The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 07:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike wise passengers hoping to fly on air canada this weekend may want to explore alternatives the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants has issued a 72 hour strike notice the airline now says it will lock employees out both sides blaming the impasse over wages mirror baines 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. Mayor Baines, CBC News, Vancouver. Fire officials in Newfoundland and Labrador

are warning of another hot and windy day ahead for firefighters. New evacuation orders are in effect. Residents in parts of the town of Paradise outside St. John's are being told to leave. Well, officials say crews have made progress in suppressing the Paddy's Pond Fire. It didn't grow overnight, but still remains out of control. A fire just south of Port Albany on Vancouver Island is raging out of control, growing to 14 square kilometers in size. Katie DeRosa has those details.

Since Monday night, Port Albany residents have watched the thick, dark wildfire smoke eclips their community. Mike Morash describes what he saw from his backyard. We watch it go from like a small mushroom to a massive mushroom over the course of like 10 minutes. Like this thing is just going out of control. The mount underwood fire is burning out of control, rapidly expanding to nearly 14 square kilometers. It's closed the road between Port Albany and Bamfield on Vancouver Islands west coast, cut power to Bamfield and the village of Anacla. It's also forced the evacuation of the China Creek campground. Julia Carranchi is a fire

information officer with the BC Wildfire Service. The fire behavior we are seeing on this fire is extreme driven by strong winds, extremely dry conditions. So far the fire has not threatened any homes in Port Albany. I want to acknowledge the anxiety that comes with a fire like this.

But Mayor Shari Minions says residents are on high alert. Katie DeRosa, CBC News, Victoria. In Sudan, health officials say a cholera outbreak has killed dozens and infected hundreds of thousands. The country's health care system is collapsing amid the ongoing conflict between the rapid support forces and the army. Naba Mahdine reports from Sudan. The rabidly spreading cholera outbreak is causing concern at Zamsam Displacement camp in

North Darfur. The local minister of health says 400 people have died. More than 6,000 others are infected, with cases recorded in North, Central and South Darfur. Ali Mohamed is a medical volunteer. People here are drinking contaminated water. The overcrowding at field clinics has further overstrained the already collapsing health sector. This 30-year-old mother lives in the camp. We don't have food, medicine and clean water.

We need the international aid organizations to intervene. The 28-month war between the Sudanese army and the RSF has displaced millions of. people and triggered the worst humanitarian crisis the country has ever seen, according to the United Nations reports. Neba Mohedin for CBC News, Port Sudan. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Mike Wise. Thank you.