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

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

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

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg it was a brutal weekend for firefighters in newfoundland and labrador as they tried to get several wildfires under control one of the largest is in the kingston area where the heat and high winds whipped up flames premier john hogan says that has made it difficult to relay news to those who have been displaced unfortunately we can't based on the suppression efforts and the smoke if evaluate exactly what structures are lost at this time, but we will continue to evaluate and provide that detail information to the individuals as soon as we can. A regional state of emergency remains

in effect for a large portion of the Bay DeVird. The Kingston Fire has now grown to more than 5,000 hectares. Now, all four Atlantic provinces, southern Ontario and southern Quebec, are bracing for another day of punishing heat and humidity. Environment Canada is warning, daytime highs could reach 35 degrees Celsius in some parts. and the humidity can make it feel closer to 40 degrees. It's recommending people drink water in these conditions and keep a close eye out for signs of heat exhaustion. Australia is joining a growing list of nations

planning to recognize a Palestinian state. A two-state solution is humanity's best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation. in Gaza. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intends to make the recognition at next month's UN General Assembly. He'll be joining leaders from Canada, France, and the UK. But Albanese is making it clear conditions must be met, including a commitment that Hamas will have no involvement in any

future state. European foreign ministers are holding an emergency strategy meeting on the war in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to discuss paths to ending the war later this week in Alaska. But the EU says any ceasefire talks must include Ukraine. Crystal Gamansing reports from London. Simon MacDonald, the former head of the UK Foreign Office, warns the world should brace for the meeting between President's Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. He is going to ask for things that nobody else would concede,

nobody else with the possible exception of Donald Trump. EU leaders will have to have faith that'll happen. They're not invited Friday. Neither is Ukraine. Today, EU foreign ministers are meeting virtually. Radik Zikorsky is Poland's foreign minister. We all want peace, but it has to be a fair one. Since Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

there's been no indication he's willing to give up on his war aims of permanently taking Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's president says they will not give up any. territory land they've been defending with their lives. Constitutionally, it would need to be put to a vote for Ukrainians to approve. Crystal Gamanscing, CBC News, London. Air travelers may see picketing flight attendants today at airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.

It's part of a National Day of Action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says flight attendants wants to want to raise awareness about unpaid labor. Last week, Air Canada flight attendants voted overwhelmingly. in favor of a strike mandate. They could walk off the job as early as August 16th. A Regina couple has developed an app to support people on the road to addiction recovery. It's called Alchemist I, offering a library of content from guided mediation to personal

stories from people in active recovery. The app was created by CEO Adam Geiger with C.O. and partner, Chelsea Galloway, both of whom have faced addiction themselves. 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. The app has already seen close to 6,000 downloads. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg. Thank you.