The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 16:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Canadian Armed Forces members are getting a raise. The Carney government says starting pay for privates is bumped up by 20%. Salary increases for officers range from 8 to 13%. The announcement is part of a $2 billion investment in defense announced by the Prime Minister in June. Carney says demands on the military have only increased in recent years, but paychecks have not kept pace. Their service is grounded in values,

in a love for our country that makes those sacrifices possible. Commitments that keep Canada strong, we're investing in that strength. Ottawa will also provide extra pay for members responding to disasters, including floods and wildfires across Canada. And Carney says the government is working to modernize its military capacity with future investments in drones, combat vehicles, and aircraft.

The United Nations says it's deeply alarmed by Israel's plans to take over all of Gaza. World leaders and humanitarian groups are urging Israel to reconsider its plan to expand its military operations. Crystal Gumancing has the story. We will be discussing the developing situation in the Middle East. It's a great concern. UK Secretary of State David Lammy calmly outlining agenda items while sitting next to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Earlier in the day, British Prime Minister Kirstarmer described the new Israeli policy to expand its military operation in Gaza as wrong. Germany, meanwhile, announced

the suspension of weapons exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza. A cluster of world leaders issued statements denouncing Israeli plans to seize control of Gaza's city. Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyadh Mansour warned of the dire consequences of a widening war. What we need is to stop the fighting. What we need is to feed the hungry people not to kill them. Mansour is calling for an emergency session of the UN Security Council. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Effective today, anyone violating the fire ban in Newfoundland and Labrador

will have to pay a lot of money in fines. Premier John Hogan says there have been consistent reports of bond. fires and intentionally set fires. So he's hiking the fines across the province. It's very clear that these penalties for violating the regulations needed to be higher. So effective today, new fines will range from $50,000 to $150,000. For a first offense, when a ticket is issued, fines will increase from $75 to $50,000. An imprisonment in default of payment will increase from three days to up to six months.

There are three wildfires burning in the province with entire communities forced to leave their homes. The wildfire near Kingston in Conception Bay North is active and growing, while the other two are being held. Quebec is sending four water bombers to Newfoundland to help with firefighting efforts. A Quebec mother accused of abandoning her young child on the side of a road last June will have to wait another month for the results of a psychiatric evaluation. Doctors asked for another 30 days to complete their work. A publication ban prevents us from identifying the mother and from providing almost all details from court proceedings. She will be back in court on September 8th.

American astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the infamous Apollo 13 mission, has died. This is Houston. Say again, please. Yes, Houston, we've had Apollo. Apollo 13 was meant to land on the moon when an oxygen tank exploded, leaving the three-person crew without oxygen and power. They turned the lunar lander into a kind of life raft and performed a precise slingshot maneuver around the moon, sending them back on a path to Earth.

Lovell was credited with bringing the crew back safely. In a statement, NASA said he helped humans forge a path into space. He was 97 years old. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thank you.