The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/08 at 21:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Riley Lechuk. Israel's government is defending its decision to expand military operations in Gaza. Its security cabinet has approved a plan that would see the country's military move into one of the few remaining areas in Gaza that it does not currently control. Chris Reyes reports. It's all that's left of Gaza City, tents and rubble. Those who live here are barely. hanging on, and with Israel's plan to take it over, they could be forced to leave.

Where should we go? This is shameful, says Sabrina Naeem, who, like so many Gazans, has already been displaced many times since the start of the war. From leaders across the globe, disapproval, including from Prime Minister Mark Carney. We join many others in viewing that this is wrong. It is going to put the lives of the hostages at greater risk. Germany, a major arms supplier to Israel, says it will no longer export military equipment that Israel can use in the Gaza Strip. The EU and the UK urging Israel to reconsider. Israel already controls most of Gaza.

Its latest plan would mean an almost complete takeover of the enclave. Chris Reyes, CBC News, London. U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will happen next Friday. In a social media post, Trump says discussions on ending the war in Ukraine will take place in Alaska. It would mark the first time the pair have met face-to-face since 2019. Trump previously said a deal would involve some swapping of territories, adding that an agreement was, quote, very close. To the prairies.

In comparison to the rest of Canada, is definitely the worst right now. It's a meteorologist Kean Kukalski talking about the air quality in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and parts of northern Ontario, smoke from wildfires has pushed the air quality health index to 10 plus, meaning elevated risk to health and the need to take precautions. With all the smoke that's already still hovering around the area in the prairies right now, it's really just kind of lingering there. And with more smoke brought into the atmosphere by these fires, it's really just going to continue to add to the situation.

Kukalski says air quality is expected to improve into Saturday, but spike again on Sunday. Anyone with lung problems or heart disease is urged to stay indoors with the windows closed. Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving members of the Canadian military a raise. Speaking at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario, he announced an 8% bump for officers in ranks from Colonel and above, a 13% raise for officers from Lieutenant Colonel and below, and a 20% raise for privates in the regular forces. Ottawa will also provide extra pay for members responding to disaster, including floods and wildfires across Canada. Carney says the pay hike and other benefits will help with recruitment and retention in the

Canadian Armed Forces. And it looks as if the trade war with the U.S. is starting to take a toll on Canada's economy. July's employment numbers are out and show Canada has lost more than 40,000 jobs. Jenna Bensurate has more. Jobs numbers came back down to Earth in July, as the economy lost many of the positions it added in June. The panelists are calling it a weak report, but the industries hit hardest by the trade war, like manufacturing, were actually spared losses in July. Surprising, says economist Tiago Figurito. Most of the deterioration in the labor market so far has been in these trade-sensitive sectors.

This report suggests that maybe that's starting to widen out a bit more. While the overall jobless rate didn't change, young people are still struggling with high unemployment. The rate for youth ticked up to its highest since September 2010. usually a sign of trouble for the broader labor market. But Figurito says a weak jobs report doesn't mean the Bank of Canada will cut rates. What they're really concerned about now is inflation and making sure that that doesn't pick up. But there's still a whole lot of data to come until the central bank's next decision. Jenna Bentit, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Leachuk. Thank you.