The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/03 at 08:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/03 at 08:00 EDT

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That's what Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to spend on Canada's defence in order to meet NATO's original goal of spending 2% of GDP on defence. But as Carina Roman reports, industry watchers say getting that much money out the door that quickly will be a near impossible feat. I like what I hear, but he's got to crack the whip here. Former Defense Industry Executive John Ball says the Prime Minister has the right idea, but he's up against risk-averse government departments. They have to look within themselves and say, we are the procurement people. people that's our job and we need to be measured on results. Kristen Cianfarani, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries says it's time to do away with drawn out procurement competitions. Why are we running competitions when we already know which supplier we want? The

government points to existing mechanisms that could make procurement faster, such as standing offers or invoking a national security exception. Conservative MP and defence critic James Bazan says the government has presented no concrete plan on how to hit its ambitious targets. We're going to be under half a year to spend money that the department won't be able to shovel out the door. Karina Roman, CBC News, Ottawa. Ukraine says it struck several targets inside Russia in strikes overnight. They appeared to target energy infrastructure.

But Russia has also hit back with a tax of its own. Dominic Velaitis has more. The massive fire at the oil depot in Russia's Black Sea resort Sochi can be seen for miles. Officials say more than 120 firefighters are now tackling the blaze, which was sparked after a Ukrainian drone slammed into the site. Initial assessments suggest the attack targeted fuel storage tanks at the facility. Eyewitness footage also caught the moment Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in the Samara region of Russia. In all, Russia's defense ministry says its defences intercepted more than 90 Ukrainian drones. Meanwhile, Ukrainians are dealing with the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Mikolayev,

the city's mayor, says at least seven people were injured in the strike. Dominic Vellises for CBC News, London. People in parts of Vancouver Island are waking up to smoke and extreme wildfire danger. Nearly 400 properties and a provincial park on the east coast of the island are now on evacuation orders. The Wesley Ridge wildfire is burning on the north banks of Cameron Lake. It's about 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Nanaimo. The BC wildfire service says the fire is about 373 hectares in size. The eyes of the swimming world are on Singapore for one final day.

The World Aquatics Championships wrap up later today, but before they do, Canadian Phenom Summer Macintosh will look to finish on a high, scheduled to race at 8.15 Eastern Time. Devon Haru is in Singapore. There is just one final session of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore and 18 year old swimming sensation from Canada Summer Macintosh is going to be busy. She's swimming in not one but two events. She'll first look for a fourth individual gold medal competing in the women's 400 meter individual medley. She is the

world record holder in the event and then about 20 minutes after that she'll join the Canadian 4x100 women's medley relay looking to close this championship out with perhaps a sixth medal. But if she can win a fourth individual gold medal she'll become just the second woman in history to do that. The other swimmer, American legend, Katie Ledecky. For CBC Sports, I'm Devin Haroo in Singapore. And that is your World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fay.