The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: June 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/06/15 at 17:00 EDT

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Find an agent today at Desjardins.com slash business coverage. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Israel and Iran are exchanging missile attacks for a third straight day. That's the sound of an Iranian missile detonating in Haifa, Israel. It's not clear if there are casualties in this incident, but at least 10 Israelis were killed and dozens more were injured in earlier attacks today, at least seven in the community of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv. While in Tehran, explosions were heard again today. The Washington-based group, Human Rights Activists, says at least

406 people have been killed in Iran since the conflict began last Thursday. Neither side is showing a willingness to ramp down the violence. World leaders are heading to Cananaskis, Alberta for this week's G7 summit, a gathering that's being held against the backdrop of U.S. President Trump's tariffs on Canada and other nations. He says the summit is an opportunity for nations affected by Trump's ever-changing levies to discuss a new way forward. This is U.S. and Canada Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. So if you think about how the economy has become fragmented or vulnerable to particular

challenges including from the United States, other G7 partners have not been immune either from some of the trade actions of the Americans. I think the G7 is an opportunity for those countries to discuss with one another, a way perhaps to put the global economy on a more reliable footing. LeBlanc says the meetings will continue Canada's efforts to diversify economic relationships beyond traditional partners. While the power is back on in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba and hundreds of evacuees have returned home. They were forced to flee two weeks ago when wildfires threatened the town. Laurie Forbes is the emergency coordinator. I think everyone is very fortunate up in Cranberry Portage. There is no structural damage. So

they're going home to a community that's ready to receive them, get them lawn mowed, get some gardens put in and carry on with everyday life. Forbes says municipal services are running again, including the local dump, which will likely be in heavy use as residents empty spoiled food from their refrigerators. Sheridan, Herb Lake Landing and Snow Lake also welcomed residents home this weekend. However, the nearby city of Flynn Flawn remains under a mandatory evacuation order. At least six people are dead after a bridge collapse, plunging tourists into a river in western India.

Dozens more were swept away. Eyewitnesses report a large group of tourists who were on the bridge when it collapsed. Dozens of people were rescued from the rushing river, but many are still missing. Local authorities say rescue operations are still underway. Thousands of people took to the streets of cities in southern Europe today to demonstrate against tourism. They say too many homes and apartments are being turned into short-term rentals and the influx of people is overwhelming the environment and diluting local culture. Dominic Vlaidis has the story.

Protests got underway in Barcelona with a bang. Smoke bombs were thrown. Water pistols were fired at shop windows. This is just the latest protest against over-tourism, which demonstrators like Vania Arana say is raising living costs. It affects our housing, she says, because more and more we're being pushed out of our apartments so they can be turned into tourist rentals. Barcelona drew 26 million tourists last year alone. That number is expected to rise even

further. Officials here have already pledged to phase out apartment rentals to tourists to make the city more liveable for its residents. But people want more to be done and quicker. There were similar protests in other parts of Spain, including Málaga, Mallorca and Ibiza. And further afield too, with demos taking place in Italy and Portugal. Dominic Vellayes for CBC News, Riga Latvia. Many children in Canada count on breakfast programs

to ensure they have at least one solid meal a day. And a food bank in Ottawa is trying to help that situation. A summer food drive raised more than 40,000 kilograms of food and it's going to distribute it to kids in need. And that's all for the World This Hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips.