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Canada has tried to align with the U.S. on this. They're saying we don't have enough action and enforcement. So I think we can quite easily address their concerns um and push back on this ten percent.

Just weeks from the formal review of the Kuzma Trade Agreement, Canada is facing a new round of tariffs from the White House. And this time U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada is not doing enough to stop forced labor. I'm Martina Fitzgerald. This is Wednesday, June 3rd, coming up on 6 p.m. Eastern. Also on the podcast.

This is not the time to raise the cost for Canadians when the CRTC takes decisions as they did last summer with respect to telecom and telecom sharing on broadband, which helped to lower costs for Canadians.

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Headed for review. Facing intense pressure from the U.S. and big streaming services, the Prime Minister tells the CRTC to take a second look at a fee hike on U.S. streaming giants.

Fresh off what were described as constructive Kuzma review talks between Canada and the United States, the US is pitching a curveball with a new ten percent tariff. It's over alleged failures by Ottawa to enforce bans on products made with forced labor. As Tom Perry reports, the move is raising questions over whether this is about protecting human rights or about Donald Trump's court defeated tariff.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney facing questions on the latest tariff threats out of Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump eyeing a new ten percent levy against dozens of countries, including Canada, alleging they haven't done enough to keep goods made with forced labor out of their supply chain.

Uh tariffs uh this is not a surprise. It's something that um the US has been uh planning for a few months.

Carney playing down the potential impact, pointing out these proposed tariffs would not apply to goods covered by Cuzma, the trade deal between Canada, the US, and Mexico, leaving nearly ninety percent of Canadian exports exempt.

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the best trade deal of any of the US trade uh counterparts.

Carney says Canada takes the issue of forced labor seriously, though some see the real motivation here as the Trump administration trying to regain control of its protectionist agenda. The US Supreme Court struck down much of Trump's trade regime in February, including emergency tariffs imposed on Canada over false claims it was allowing vast quantities of fentanyl into the U.S.

So it keeps the regime as it is right now when it when the exchange because the one twenty-two's expire. They had only 150 days of application. They knew they needed to do this. They did an investigation.

Blay says Canadian negotiators will keep working with the US, though that presents its own set of challenges. This week, as US and Canadian officials were about to meet, Donald Trump posted a message on social media reviving his rhetoric about Canada becoming America's fifty first state. That message was reposted by Trump's ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, who was on the defensive today.

If actually you had a media that did its job, you would find out that as the president's representative to Canada, I present the president's views.

Right now the US apparently views Canada as one of many countries that's soft on forced labor. Just one of the many trade irritants Canadian negotiators will need to navigate as they try to renew CUSMA and satisfy a U.S. administration whose demands keep changing. Tom Perry, CBC News.

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The Prime Minister is defending Canada's approach to forced labor while also pledging to do more. She and Desjardin looks at what Canada is doing to keep forced labor products out of the supply chain.

Canada has a very strong uh legislative regime against forced labor in supply chains.

says Prime Minister Mark Carney, but it's not strong enough, according to the Trump administration's latest tariff threat for dozens of countries, including Canada, claiming they have forced labor in their supply chains.

We don't want any element of forced labor uh coming in goods and services and we want to use our our influence um to eliminate uh this practice of forced labor and child labor.

The response, though, not outright denial. Instead, the Prime Minister is vowing to crack down by strengthening what's already in place.

Since we support the overall objective, we have the objective and we're working towards making it more effective.

Canada's law prohibiting imports of goods produced by forced labor was originally created in twenty twenty, as required by Kuzma. But without enforcement, it's no use, according to John McKay, who helped pass a private member's bill in 2023 to increase transparency by requiring companies to report possible forced or child labor.

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Let's be clear about this. This is just simply an attempt to gain leverage. Um, having said that, Canada could have a better story to tell than it does because of uh legislation that we were fortunate enough to get through.

One committee tasked with filing an annual report about forced labor recently claimed it has not been made aware of, nor does it possess any information indicating that forced labor has occurred. But some experts aren't so sure that's the case.

We don't capture all the goods made out of forced labour that we should.

Wolfgang Alschner is an international trade professor at the University of Ottawa.

It's very difficult if you have a shipment say of uh of t shirts to know whether those t shirts were made of force later.

Others, like Jesse Goldman with Osler Law, are pointing to the approach used by the U.S. And Aaron O'Toole, the former conservative politician, believes Canada can get there.

