The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 16:00 EDT

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two are in new brunswick while newfoundland and labrador is dealing with four a new fire sprang up just this afternoon and is quickly approaching a populated area nicholas sigant reports please get ready to leave on a moment's notice newfoundland and labrador premier john hogan warning residents to be on alert as fires creep closer to homes. Hogan says close to 3,000 people have already evacuated. Four fires burning out of control in the province and a new one started this afternoon just outside St. John's. Officials say the Paddy's Pond Fire is quickly growing

and nearing a populated area. Newfoundland Hydro says the fire is directly in its transmission corridor and could cause a power outage in St. John's and surrounding areas. Either hydro having to cut the power, water can be dropped or potential smoke that could interfere with the transmission lines. Meanwhile, two out-of-control fires are threatening communities in New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Maine are sending 30 firefighters to help battle the fires near Moncton and Mirmishie, with some residents already evacuated and others hoping for the heat and the drought to end.

Nicholas Sagan, CBC News, Halifax. Air Canada flight attendants are picketing at four major airports across Canada today. about 10,000 workers could walk off the job in a matter of days. Nisha Patel has the latest. At Toronto's Pearson Airport, Air Canada flight attendants are demonstrating to show support for their union as contract negotiations with the airline continue. Post to coast, flight attendants are standing up for themselves. The flight attendants want pay increases and say they need to be paid for the time they work before a plane takes off,

and not just when planes are moving. Air Canada says it's made a proposal that would make its flight attendants the best paid in Canada, and it hopes to reach a settlement with the union without any disruption to travel. For now, the uncertainty has travelers on edge. I was a little unsure what to expect when I got here this morning, because there hasn't been too many details released. So it's a little unnerving. If the two sides aren't able to reach a deal,

more than 10,000 workers could walk off the job as early as Saturday. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto. The U.S. President is deploying hundreds of National Guard troops in the nation's capital to crack down on crime. Donald Trump claims gang activity is rampant in Washington. That is despite D.C. police data showing violent crime overall is at a 30-year low. Trump says the increased surge in federal law enforcement will continue for as long as needed. you'll have more police and you'll be so happy because you'll be safe when you walk down the street you're going to see police or you're going to see FBI agents we're going to have a lot of agents on the street

and you're going to have a lot of essentially military and we will bring in the military if it's needed Trump also says he'll remove homeless people from the city but did not specify where they'd go adding only that they have to move out and go far away at least one person is dead and two are believed to be missing after an explosion rocked a steel plant near Pittsburgh this morning. Dozens of people are injured. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman says today's explosion is proof how dangerous the industry is. It's just absolutely tragic, and now I agree for these families. The U.S. steel facility is the largest coking operation in North America, producing fuel for steel production.

The U.N. Secretary General Chief has condemned the killing of Algezzi. journalist in yesterday's Israeli air strike in Gaza. Among the Mizanas al-Sharif, who Israel claims was a Hamas operative. A spokesman for Antonio Guterres says journalists must be protected and allowed to carry out their work free from fear and free from harassment. More than 240 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Wise. Thank you.