The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/07 at 09:00 EDT

The ocean is vast, beautiful, and lawless. I'm Ian Urbina back with an all new season of The Outlaw Ocean. The stories we bring you this season are literally life or death. We look into the shocking prevalence of forced labor, mine boggling overfishing, migrants hunted and captured. The Outlaw Ocean takes you where others won't. Available on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. We begin with the wildfires

burning across the country. Firefighters in Western Canada are bracing for a challenging weekend. With strong winds and warm temperatures, it could make their jobs even more difficult. Residents of Snow Lake, Manitoba have until noon today to leave. So far, more than 18,000 people have been forced from their homes in that province. Meanwhile, northeastern B.C. flames have crossed into Alberta, prompting an evacuation order in Grand Prairie. CBC's Linda Ward has the details. So an emergency alert went out just about nine o'clock local time last night as the

Qiscatenaw River fire in British Columbia reached over that border into Alberta. Already we knew that there were 53 properties on evacuation order there, mainly rural agricultural land. Now they've widened that order south along the BC border. We've reached out to find out just how many properties are actually affected by this new widened evacuation order. But residents there have been told evacuate immediately. Others are on alert as well and they've been told if they get notice, it's going to be 30 minutes to get out. The county's fire chief saying they're using fire equipment, sprinklers, night vision helicopters. They believe they're going to be able to minimize the impact, but they're urging residents in the evacuation zone to leave for their safety and the safety of first responders as well there.

The wind is the culprit here, gusts of up to 75 kilometres per hour. That's the CBC's Linda Ward. And air quality alerts are in effect across much of Canada 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. Environment Canada suggests residents should consider limiting time outdoors and be mindful of smoke exposure symptoms. 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, Ehor Terehov, 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 aborted 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 US President Donald Trump slapped heavy tariffs on Canadian goods and energy. While it was a devastating finish 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 Marshand scoring on a breakaway in double overtime, his second goal against Edmonton. The final score? 5-4. Florida's win has evened up the series, and Game 3 goes down Monday night in Florida. And that is all for The World Is Our. Remember, you can listen to us anytime, anywhere. You get your podcasts updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.