The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 02:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar newfoundland and labrador is under wildfire emergency as there are four out-of-control wildfires in the province and one that is now contained the kinks and fires are the most serious and growing rapidly heather gillis has the latest even with three other out-of-control fires burning four water bombers the province's entire fleet are dousing water on the Kingston Fire's northern edge, trying to prevent further spread. An additional two from Quebec arrived this weekend to help,

but better coordination at the federal level is needed, says the head of Canada's association of fire chiefs. An office within the federal government to help coordinate and oversee resources across Canada. The days where we used to say that they were unpreventable or unpredictable or that the fire seasons were unprecedented, we can no longer say that anymore. Officials have heftily increased fines for breaking the fire ban to $50,000 to $150,000 plus possible jail time.

Crews say that it could take days longer to contain these fires. Heather Gillis, CBC News, St. John's. Australia plans to recognize a Palestinian state joining a growing list of Western governments as Israel has become more isolated due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his government would recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month. The announcement from Australia follows similar ones in recent weeks by Britain, France, and Canada.

Canadians and Americans gathered at the border this weekend for a handshake across the 49th parallel. The event taking place at the International Peace Garden that stretches between Manitoba and North Dakota. The non-profit CEO, David Chapman, says, the idea for the exchange was sparked by mounting trade and political tensions. He says the celebration was powerful.

See hundreds of Americans and Canadians lining the border channel and showing that the cross-border cooperation that we've celebrated and enjoyed for hundreds of years will continue. The nonprofit event is dedicated to commemorating the longstanding peace between the U.S. and Canada. A Regina couple has developed an app to support people on the road to addiction recovery. It's called Alchemist One, offering a library of content from guided meditations to personal stories from people in active recovery. The app was created by CEO Adam Geiger with CEO and partner Chelsea Galloway, both of whom have faced addiction themselves. Geiger, who has dealt with a gambling addiction, says the app can be a valuable part of the recovery process. What happens when you exchange relapse with just that five minutes of mindful reflection, you can really change everything because as we know

when relapse happens, it can be long-lasting and pretty destructive. So yeah, we really just wanted to build something that was that daily companion that lives in your pocket. Alchemist 1 already has a growing community of close to 6,000 downloads. With marijuana in Canada becoming more and more potent, experts are warning about the risk of psychosis that comes with using the drug. An article published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal aims to raise awareness among health care practitioners about who is at risk and how to treat it. Alison Northcott reports. In the Canadian Medical Association Journal, psychiatrist Nicholas Fabiano from the University of Ottawa and his co-authors point out cannabis has become five times more potent over the last

two decades with higher concentrations of the psychoactive component, THC. With that jump, and when we know that the associations with THC concentration and onset of psychosis or even schizophrenia is higher, it's pretty alarming. Fabiano says a recent Ontario study suggested those who've ended up in the ER from cannabis use face higher risks of developing schizophrenia. He says physicians and the general public need to know who is at risk and how to manage that. Gibran Kolkar, an associate professor at Western University, says those most at risk of developing problems are people with a history of mental disorders and young men.

The earlier the exposure to cannabis, the earlier the exposure to higher potency levels of cannabis, the greater the risk. Alison Northcott, CBC News, Montreal. And that is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.