The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 07:00 EDT

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Nuruddin Khorane. Out-of-control wildfires are threatening communities across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Tens of thousands of people remain on high alert as fire crew struggles to suppress the flames. Karen Paul's reports. Water bombers over the smoky skies of St. John's, hours after police say they're looking for a man in a case,

of suspected arson. Four brush fires reported in the city's downtown, Danny Breen is the mayor of St. John's. Knock it off. There's no need for this right now. Meanwhile, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan is imposing a ban on all-terrain vehicles on forested land until Sunday. We simply cannot afford any further risks. Fines ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 and possible imprisonment. But evacuees Susan Pilgrim says people need to follow the rules. I mean, we've had 11 fires over the last three months. So everybody is thinking in our case that somebody is setting. Higher humidity in the St. John's area has meant decreased fire activity.

Officials hoping the blaze just outside the city will soon be under control. Karen Paul's, CBC News, St. John's, Newfoundland. Rain is expected to fall on an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island Friday, but crews are focusing their efforts on protecting the community of Port Elburny, B.C. A massive wildfire is over 10 kilometers from the town, with winds pushing the flames closer. Texas Republicans are pushing ahead with plans to redraw electoral districts. Now California Governor Gavin Newsom says he plans to do the same for the Democrats. Steve Fuderman has more.

California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom will officially announce today what he plans to do to counter efforts by Republicans. in Texas to change the congressional maps. We are trying to defend democracy as opposed to see it destroyed district by district. As Texas Republicans continue to try to redraw their congressional maps to possibly get five more GOP members into the U.S. House, Newsom says he will fight fire with fire. Normally, state congressional maps are redrawn every 10 years following the U.S. census. The last census was in 2020.

But Texas is trying to do it midway through the normal 10-year cycle, and President Trump is all for it. We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats, and we are entitled to five more seats. Today, Newsom is expected to call for a special election in November. Californians would be asked to approve a new map redrawn to favor Democrats, Steve Futterman, for CBC News, Los Angeles. The House of Commons and Canada's cybersecurity agency are investigating a data breach. CBC News obtained an internal email telling parliamentary staff a malicious actor gained access to a database. It contained information used to manage computers and mobile devices. The data includes employees' names, job titles, and office locations.

As Tropical Storm Aaron intensifies into a hurricane, many in the U.S. are bracing for the potential impacts of cuts to public agencies that study and forecast dangerous storms. Katie Nicholson reports. This is just horrific. Veteran broadcast meteorologist John Morales broke down on air as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified off the Florida coast last October. This year, something else is upsetting him. We're down 560 people in the U.S. National Weather Service. The Trump administration cut hundreds of jobs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its National Weather Service. Last week, the administration greenlit hiring 450 people at the Weather Service.

service, but it's unlikely they'll be in place in time for peak hurricane season. Hundreds of research jobs are still axed. Morales worries the cuts could impact how many hurricane hunter flights fly into the storms and collect data. NOAA also shares information with Canada during hurricane season. Environment and climate change, Canada says it has contingencies it can work with. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, Miami. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm new to Dean Koraneg.