The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/11 at 17:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Wise. It's one of the hottest days of summer for most of the country. The Atlantic provinces, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec are all under heat warmings. With the humidex, some areas expected to hover around 40 degrees. Jamie Strasson reports. Shade and maybe a cold deer. All along Toronto's boardwalk, people are coming up with solutions to handle this summer's latest heat wave.

Business as usual are slower pace. All across the country, soaring temperatures have prompted a slew of heat warnings. In Toronto and across much of southwestern Ontario, temperatures are hovering around 35 degrees, add in the humidity and it feels more like 42. In Montreal, in much of southern Quebec, similar temperatures and warnings are in place. Environment Canada's Dave Phillips says it's rare to see heat like this so widespread. It's quite impressive when you look at seven provinces. There are millions of Canadians who are.

just belaboring under this excessive heat. There is no escape. Residents in much of southern BC are also seeing temperatures soar into the 40s, some of the hottest spots in the country in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Phillips says most regions can expect relief in the next few days. Jamie Strashon, CBC News, Toronto. Four wildfires are burning out of control across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Kingston Fire in Conception Bay North has now grown to more than 5,000 hectares.

and a new fire started just this afternoon and is quickly growing near Patty's Pond just outside St. John's. Premier John Hogan warns that fire could cause a power outage in surrounding areas. There are potential power interruptions as we go through this, either NL hydro having to cut the power so water can be dropped or potential smoke that could interfere with the transmission lines as well, which will be out of our control. New Brunswick is also dealing with two out-of-control fires and is getting some help from some neighboring jurisdictions. Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Maine

are sending a total of 30 firefighters to battle the fires near Moncton and Miramashie. Most forest activities have been banned across the province. The Ottawa Senators are one step closer to having a new hockey arena, much closer to the city's downtown. The NHL team reached a deal today with the National Capital Commission to purchase 11 acres of land at LeBretton Flats.

That's about two kilometers west of Parliament Hill. The White House is deploying the National Guard to Washington. It's one of several measures taken by the U.S. President to tackle crime that he claims is rampant in the nation's capital. Donald Trump says he'd also bring in the military if necessary. Lisa Sching has more. This is Liberation Day in D.C. and we're going to take our capital back. U.S. President Donald Trump announcing he's placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying hundreds of law enforcement officials, including from the National Guard and the FBI.

They'll immediately begin massive enforcement operations targeting known gangs, drug dealers in criminal networks to get them the hell off the street. He also promised to remove encampments, saying homeless people had to move out, though he did not specify where. Over the weekend, Washington mayor, Muriel Bowser pushed back against Trump's plans. The priority is to show for us in an American city. we know he can do that here, but it won't be because there's a spike in crime. The U.S. President has long rallied against crime in the Capitol, although overall statistics show violent crime in D.C. hit a 30-year low last year. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Washington.

One person is dead after an explosion at a steel plant in Pennsylvania this morning. At least 10 people were also sent to hospital, some after being freed from the rubble. Scott Bikaiso speaks for U.S. steel. Our employees did a great job of making sure that we went in and rescued everybody that was involved, safely shut down all of the gases and utilities, and the plant is stable, but it is still an active investigation. Emergency crews are still looking for one missing worker. The facility in Clareton, south of Pittsburgh, is the largest coking operation in North America, producing fuel for steelmaking. And that is your world this hour for CBC News.

I'm Mike Wise.