The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 00:00 EDT

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I'm Riley Lechuk. We begin overseas with a potentially deadly escalation in Israel's war in Gaza. It's being met with global pushback, including from Canada. After a marathon meeting, Israel's security cabinet approved a plan Friday that stopped short of a complete takeover, but would see the country's military move into one of the few remaining areas in Gaza it does not now control. Prime Minister Mark Carney was among a number of world leaders who condemned Israel's plan. This action is not going to contribute to an improvement in the humanitarian situation on the ground. It is going to put the lives of the hostages at greater risk

rather than lessening it. Carney says he reiterates his call for a ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages. Earlier on Friday, Germany, the second, largest arms distributor to Israel following the U.S. announced it would suspend those military exports. To Japan. A choir sings at a ceremony in Nagasaki, marking 80 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. Some 70,000 people died when the bomb was dropped on August 9th of 1945,

three days after the bombing of Hiroshima killed 140,000. Survivors of the blast have publicly committed to a shared goal of abolishing nuclear weapons. Back in this country, a turbulent weekend ahead as Air Canada and its flight attendants resume negotiations. With a strong strike vote already in, air passengers could be in for a bumpy ride if these latest talks collapse. Jamie Strachan has the story. CUPY, the union representing most of Air Canada's more than 10,000 flight attendants, announced this week more than 99% of members voted. to strike, which could happen as soon as August 16th, though it has to give 72 hours notice.

The two sides are at the bargaining table today. According to Bloomberg News, Air Canada has offered a wage increase of more than 30% over four years. The union said at the time the offer hadn't been presented. Flight attendants are also asking to be paid for work done before a plane takes off, says union head Wesley Lassoski. And they still refuse to pay us for hours. bend every day, boarding, deplaning, assisting passengers of special needs, performing mandatory

critical safety and security checks, even handling medical emergencies on the ground. Air Canada didn't respond to request today from CBC for comment, but said yesterday its offer would make its flight attendance the best paid in Canada. Jamie Strash and CBC News, Toronto. Four first nations in northern Manitoba are urging governments to make wildfire prevention a priority. It comes as more than 6,000 people. remain out of their homes in the island lake region due to a nearby wildfire. Dino Flet is the Chief of Garden Hill First Nation, which was evacuated in July for a second time this

summer. He says his community needs training and equipment. This could have been all prevented. We didn't need to be here if we tackled the fire right away. Look at the size now. We don't want another community to face what we are facing. The Manitoba government says it has expanded firefighter training. into the Island Lake region, while Indigenous Services Canada says it has given $60 million to First Nations in Manitoba that are dealing with wildfires. And as of Friday, 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 bonfires

and intentionally set fires, so he's hiking 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 currently three wildfires burning in the province. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Riley Lechuk. Thank you.