The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 06:00 EDT

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It also takes the strength and determination of the communities around us, whether it's through disease awareness, fighting stigmas and loneliness, education, or empowering people to become more active. Novo Nordisk is supporting local changemakers because it takes more than medicine to live a healthy life. Leave your armor at the door. Watch this paid content on CBC. Jim. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Faye. Israel's decision to occupy Gaza City is being met with major condemnation in Israel and abroad. More than 61,000 Palestinians have

been killed in this war, and the territory is experiencing famine-like conditions. As Susan Ormiston reports, taking Gaza City will bring Israel's military closer to a complete occupation. A thud from a blast in Gaza at dawn as the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to escalate the war. After 10 hours of talks and against advice from the chief of the armed forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan authorizes a takeover of Gaza City. The fight could last six months or longer and will first require a mass relocation of Palestinians in and around Gaza City. But some say they won't move again. Deputy Foreign Minister, Sharin Haskell, maintains Israel had exhausted other options.

There are still many pockets that weren't clean, that weren't touched, where Hamas is still holding. Among the goals is disarming Hamas and returning all the hostages, but families fear extending the war will sacrifice their loved ones, still captive. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Jerusalem. Air Canada and the Union representing 10,000 of its. flight attendants are set to resume talks today. They're trying to avoid a strike from starting in just over a week. Both sides say they're optimistic they will be able to prevent a work stoppage, and the airline says it is not yet considering canceling or postponing any flights.

Victoria Mbocco is the new women's national bank open champion. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ontario, came in as a wildcard entry and ended up taking home the trophy, becoming just the third Canadian woman to do so. Sarah Leavitt reports from Montreal. She's officially the youngest Canadian ever to win the National Bank Open. Victoria Mbucco with a match that had the Montreal crowd on their feet. Hence, clasping her face in shock, the teenager drank it all in. To do something like this and to tell a younger self that just to keep training, keep believing in yourself

and like, oh my God, I'm getting so emotional right now. Mbockel started her year outside of the top 300 women tennis players in the world. This win means she'll skyrocket up to an expected 24 spot, and she's going home with winnings to the tune of $750,000 U.S. dollars. But on Mboko's mind, more tennis. The U.S. Open is just around the corner, after all. It's in Bocomani in Montreal. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal.

Vicki, a champion at home. Well, is your favorite swimming hole a little greener than it used to be? You're not imagining it. Canadian lakes have more algae than they used to. A new study finds the main culprit is climate change. Jala Bernstein reports. When scientists noticed algae growth was on the rise in lakes across Canada, they wanted to find out why.

So they compared core samples from 80 lakes coast to coast to historical data on air temperature, solar radiation, and nearby human activity. Their findings, climate change was the main driver, says this lead author. Rising temperature is a major factor behind all this increase in chlorophyll. Hamid Ranbarri is a postdoctoral researcher at Universite Laval. He says some algae is necessary for aquatic life.

but too much of it. That's where the problem starts. Issues like low water quality and low oxygen levels, which can be harmful for fish and other species. Ranmarie says what's needed is global climate action and local efforts to boost the health of waterways. Jala Bernstein, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour.

For news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Clouc. Podpig.