The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/29 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/29 at 07:00 EDT

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burning out of control, the Prairie provinces are at this point at the forefront of the Canadian wildfire season. In northern Saskatchewan, there are 19 active blazes with more than 10 communities evacuated. That includes Palikin Narrows, which has a population of roughly 4,000. Meanwhile in neighboring Manitoba, 22 fires are burning and a province-wide state of emergency has been declared. Josh Crabb has the latest now from Winnipeg. Firefighters forced away from the flames.

A wildfire has spread from Saskatchewan within two kilometers of the northern Manitoba city of Flynn Flawn. More than 5,000 people who live there were ordered to leave before midnight. It's one of 22 active fires in Manitoba. A province-wide state of emergency has been declared to help with the evacuation of multiple communities and First Nations. All told, we're looking at about 17,000 people in northern communities that are being evacuated. Premier Wab Kinew says Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered federal support.

Manitoba asked for help from the Canadian Armed Forces, moving people from remote places where highway and airport access has been cut off. The province is working with officials in Winnipeg to make room for evacuees in community centres and recreational facilities. With hot temperatures and no rain in the forecast, there is little relief in sight for crews on the front lines. Josh Crabb, CBC News, Winnipeg. And at the same time, heat warnings are in effect for most of Alberta today. Temperatures are expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius, including in northern areas of the province where fire crews are working to control multiple out-of-control wildfires. A U.S. federal court has handed President Donald Trump a big setback.

It is blocking most of the Trump administration's tariff campaign, ruling that the White House has overstepped its authority in bringing in its so-called Liberation Day trade measures. Trump officials say they will appeal the ruling, with the White House saying, quote, it's not up to unelected judges to decide how to properly address a national emergency. But at least for now, most of the tariffs are on hold. The UN World Food Program says conditions in Gaza are alarming and deteriorating. There are reports two more people as well have died of gunshot wounds after crowds of people stormed a warehouse

storing humanitarian aid. Hannah Cunningham has more. Chaos outside the World Food Program's Agha Fary warehouse Wednesday. Thousands of people showed up desperate for food after a three-month Israeli blockade. The entrance to the warehouse was breached, people seen carrying away bags of flour. Half a million people are now facing starvation. Martin Griffiths is a former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.

You need to flood the strip with aid. Under international pressure, Israel has allowed a limited amount of relief to be delivered in Gaza via the UN or the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. In southern Gaza, people have been returning to the group's newly established food distribution centre in Rafah. There were chaotic scenes there Tuesday when large crowds gathered. The Israeli military says its soldiers did not fire at civilians. Gaza health officials say at least one person was killed and 48 injured.

Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. The Edmonton Oilers can advance to the Stanley Cup final tonight with a win over the Dallas Stars. Game five of their Eastern Conference series is set for Dallas with the Oilers leading that best of seven, three games to one. If Edmonton wins, they move on to face the Florida Panthers. The Panthers advance to the cup final with a 5-3 victory and 4-1 series win last night over Carolina. For the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers, it's the third straight year they've made

it to the final. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.