The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/13 at 20:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips we begin in halifax where we've learned the susie's lake wildfire was started by a person scott tingley is with nova scotia's department of natural resources cause of the fire was related to human activity it was an open fire there was nobody in the area when the crews arrived on scene that makes it impossible to hold the person or people responsible to account and yet this that's frustrating to everyone. Fire crews responded to the fire Tuesday afternoon, and it is still burning out of control, although officials say there is no immediate risk to homes or businesses in that area. Open fires are banned across the province, and violations come with a $25,000 fine. Premier Tim Houston says 12 people have been fined since last week. And in downtown St. John's,

police are investigating a series of arsons. The news comes as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn across Newfoundland and Labrador. Nicola Sagan has more. The investigation into those fires, we do believe they are suspicious in nature, and we suspect that one person is responsible. Constable James Cattigan says the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating at least five suspicious brush fires

set overnight in downtown St. John's. This comes as the province continues to grapple with out-of-control fires, including one just kilometers from St. John's. As this continues to grow. get worse over the last few days. It's very clear that all Newfoundlanders and Labradorian's level of anxiety continues to rise. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan issued new evacuation orders yesterday and close to 20,000 people are under evacuation alerts. The province's

largest fire, the Kingston fire, continues to grow, keeping more than 3,000 people from their homes and destroying houses. As for the forecast, no rain until Friday at the earliest. Michael Sagan, CBC News, Halifax. Air Canada will begin canceling flights starting tomorrow in anticipation of potential strike action by its flight attendants. Some 10,000 workers could walk off the job as early as Saturday after contract talks stalled. Air Canada has issued a notice of a lockout also starting Saturday.

Wesley Lassoski is president of the Air Canada branch of QP. He says he's holding out hope for a deal before then. Thus far, it's been waves of up and downs, positive and standstill. Hopefully they'll see that the traveling public want to continue traveling and the flight attendants don't want to strike and that they have an opportunity to come to an agreement. The key sticking points are pay increases and unpaid work hours. Manitoba's Premier is calling on Ottawa to step up and support canola farmers.

Wab Canoe says the federal government should provide the same kind of supports it's offered to the steel, auto, and lumber industries because it was a federal government decision that prompted China's retaliation. It is the EV tariffs that the federal government chose to apply to the Chinese producers that got this retaliation put in place. And so that's why we're asking the federal government

to use those revenues that they've been collecting. We're looking at $100 million. Let's get some of that money out the door to support producers during this difficult period. As well, Knew is demand. standing Ottawa come up with a coherent strategy to get China to lift the tariff on canola. The U.S. President says there's a very good chance his meeting with Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. It will open the door to more talks. The summit in Alaska on Friday is aimed at discussing the end of the war in Ukraine.

That country's president, however, was not invited. In a call today, Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukraine's position. Donald Trump says if talks with Putin goes well, it could pave the way for a second meeting. I would like to do it almost immediately between President Putin and President Zelensky and myself if they'd like to have me there. Certain great things can be gained in the first meeting. It's going to be a very important meeting.

But it's setting the table for the second meeting. Trump promised severe consequences if Putin didn't agree to end the war on Friday. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks so much for listening. listening.