They're saying we don't have enough action in enforcement. So I think we can quite easily address their concerns and push back on this ten percent tariff.

Still McCain maintains Canada's legislation is sound. This might just be the push this country needs.

You can have world class legislation and if it's not enforced then all it is is a piece of paper.

I would have hoped

that we would do something on our own. But Trump has put it into uh the

Mix them.

But if that's what it takes, he's all for it. Chien Desjardins, CBC News, Toronto.

The federal government is asking Canada's radio and TV regulator to review a recent decision. Late last month, the CRTC announced hikes on fees that US streaming giants have to pay into Canadian content. But as Rafi Bujikanian reports, streaming companies and politicians south of the border have been slamming the move.

Is that another concession to the US?

Prime Minister Mark Carney facing journalists on Parliament Hill saying the only concession is the concerns about Canadians' pocketbook.

It is another step to uh reinforce affordability.

But the government's decision ordering a review of a planned fee hike for US streaming giants like Netflix and Disney Plus to pay into Canadian content. comes just a day after Carney sent this Canada US relations minister to DC for trade talks and Just two weeks ago, Canada's radio and television regulator, the CRTC, said it would be asking those companies to triple their five percent contribution. The companies are already challenging that initial fee in court.

This is not the time to uh make Canadians.

The government stated concern is the streamers would pass down the increased costs and subscriber fees. Though Carney's identity minister, Mark Miller, says he's well aware the Americans called this policy an issue.

trade commissioner in the US had put a number of items on the list, including this one, as potential irritants.

It was always trade related risk.

Michael Geist says the federal government ignored multiple warnings. He's an industry observer and law professor at the University of Ottawa.

It was always pretty clear that the

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This po these policies would at the end of the day be footed by consumers.

At the root of the hikes, the Online Streaming Act, legislation Liberals passed under the previous Trudeau government to make streaming giants pay what they called a fair share into the creation of Canadian content.

Williams. Heated rivalry.

Law has its defenders, like the creators of the globally popular heated rivalry show on Crave, which just cleaned up at the Canadian Screen Award. Or Bloc Quebec leader Yves Francois Blanchet, he says Quebec creators will be particularly hurt by Ottawa ordering a review from the CRTC.

On those companies which have an ego which is as big at their as their bank accounts and are more rich than most of the countries in the world, there will be no end.

But the official opposition says the government must get rid of the legislation altogether. Rachel Thomas is the Conservatives' heritage critic.

the liberals still have a massive regulatory burden that they've chosen to put in place.

The government also announced it will pay an additional six hundred million dollars in public funds into Canadian content every year. Meanwhile, the CRTC says it's waiting for policy direction from Ottawa before it goes back to the drawing board. Rafi Budzikani on CBC News Ottawa.

Alberta's premier is in Quebec, meeting with her counterpart, Premier Christine Fourchette.

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Danielle Smith says she's on a mission to strengthen economic and trade relationships between the two provinces and discuss a possible east-west energy corridor. Smith's visit comes at a fragile time for national unity, with secessionist rumblings in both Alberta and Quebec. She insists the two have much in common.

We both dealt with an Ottawa that has refused to listen to our needs and ignored the constitutional rights of our provinces. I'm here to reinforce the Alberta Quebec relationship to ensure our governments, our economies And our peoples are building strong autonomous provinces within a united Canada.

Smith says she has asked the Prime Minister to work together to address Alberta's separatist sentiment.

Coming right up, the UK is in an uproar and putting pressure on the highest levels of government and policing. after body cam video shows officers taking the word of a killer and handcuffing a dying victim. And a major shakeup at one of the most decorated shows in broadcast journalism. Correspondent Scott Pelley is fired from sixty minutes after a heated exchange with top bosses at CBS. Later, we'll have this story.

The 2026 World Cup will also be a technology flex. From reffing decisions and performance analysis to the way matches are delivered to fans. We look at what's new this tournament, including the role of AI.

And this innovation puts the tracker at the side of the ball. It increases the accuracy of the data that's collected. It also means that the data can be immediately live streamed to the side of the

pitch. I'm Tanya Fletcher in Vancouver. I'll take you inside a FIFA museum displaying the highest level technology to be used at the highest level of the beautiful game. That's later on your world tonight.

Newly released body cam footage is fueling outrage in the UK. It shows police handcuffing an eighteen year old as he lay dying from stab wounds after he was attacked by a stranger. The video has sparked violent protests and reignited tensions over race and policing. Chris Brown has more from London.

