The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 05:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Hurland. The union representing 10,000 air Canada flight attendants, says it has just issued a strike notice. The move came after a midnight eastern deadline. Mira Bain's reports. The earliest workers can walk off the job is on Saturday at 12.01 a.m. Eastern or 901 p.m. Pacific time on Friday. Air Canada flight attendants held demonstrations at four major airports on Monday. And last night, the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants issued strike notice.

The two sides have been negotiating a new collective agreement since March, going over key issues like wages, work rules, and unpaid hours. People worried about their flights this weekend have options. The airline says that any passengers booked to travel between August 15th and August 18th can change their flight if, tickets were purchased no later than August 13th. These passengers will be allowed to change their flights for free to another date between August 21st and September 12th. Air Canada said late Tuesday afternoon that the two sides were far apart in negotiations. Mura Baines, CBC News, Vancouver. Wildfires are burning across Canada this summer, and some experts say it's time to change the way the country responds to the emergency with a better coordinated

National Fire Plan. Julia Wong has more. The situation is catastrophic. Some of the towns are totally wiped out. The last few days have been horrible for Eugene Howell. The 62-year-old is one of thousands of Newfoundlanders forced from his home because of a fast-moving wildfire. Howell has been through an evacuation before and wishes wildfire response could be better. He's not the only one calling on Ottawa to do more. Ken McMullen is the president of the Canadian Association of fire chiefs. The organization has been calling for a national fire administration. We need that coordinating body at a federal level to work on the response, the training,

the equipment needed in order to most effectively put those resources around our provinces and territories. Everything is on the table, according to federal emergency management minister Eleanor Olshevsky. Tuesday, the federal government announced more than $45 million in funding for wildfire research like risk management and mitigation. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. In Kentucky, the search for a missing 10-year-old boy has come to a tragic end. The body of Jaden Spicer was found in a shallow grave. His mother is now under arrest.

Trooper Matt Gayhart is with the Kentucky State Police. Jane's mother, Felicia Gross, 33 of Jackson, was taken into custody and transported to Kentucky River Regional Jail. She is charged with manslaughter in a second degree, abuse of a corpse, tampering with fiscal evidence and falsely reporting an incident. It's not clear how the little boy died. The hum of diesel generators has been silenced in the Yukon's westernmost community. This week, Beaver Creek unveiled its new solar array. As Julian Green reports, it's already having a measurable impact.

The project builds the strength of our ancestors. Dwayne Broan, a counselor with the White River First Nation, says the solar array is a boon for the community of about 80. At once, he says it'll reduce carbon emissions while providing stable electricity and jobs. Broan says the solar field has become a source of pride. This is unseated WRFN land, and we are excited to see the Development Corporation create a large project that benefits our community. Yukon communities not connected to the main power grid, just like Beaver Creek,

are increasingly harnessing solar to offset decades of deep. diesel use. The Array in Beaver Creek is so large, the First Nation says it could displace more fossil fuels than other projects in the country and generate enough electricity to meet half of the community's demand every year. Leaders say the solar field will reduce roughly 1,100 tons of carbon emissions each year. Julian Green, CBC News, Whitehorse. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.