The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/02 at 23:00 EDT

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When debts got you, you've got us. Give Credit Counseling Society a call today. Visit NoMoreDets.org. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. Now that the union representing postal workers has rejected Canada Post's final contract offer, many people are wondering 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. 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 percent over the last two decades. Sarah Law, CBC News, Thunder Bay, Ontario. An aggressive wildfire on Vancouver Island has burned down railway trestles and is threatening homes.

British Columbia firefighters say more lightning could cause more challenges over the holiday weekend. Akshay Kulkarni has more. Fire conditions throughout the day yesterday proved to be challenging, requiring extensive aircraft operations. A stark update from the BC Wildfire Service. Fire Information Officer Kristy Howes is talking about the Wesley Ridge wildfire, where just under 200 properties northwest of Nanaimo are under evacuation orders and several disused

railway trestles were destroyed. Some fire suppression equipment was damaged last night. That said, workers and staff were tactically withdrawn from that area safely. There have been over 48,000 lightning strikes in BC since Thursday, and the number of wildfires doubled in the span of a day. Carly de Rozier with the wildfire service is urging caution during the long weekend. Areas where there's no measurable precipitation are at the highest risk for new wildfires. De Rozier said anyone camping this weekend should take precautions.

Akshay Kulkarni, CBC News, Vancouver. In London, clashes broke out between protesters and counter protesters outside a hotel where asylum seekers are staying. Police arrested nine people while keeping the rival groups apart. Anti-migrant demonstrators called for deportations while anti-resistant protesters rallied to welcome the would-be refugees. Similar protests have swept through dozens of British cities this week. Nova Scotia health officials say that one child has been sent to hospital due to measles. The child is currently in stable condition. The province is now reporting 44 cases in the northern zone. Across the country

there are more than 4,000 cases. In Montreal at the Canadian Open Tennis Tournament a teenager from Toronto has scored a stunning upset. Ed Klyman has the story. 18 year old Victoria Mboko dominated World Number 2 and French Open Champion Coco Gough on Saturday securing a 6-1, 6-4 win that took just 63 minutes. Three months ago, the Toronto native lost to Goff at the Italian Open in a close three-set match. This time, with a sold-out crowd in Montreal cheering her on, she knew exactly what was needed for a different result. I just wanted to stay solid and I wanted to be right there with her and take as many opportunities as I could.

And yeah, at the end of the day, it really went in my favour. Mboko will now play a quarterfinal match on Monday, where she will be heavily favoured to win again. If she does, she will break into the top 50 on the women's tour and be just two wins away from becoming the first Canadian to win her national championship since Bianca Andrescu in 2019. Ed Kleiman for CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World is Sour for CBC News. I'm Neil Kumar.