The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 14:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Peter Dock. The president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business calls a vote by unionized postal workers extremely disappointing. 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers voted to reject the latest contract offer from Canada Post last night. CFIB President Dan Kelly says this makes a tough situation even worse for small businesses. How much more uncertainty can small businesses take? We have no direction with respect to where US tariffs are going to go, businesses trying to figure that out,

and we have a major system of delivery now that is subject to a strike or lockout at any second. This is adding massive uncertainties to an uncertain world, the last thing Canada needs. Cup W wants to return to negotiating while Canada Post says it's considering its next steps. Heat warnings have been issued for northern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Many communities can expect to see daytime highs of 30 degrees with temperatures set to ease by Monday. People are being advised to stay hydrated, watch for signs of heat exhaustion, and plan outdoor activities for cooler times of day. Israel's government is facing growing calls to end the war in Gaza. As famine spreads among the Palestinian population, critics say Israel is not doing enough to

save civilian lives. As CBC's Susan Ormiston reports, Hamas is also being accused of using hunger as a weapon. Bring them home! Strong reaction this morning from families of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas after a stark new video released last night. The Israeli government must be stopped! The Hamas video shows Evietar David, thin, frail in what appears to be a tunnel, allegedly marking off the days he ate and the days he didn't on a wall. Hamas accuses Israel of starving Gazans and the hostages alike. But some former hostages say Hamas is the one starving its people, that their captors never went without food. Hunger has become a bargaining chip, with Hamas doubling down on international horror

at the signs of severe malnutrition and escalating food crisis inside Gaza. The families now urge Israel to negotiate a full release of all hostages. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Jerusalem. Hungarian police have questioned Budapest's mayor as a suspect after last month's Pride march in the city. They're suggesting he helped organise the event, which had been banned by the country's far-right parliament. Dominic Velaitis has more. Budapest's mayor, Ghegeli Karaksoni, had a message for his supporters as he turned up for questioning at a city police station.

Neither freedom nor love, he says, can be banned in Budapest. Despite the threat of fines, a record 200,000 people turned out for last month's Pride March in Budapest. The government of Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Orban passed the law earlier this year banning the event. If convicted, Karasony could be jailed for organising and encouraging participation in a banned march. But following his police interview, he told supporters he refused to answer their questions and even filed a complaint regarding the accusation. The legal situation, he said, was clear. The city's Pride March did not need to be authorized and therefore could not have been banned.

Dominic Velaitis for CBC News, London. Meanwhile, Caribbean gay rights activists are celebrating a landmark court ruling in Saint Lucia. The court struck down colonial-era legislation that criminalized gay sexual relations and imposed up to 10-year sentences on those found guilty. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court issued the decision in the case brought forward on behalf of a gay couple. And that is your World This Hour. Remember you can listen to our podcast anytime. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.