni's government is two seats shy of controlling the House of Commons. While the Liberals are celebrating Idlout's defection from the NDP, there are mixed feelings in her riding. Manor Mubarak reports from Eccaluit. That's the sound of Lori Idlout being welcomed into the arms of the Liberal Party. She says the decision to make the jump from the NDP was difficult, but one that she had to make.

I need to listen to Nunavum Mute. I was starting to feel like I was betraying the wrong people and to betray them was feeling daunting. Akfed Mayor Joseph Ikatak Jr. says party affiliations are not a priority to Nunavumut. Generally, in Nunavut, we vote for the person, not the party. Still, Nunavut NDP supporter, Joanna Siakumalik, is disappointed, saying Idlau has been a fierce critic of the Liberal Party,

especially on issues like the Inuit Child First initiative. He worries the North will lose a fierce critic of the government. I think she will not be critical anymore with the government, and she will not be critical anymore with liberal policies. That it becomes a backbencher and be another vote for the governing body. Former Nunavut Cabinet Minister Manitouk Thompson agrees. She believes Nunavut's seat is more valuable as opposition. Or do we want it to be in opposition to ask questions and put the Inuit issues out?

That's something we really need to think about. Nunavut Premier John Main says the territorial government still supports the MP. As for Idlaut, she says that switching over to liberals will help make her voice stronger, as it's hard to be heard without official party status. The federal liberals are now just two seats away from a majority government. Mahnar Mabarak, CBC News, Ecaloit. In the face of immigration raids still happening in cities across the United States, some Mexicans in the U.S. are choosing to self-deport.

They're leaving the country voluntarily before they're arrested and deported. Freelance reporter Katie Silver now on the pressure that's putting on some families. When we first met, he came home because his parents were ailing. Lois Munoz is originally from New York, but for the past three months, she's been living in her husband Alfredo's family compound in Puebla, Mexico. It's a big change for Munoz, who's in her 50s, and a mother to four adult children. In the U.S., she was a waitress in a diner and lived a busy and full life. I was around people constantly, so I was always socializing. And tell me about your sense of purpose now? I feel like I have no sense of purpose. I try to keep myself in a routine as much as possible.

Lois and Alfredo packed up their lives in Middletown, New York, and sold everything because she was constantly fearful her husband, who is living undocumented and working in construction, would be arrested. I worried about him every time he left the house. He worked all over the New York area in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. And we were always hearing stories about, oh, they took selling. so. They took so and so. And I was always worried, worried, worried. The US government says a staggering 2.2 million people living illegally in the country have voluntarily left since last January when President Trump took office. It leaves their American partners in a tough position. They can either accompany them to a country where they may not speak their language and have few job prospects,

all live apart. Lois is one of a growing number of American women moving to Latin America. Such a phenomenon they're called the south of the border sisters. We decided, I think, two months before my lease was up. Heli Pulva is also trying to set her life up in Mexico City with her partner of three years, Oscar Rodriguez. It was very difficult at first because I had never left the United States. I've never even left the East Coast. Along with studying by distance,

Heli and Oscar say marriage and children are hopefully in their future here in Mexico. The challenge for many couples, though, is even if they're, married, under current US law, those who have lived in the US for over a year illegally, can't return for at least a decade after leaving. In Puebla, Alfredo Munoz says returning to the US isn't top of his agenda. To live, no. To go to visit or vacation? Yeah, I think I'd like to go. He says the first month was difficult, but he's optimistic about the life he'll build with Lois here in Mexico. Katie Silva for CBC News Mexico City. You're listening to Your World Tonight from CBC News.

And if you want to make sure you never miss one of our episodes, follow us on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcasts. Just find the follow button and lock us in. This is Oscars weekend, where the film industry celebrates. And some of this year's buzziest films are also long. One battle after another clocks in at two hours and 42 minutes. And if that feels just too long for you, maybe you'd like a micro drama, a trend that started in China. A couple minutes per episode made to watch on your phone,

and as Mac Degabris Lassa tells us, now leading to job opportunities for Canadian filmmakers. Careful, Adam. You keep looking at me like that. I might think you like what you see. The episodes are only about a minute or too long, and they're packed with everything from romance to revenge. This is your wife? The cliffhangers have some viewers hooked.

Will they, when they get together? Will this person find out this about the other person? What's going to happen next? Microdramas or verticals are made for mobile viewing. Each story is about an hour long, split into short episodes and available to watch on various apps like drama box and real shorts. The popularity of the format skyrocketed in China during the pandemic. Now it's going global.