Henry Novak's family explicitly pleaded that his murder not be used to stoke hatred in the United Kingdom. But key figures from the country's far right, including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, appear determined to trigger another incendiary battle over race regardless.

We're living under two tier policing.

An eighteen year old university student was stabbed to death in December of last year by a man he randomly passed walking home. Swollen island Vikram Digwa a sik lied and told police Novak racially abused and assaulted him. As the body cam video revealed when it was released this week. Police didn't believe a bleeding Novak was hurt when they handcuffed him before he died. You've been stabbed, whereabouts?

The instructions that are given to police officers. From police bosses are clear and written down in ink. It says you must treat different ethnic groups in different ways.

In fact, the guidance given to police doesn't say that at all, says human rights lawyer Matthew Ryder.

It's saying don't be so clumsy as to take a universal approach to every situation you come across.

The opposition can be better. For a change, Britain's Labour government and the Conservative opposition appear united in not wanting to add fuel to reform's fire. Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged patience so independent investigators can examine the police conduct.

We must not allow this tragedy. by anyone who seeks to divide us.

Anti racism researcher Aaron Winter of Lancaster University says those pushing the grievance narrative don't care about victims only mobilizing angry voters.

It's been central to sort of to Brexit, to the anti-migrant politics, to the so-called white working class left behind politics.

It's also helping Reform UK rise in the polls and dictate the agenda in British politics. Chris Brown, CBC News, London.

One of the most trusted names in American TV journalism has been fired. Scott Pelley, one of the correspondents for sixty minutes, has been dismissed after a huge blow up with managers and leaders at CBS News. It's part of a larger point of tension in the US between Donald Trump and the media. Katie Simpson has more from Washington.

For nearly sixty years, the TV show Sixty Minutes has drawn huge audiences, growing into the flagship program for CBS News. But now what's happening behind the scenes has become the news.

I'm Scott Pelley. Those stories and more tonight on Sixty Minutes.

Scott Pelley, a well respected senior correspondent for sixty minutes, was fired, becoming the third on air journalist from the show to be dismissed within a week. He and others are accusing the new leaders at CBS News and its parent company, Paramount.

Believes that sixty minutes is being blown up by Paramount in order to quote apparently curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration. So Pelley is suggesting this is political.

Kelly was fired after an explosive staff meeting where he accused the head of CBS News, Barry Weiss, of trying to kill 60 Minutes. and made disparaging comments about Weiss and the show's new executive producer. In a statement he later said CBS management had instructed him to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story.

I think for a lot of people this is the the canary in the coal mine for press freedom, accountability journalism, democracy.

Alan Thompson leads the journalism program at Carlton University in Ottawa, and part of what troubles him is that this appears to be part of a larger pattern. Paramount has been involved in several controversial moves that have pleased President Donald Trump at a time when the company needed the Trump administration to approve an eight billion dollar merger.

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context of the whole political culture that Trump has created. It's very worrisome.

Weiss and others have argued that change at CBS News is necessary and that legacy media outlets are struggling in digital spaces, and all of this is part of a major culture shift. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

Police in Alberta have seized more than half a million photos and videos showing child sexual exploitation. All were seized from one home. The province's Internet Child Exploitations Unit says this is one of the largest collections they've ever encountered. In the past year, members have recovered about six hundred thousand images and videos, so a single cash of five hundred thousand almost doubles the total. A thirty five year old man from Okotoks is facing charges.

this outbreak is a crisis on top of multiple other crises.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has weathered many Ebola outbreaks, but this one is especially challenging.

This virus is very rare. It's only the third outbreak caused by this virus.

What is it?

Thank you.

That means a lack of tools and vaccines to protect health workers trying to track the disease. Add to that the threat from multiple armed conflicts plaguing the epicenter of the outbreak. Dr. Menangji Mangundu is with Oxfam.

We have attacks that are done by uh certain militia or armed groups around those areas. So the system is broken down.

To slow the spread, healthcare workers need stuff: gowns, gloves, diagnostic equipment, the kind of supplies and support Western countries helped fund in the past. But that's dropped dramatically, in particular as the Trump administration has pulled back on international support. including closing the doors of the US Agency for International Development. In 2024, US funding to the DRC was at$1.4 billion. This year it's down to$146 million.

