The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 07:00 EDT

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That's the exact amount of knowledge you need for this show. Stay vaguely informed while in good company. With me. Listen to Because News, available wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. We begin with the growing wildfires ravaging the Western provinces. BC flames have crossed the border into Alberta, prompting an evacuation order. Residents of Grand Prairie are being told to leave and to bring documents, medications and medical devices and to be prepared to be away from home for seven days.

There are 28 wildfires burning in Manitoba right now, many of them out of control. Strong winds and warm temperatures are helping the fires spread. So far more than eighteen thousand people have been forced from their homes and on Friday the town of Snow Lake was added to the evacuation list. Caroline Bargout reports. Firefighters spray water on trees and wooded areas surrounding the town of Snow Lake. Officials here declared a local state of emergency on Friday, forcing 1,100 people from their home.

It's been horrible. This is the fourth time Linda Smith and Tom Allen have had to evacuate. Ten days ago, the fires forced them to leave their home in Flynn Flawn. They went to Baker's Narrows, then were told to evacuate. They slept in a tent for a few nights at Wacusco Falls and had to leave again. A park ranger they met said he would clean out his camper and they could stay in his backyard in Snow Lake. Now they have to move once again.

I don't even know what to do. No income, nothing? I don't know how to feel about it. Nelson and Cheryl Linklater packed a bag for each of their three kids and boarded a bus to Winnipeg. What if we come home to nothing? There is rain in the forecast, but officials don't know if it'll be enough to slow the fires down. Caroline Bargoud, CBC News, Snow Lake, Manitoba. And air quality alerts are in effect across much of the country as prairie wildfires send smoke eastward,

blanketing southern Ontario and Quebec. Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are recording some of the worst air quality ratings in the world. At least three people are dead and another 21 injured in an overnight attack on Ukraine's second largest city. The intensity of Moscow's attacks in recent days is diminishing any hope of an imminent ceasefire. Anna Cunningham has more from London. Emergency workers in Kharkiv early this morning rescuing the injured. The work is difficult. The injured are in pain. This attack happened quickly, over about an hour and a half. Kharkiv's mayor, Egor Terekhov, says it was horrible.

48 drones, four guided bombs and two missiles hit, he says. This is the second consecutive night of heavy Russian attacks. If I think Russia will not be making a deal or stopping the bloodshed. US President Donald Trump abhorred Air Force One Friday says he's still considering sanctions. Yeah, use it if it's necessary. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging his Western allies to maximize pressure on Russia, believing it is now the only way peace can be achieved. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London.

Alberta is buying American alcohol and gambling machines again. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nalley says the move is a goodwill signal. He calls it a renewed commitment to open and fair trade with the United States. Last March, Alberta Premier Daniel Smith announced the province would no longer buy U.S. alcohol and video lottery terminals and that it would put signing contracts with American companies on hold. That came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped heavy tariffs on Canadian goods and energy. While it was a devastating end for Canadian hockey fans last night,

game two of the Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton and a result that suggests it's going to be a tough battle if the Oilers hope to hoist the Cup. Florida's Brad Marchand scoring on a breakaway in double overtime for the Panthers, his second goal against Edmonton. Final score 5-4. Florida's win has evened up the series at a game apiece. Game 3 goes down Monday night in Florida. And that's all for the World This Hour. Thanks for listening. I'm Gina Louise Phillips.