Jennifer Cooper in the UK first became a fan. in 2024. This is basically a movie cut up into either one, one and a half minute episodes. And it's very cleverly done because you get the first sort of 70 episodes free and you get sucked in. Viewers who can't wait to watch more pay for episodes or weekly or monthly unlimited access. They can also unlock episodes by earning rewards watching ads. It's big business in China, reportedly beating the country's box office in 2024, making about 7 billion U.S.D. And outside of China, the microdrama industry is projected to make nearly 10 billion in revenue by 2030. Hollywood studios like Disney are already buying in. In Richmond Hill, Ontario, Samantha McAdam directs her first microdrama. The director who's worked on TV films and series for about a decade, says verticals are reaching a new audience.

I think with the younger generation, they're watching a lot of stuff on their phone, and so verticals are on the rise. Actor Evan Bassick, who is working with her, knows that firsthand. This is his 38th vertical in less than two years. They provide a lot more work than mainstream shows. And they're made with smaller budgets on much shorter timelines. But there are some questions around the quality of the work, the potential use of artificial intelligence and in most cases the lack of union involvement. Kate Ziegler is with the

Actors Union, Actra Toronto. We want everyone on those sets to be covered, not just with good wages, but also for health and safety. The union recently launched a Verticals Agreement pilot project to get at these issues. Meanwhile, fans are hoping the industry will work on other issues too. The biggest issue in my head this year is a lack of diversity. Still, Jennifer Cooper is reminding people it's an industry that's young and still learning, but it's one that appears to be a star on the rise. Magda Gepra Salasah, CBC News, Toronto. Sinners could be the big winner at Sunday's Academy Award ceremony.

It's up for 16 Oscars, including Ryan Coogler for Best Director and Michael B. Jordan for Best Actor. But the Southern Vampire Horror Movie couldn't have been made without the efforts of several women working behind the scenes. Christine Pagelion tells us how they're paving the way for a new generation of filmmakers. It's that scene from Sinners, where Ryan Coogler's horror film about Mississippi in the 1930s breaks into a celebration of black culture and music across time and space. And behind the meticulously crafted costumes is Ruth E. Carter.

For her work on sinners, she's got her fifth Academy Award nomination, now the most nominated Black woman in Oscar's history. These are the breakthroughs that are required to open the industry up to all of us, all of us people of color who are passionate about being authentic and telling our stories. And she's not the only trailblazing woman nominated. nominated for sinners. Autumn Derald Arkapaw is the first racialized woman nominated for best cinematography and only the fourth woman overall. This nod means a lot to Vancouver-based camera assistant Lauren Yim. When I first started working in film in 2021, I didn't really see a lot of other

bipoc female camera assistants like me. And now I see a lot in the younger generation. And that makes me really happy. Producer Director Thaya Liu says she's also optimistic because the next generation of filmmakers understands the importance of holding the door open for others. We sort of need to barge our way in and then hold it open for everybody else. Durald Arkapah herself benefited from an open door. Cinematographer Rachel Morrison recommended her to director Ryan Coogler for the Marvel Blockbuster Black Panther, Wakanda Forever. They went on to collaborate again on sinners. You know, ghosts, demons, just power. Hannah Beechler is another standout among Coogler's Sinner's crew,

earning her second nod for best production design, where four of the five nominees in the category are women. It is so amazing. But since the Oscars began, nearly nine and ten nominees in that category have been men. Production designer Cheryl Marion says that all the women nominated this year had someone who believed in them and gave them a chance. It's important to when you have that position of power to be a hero. A sentiment, Ruth E. Carter lives by every day as she mentors the next generation.

I was a torchbearer that I was lighting away for all of us to come into an industry that was not created for us. Christine Pagulayon, CBC News, Toronto. Back in 2008, Florence and the machine said to run fast for your mother. In 2006, you might instead run fast for your butter. Well, you can carry it with you, actually, as part of a new trend. People are mixing heavy cream and salt into double-bagged zip locks, throwing it into their running vests and going for a long jog. The end result?

Runner butter, as it's known. online. You may have questions. You may be asking yourself, why? The real question is, why not? So says Libby Cope, an outdoorsy content creator from Oregon, who seems to have started this, and whose viral Instagram video has around 10 million views. She says you need to run for about an hour to jostle the cream enough that it churns itself into butter. You also need a mild, outbursts. door temperature. As Calgary's, Johnny R. not found when he tried to run in the snow. Didn't really work, but a lot of people suggested it might be because it was cold.

So he solved his problem in the most Canadian way. Instead of butter, he decided to try making maple ice cream. This one's definitely heavier with the ice. And by kilometer four? Oh my God. Yes, I did bring a spoon. Dang, that tastes so good. This was a massive success. If you want to try to churn and burn yourself, there's a whole article about this on CBCNews.ca. And here is some music to keep you inspired.

BTS with butter on your world tonight. I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Good night. slash podcasts.