When it comes to support with the logistic materials needed on the ground,

It's so slow

Canadian doctor Rob Fowler has been on the front lines of multiple Ebola outbreaks. He's seen the difference simple medical interventions can make, bringing the mortality rate from eighty percent down to forty. He says the shift in funding is actually increasing the danger of the

As countries back away from providing that aid to different parts of the world, then you're going to put the rest of the world and therefore everyone at risk of having an outbreak that spreads undetected.

But at a World Health Organization press update today, some good news. As resources begin to surge into the area, the number of suspected cases are dropping, according to the Director General, Tedros Arhanam Gabriel.

The number of suspected cases has now been reduced to one hundred w sixteen from over one thousand last

A much needed injection of hope as the battle continues.

The war between the US, Israel, and Iran spilled into the Gulf region again today. Iran attacked sites in Kuwait, damaging the main airport and killing one person. Local officials say more than sixty others were wounded. Iran suggested the attacks were self-defense, saying it would strike any site the US is using to violate the ceasefire. There have been conflicting messages from Tehran and Washington about how or even if ceasefire talks are ongoing.

Canada's outgoing Governor General says it was the honor of a lifetime to serve in the post for the past five years. Prime Minister Mark Carney praised Mary Simon's efforts to protect indigenous peoples across the country and further reconciliation.

Your legacy It will be long, it will be deep, and it will endure not only in your accomplishments and your service, but also in how you serve. with determination. with compassion and with grace.

Simon's successor, retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbor, met with King Charles at Buckingham Palace today ahead of her swearing in. Arbor will take the post in a formal ceremony on Monday.

The connected ball technology tracks the spin, the speed, the point of contact of the ball.

All Vancouver's science world has been transformed into a giant soccer ball on the outside and a FIFA museum on the inside. Fiona Cole Hamilton explains how innovation has changed the sport, none more so than for the twenty twenty-six World Cup.

Previously the technology was suspended within the center of the ball. And this innovation puts the tracker at the side of the ball. So those kind of last-minute decisions or those really tight calls that need to be made can be informed by the data that's coming from that ball.

Make no mistake, this tournament will be different, says Johannes Holzmueller, FIFA's director of innovation, including, he says, the use of advanced semi automated off site technology.

Now for this World Cup, we will send the information for clear offsites directly to the match officials on the pitch. So that means instantly the assistant referees can flag for positional offsites.

The average offside call at the last World Cup in Qatar took thirty-five seconds. It's hoped this will help speed up those calls in real time. And all twelve hundred plus players will be put through a three D body scan, their exact dimensions, then entered into a data system.

This is helpful, very helpful for officiating, but at the end also helpful for football fans, since we can also improve the three D replays.

FIFA is also using artificial intelligence to help teams with analysis. Before officials would hand out post match data in fifty to sixty pages for teams to pour over. This time all teams will have access to a new AI system. Coaching staff will be able to simulate tactics, generate 3D graphics, and get specific information using millions of data points, all within seconds.

Not every participating team probably can afford a huge team of match analysts. So we believe by providing all teams with the same access to such latest technology, we hope we can also democratize the use and the access and the benefits.

Also new this tournament, an improved referee body camera. In previous testing, the footage was choppy when the ref was in motion. But Lenovo, which is behind the technology, found a better way to stabilize the video. Chief Information Officer Art Who.

And so each frame we were able to break down the football characteristics and look at what is in the field.

All of the World Cup data will be stored at the tournament's International Broadcast Center in Dallas, Texas. Tanya Fletcher, CBC News, Vancouver.

And finally tonight,

Millions of people watched around the world as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened its massive doors in 2024, five years after a devastating fire. Now with summer tourists flocking to gaze at the rebuilt cathedral. Archaeologists nearby are making amazing discoveries below.

Les premiers vestiges archéologiques apparaissent à 50 cm sous le parvis actuel.

We started discovering things at just fifty centimeters depth, and now we are at four meters, says lead archaeologist Camille Colonna. New finds include parts of several medieval homes.

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Valerie Breulou says their most incredible discoveries are shards of painted ceramics with mysterious inscriptions. They've also uncovered much older objects like fourth century Roman coins. Not bad for a project that only took shape after the city started digging to put in some trees, hoping to shade tourists waiting to step inside Notre Dame.

An old cathedral restored for future generations and just by chance, opening a new door to the past. Thanks for being with us. This has been your world tonight for Wednesday, June third. I'm Martina Fitzgerald. Good night.

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