The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 19:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Peter Dock. News that the union representing postal workers has rejected Canada Post's final contract offer has left many scratching their heads about what will happen next. Postal delivery is expected to continue for the time being. At the heart of the dispute is the long-term future of this country's mail service. CBC's Sarah Law reports.

Small businesses are one of the last reliable and profitable customers for the corporation and they're leaving in droves. Dan Kelly is president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The organization says the union's vote is bad news for everyone and if there's another postal strike, two out of three businesses may stop using the Crown Corporation forever. Marvin Ryder predicts Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will seek binding arbitration through a neutral third party. Jim Galant, a negotiator with the union, says arbitration is not the desired outcome. He says all parties agree that the best deals are reached at the table.

Give this to a third party, after all these other things that have happened, it's just going to be another big mess. Canada Post reported $841 million in losses before taxes last year. It says letter mail has declined by 60% over the last two decades. Sarah Law, CBC News, Thunder Bay, Ontario. In Tel Aviv, protesters gathered as they do each weekend demanding Hamas release its hostages in Gaza. The families say their fears are growing as conditions in Gaza get worse and worse. Hamas released a hostage video recently showing an emaciated Israeli man.

Ilay David's brother is among the hostages still held. Ilay David, Israeli Hostage Director, Elie David's Brother Watching helplessly as my younger brother, Evyatar David, and his fellow hostage, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, slip away, they are on the absolute brink of death. In the current unimaginable condition, they may have only days left to live. Supporters say time is running out to bring loved ones home. A man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters in the Montreal area. Montreal police say the 44 year old suspect has mental health issues and was possibly in crisis.

No one was injured inside the building, but the suspect suffered minor injuries. Transportation Safety Board investigators are trying to determine what caused a small plane to crash in Ottawa on Thursday. The pilot was attempting an emergency landing when the plane came down on a residential street just west of the airport. The pilot died in the crash and the two passengers were sent to hospital. J.P. Renier is the TSB's lead investigator. What I know so far is that the aircraft is a Grumman AA-85 privately registered aircraft based out of the Gatineau Airport. It departed the Gatineau Airport at approximately 1735 for a recreational

sightseeing flight in the local area. Authorities have not released the name of the pilot. The TSB says it appears the engine failed mid-flight. They will be looking at aircraft data, weather conditions, and radar tapes to try to understand why that happened. American federal officials are investigating former Justice Department lawyer Jack Smith. He oversaw two criminal investigations into then-candidate Donald Trump. Both of those cases were dismissed when he won re-election. The Office of the Special Counsel says Smith is being investigated for possible violations of a law barring federal

workers from using their government jobs to engage in political activity. And a crew of astronauts is welcomed on the International Space Station. And now coming into view is Zina Cardman, again her first time on board the International Space Station as well. The crew includes two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a Japanese astronaut. They took off on a SpaceX rocket early this morning for the mission, which NASA is calling Routine. What is not routine is how long they are expected to stay aboard the ISS.

This mission, dubbed Crew 11, is expected to last eight months. It's part of a new routine time up from the usual six months. NASA says it's intended to better align the mission schedules of the United States and Russia. And that is your World This Hour. From CBC News, I'm Peter Dock.