The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/07 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/07 at 15:00 EDT

A lot of news podcasts give you information, the basic facts of a story. What's different about your world tonight is we actually take you there. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. Margaret Evans, CBC News, Aleppo. Jerusalem. Ottawa. Prince Albert. Susan Ormiston, CBC News in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica.

Correspondents around the world, on the ground, and at the source where news is happening. So don't just know, go. Your world tonight from CBC News. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, The World This Hour. I'm Gina Louise Phillips. In Newfoundland and Labrador, officials have issued new evacuation orders as wildfires continue to threaten a number of communities.

The Premier is also planning to hike fines for disobeying firebans because too many people are ignoring them. Jessica Singer has the latest. Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling the province a tinderbox. Three wildfires have been burning out of control for days, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes and cabins. And a province-wide fire ban has been put in place, but not everyone is following the rules.

Firefighters have responded to eight bonfires in St. John's over the past few days. An angry Premier John Hogan says he's going to increase fines for breaking a fire ban to a minimum of $50,000. For people who are disobeying the laws, not paying attention, doing this recklessly or selfishly, those are the people that we want to punish for violating the law and putting other people's lives at risk. While there is no rain in the forecast firefighting crews hope dropping winds will help. Jessica Singer, CBC News, St. John's. Winnipeg Police have arrested a senior officer of the force for drug

trafficking and indignity to human remains. 48-year-old constable Elston Bostock had already been criminally charged last year for theft and obstruction of justice. Police today allege the charges stem from a range of incidents, including stealing ammunition and giving it to a member of the public. They also include taking and distributing a photo of a dead woman. Another officer previously partnered with Bostock was also charged with break and enter to commit extortion. Dozens of nations are scrambling to revise their economic strategy now that widespread U.S. tariffs have kicked in. The White House hints the path to strike new trade deals could

be narrowing. As Peter Armstrong reports, today's increase means American import taxes are the highest they've been in nearly 100 years. The one thing just about everyone agrees on is that the latest American tariffs will upend the global economy. Critics say it will cause chaos, uncertainty, and raise costs for everyone. Proponents, like Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary, Howard Ludnik, say they'll usher in a golden era of American prosperity. So last month, it averaged just over $30 billion. And as of last night, midnight, the tariffs went up.

I think we're going to be heading towards $50 billion a month in tariff revenue. But what Lutnik leaves unsaid is that it's American company. importing products that pay that 50 billion, and those costs will seep into the economy one way or another. Either the increase is passed on to consumers, or it's eaten by companies weakening their balance sheet and thus weakening those companies on stock markets as well. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. Russia confirms a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is being planned for next week. The Russian president says,

there are many allies who could host the meeting, including the United Arab Emirates. The leaders aimed to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed Putin's attendance on the same day an ultimatum imposed by Trump was set to expire. The U.S. President threatened further economic sanctions on Russia if it didn't show efforts to get closer to a ceasefire. Putin says he has nothing against meeting Ukraine's president, but adds the conditions needed for that to happen have not been met. Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza. Netanyahu's security cabinet is discussing the proposal today.

The country's army chief is warning against the move, concerned about endangering the lives of remaining hostages as well as IDF soldiers. Netanyahu told Fox News, Israel does not want to keep Gaza, but wants to hand it over to an Arab force after establishing a security perimeter. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.