The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 00:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 10, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/10 at 00:00 EDT

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call today. Visit no more debts.org. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Riley Leichuk. We begin in Newfoundland where a regional state of emergency is in place for the Bay DeVird Peninsula as wildfires continue to burn out of control. Evacuation orders were expanded Saturday to people living in Burnt Point, Gull Island, Northern Bay. So far, nine homes have been destroyed in the town of Small Point Adams Cove, Blackhead Broadcove. John Hage is the province's public safety minister. The weather is really not cooperating and is conducive to extreme fire behavior. It's a serious concern on the beta bird and so we feel we need the extra tools that a state of emergency

will grant. Newfoundland and Labrador has doubled its fire suppression capability with help from Quebec, Ontario, the Coast Guard, as well as the armed forces. Meantime, the Canada Games are underway in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Thousands of athletes and spectators are in the city to take in the games, but wildfires are casting a bit of a shadow on the festivities. Jessica Singer has the story. Over 4,000 athletes from across the country proudly waved the flags of their home province and territory during the opening ceremony of the 2020. Canada Games.

Athletes will participate in 19 different sports throughout the next few weeks. The games aren't just about competition. It's also about experiencing other places and cultures, something Alberta athlete Sasha Pasoloski is excited for. I really can't wait. I actually don't really know what to expect. But everybody that I've talked to told me that it was beautiful. So I'm pretty excited.

There's a lot of excitement in the air as well as some smoke. A series of wildfires are still burning out of control in the province. Officials say the games will go ahead as scheduled, but they are keeping an eye on the conditions. Jessica Singer, CBC News, St. John's. Commercial real estate company Cadillac Fairview says a BC billionaire's plan to take over 25 former Hudson's Bay locations doesn't make sense. Ruby Liu owns three BC shopping centers in court filing Saturday. Cadillac Fairview said she has no credible business plan and no track record in retail. The Bay sold Liu 28 leases earlier this year, but 25 still have not been given court

approval for the transfer. Well, in the midst of trade turmoil with the United States, Canada is looking to strengthen its relationship with Mexico. Last week, Canada's ministers of foreign affairs and finance visited with top officials in Mexico, and now Alberta's premier has announced she is doing the same. Sarah Reid has more. We want to engage further with Mexico. Speaking about his recent trip south, Canada's finance minister, Francois Philippe Champagne,

says Canada wants to have a strong relationship with Mexico. Alberta's premier, Daniel Smith, also wants that for her province. In a statement, Smith says she'll be making a similar trip with the goal of attracting new investment. You have to maintain the relationship. If you don't do the basic maintenance, you're in trouble. Carlo Dade is the director of international. policy at the University of Calgary and a member of the Mexican Council of Foreign Relations.

He says when it comes to critical trade, especially for Western Canada, Mexico plays an important part in helping diversify our market. Partnering with Mexico, well, the possibilities suddenly look a lot brighter. Those possibilities are also thanks to the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Dade says Canada isn't currently taking full advantage of. Sarah Reid, CBC News, Edmonton. And a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Guatemala's southwest coast on Saturday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred about 100 kilometers off the west coast of the country.

People on social media reported feeling the earth shake in Guatemala's capital as well as in other areas. However, there were no immediate reports of damage. And that is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Bradley Lechuk. Thank you.