The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/09 at 17:00 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 Peter Dock. There was little growth in the three wildfires burning in Newfoundland and Labrador last night. Today, though, the winds picked up, causing active fire behavior.

CBC reporter Mark Carcassol has the latest. Provincial authorities in Newfoundland and Labrador now say a total of about 3,000 people are under evacuation orders. Of course, that Kingston fire continues to be. be the biggest, most stubborn one. It has destroyed nine homes. Provincial officials in Newfoundland and Labrador also say they've received some information that there are fires being set intentionally in the province, and that's why they've partnered with crime stoppers to announce this historic reward. An offer of $5,000 reward will be available for information that leads to the identification and arrest of anyone who's responsible for intentionally starting a fire, and this person will remain

anonymous and that is guaranteed. One more thing that people who have been evacuated from their homes in Newfoundland and Labrador should know about if you've been evacuated from your home and it's your primary residence and you have registered with the Red Cross. Officials say you are eligible for a $500 payment via the Red Cross. Mark Carcassol, CBC News, Toronto. Meanwhile, in Fredericton. Please, to all New Brunswickers, come out of the woods, stay out of the woods until it's safe for everyone. That's Premier Susan Holt talking to her province about extraordinarily dangerous fire conditions. Right now there's only one wildfire out of control in New Brunswick near Miramishie, but the forests are so dry, the risk of more fires is extremely high. John Heron

is the Natural Resources Minister. There has been no significant rainfall since early July in many areas of our province have 50 to 75 percent less precipitation than normal. And we do not expect a change in those weather conditions until August 17th, August 19th. The province is closing access to all crown land, which means no hiking, camping or fishing, all trails are off limits, and owners of private land are also asked to follow the same precautions. Nova Scotia recently put similar restrictions in place. In other news, police have identified the man behind a mass shooting at the Centers for Disease

Control in Atlanta. They believe debunked conspiracy theories prompted his attack. Reporter Steve Futterman has more. Police believe the gunman was fixated on the COVID-19 vaccine and blamed it for a number of ailments he was suffering from. 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White targeted the Centers for Disease Control, which fringe groups have falsely accused of being behind COVID conspiracies. Officials immediately focused on that as the likely motive, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.

He is a known person that may have some interest in certain things. But I think that in a short order, you'll know more about this individual and about some assumptions of his motives. Multiple guns and ammunition were recovered at the scene. The gunman never got into the CDC itself. He entered a drugstore across the street, went to the second floor, and opened fire from there. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. In New York early this morning. Three people were shot at Times Square.

The wounded were taken to the hospital for treatment and are now in stable condition. A 17-year-old boy was arrested and the gun used was recovered. So far, no charges have been announced. The Girl Guides are suspending any trips to the United States as of September 1st. It's because the Trump administration's changes at the border could affect girls who are from outside Canada. The organization says it remains committed to inclusivity and keeping girls. safe. Statistics Canada says air travel by Canadians to the U.S. is down 25% and car trips have dropped by 38% in the past year. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to our

podcast anytime. We update every hour seven days a week. Or for news anytime, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm I'm Peter Dock.