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

Episode Date: August 14, 2025

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

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Certain conditions apply. From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Nududdin Kornay. Fire crews across the Maritimes continue to battle wildfires. One in New Brunswick is currently burning beyond control, according to officials. As Brett Ruskin reports, firefighters hope forecasted rain will bring some relief. North of Miramachie, New Brunswick this morning, an out-of-control fire has grown to more than 1,300 hectares in size. There's also at least two smaller fires that have popped up over the past day.

There is some rain in the forecast, and officials hope it will be enough to get a handle on the fire, says New Brunswick's Minister of Natural Resources, John Heron. When we have that window of opportunity, when things get dampened, we need to go at it. Meanwhile, in Moncton, a fire outside the city is now considered contained after days of work on the ground by firefighters and in the air from water bombers. Those same bombers had been shared with Nova Scotia. to help knock down a fire near one of Halifax's busy shopping centers. That fire is now being held.

Nova Scotia's premier urges residents to follow the new regulations banning activities in the woods and says the region still has a tough few weeks ahead with these dry conditions. Brett Ruskin, CBC News, Halifax. Air Canada is expected to start grounding flights today. The airline is preparing for flight attendants to strike this weekend. The CBC's Linda Ward has more. Taking a look at the Departures Board here at Terminal 1, it is business as usual, at least so far, but we know that is definitely going to change through the day.

Air Canada says they will be canceling flights today and tomorrow, this all part of a gradual shutdown ahead of a possible strike and lockout if no deal is reached by early Saturday. Air Canada says they've given passengers the option to change their flight from August 15th to August 18th, that ticket was purchased no later than yesterday for another flight between August 21st and September 12th. Now, if their flight is canceled, they'll try to rebook people on the first available flight with another airline. They're saying passengers can also choose a refund. Linda Ward, CBC News, Toronto. Talks to tackle plastic pollution are at risk of ending with no legally binding treaty. Negotiations in Geneva are heading into their final hours with major disagreements

persisting. Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Erickson says compromise is needed. I think all parties need to be willing to be flexible if we are going to get a treaty in these next hours. International bodies warn that without intervention, plastic production could triple by 2060. A violent case of misconduct by Ontario jail guards is leading to convicted criminals getting lenient sentences. Today a man who murdered his ex-girlfriend will learn when he could be eligible for parole. As Thomas Dagla reports, the killer was one of nearly 200 inmates caught up in an aggressive strip search. Connie Virgioni lost her 29-year-old daughter Vanessa at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Already on probation in 2022, he broke into her Brampton, Ontario home and killed her with a knife.

I am hoping the judge will not let him be eligible for parole prior to 20 years. Linville Ritchie pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, meaning an automatic life sentence. But today, the judge will decide how early he can apply for parole, potentially after only 10 years. All of it under consideration because Ritchie was strip-searched in jail and left in his boxers for 37 hours. His hands zip-tied. They might be criminals, but they're human. Premier Doug Ford is condemning the 2023 incident at Maplehurst Jail. An act of collective punishment by guards now under review.

One man has even filed a class action lawsuit, saying inmates are owed $30 million in damages. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto. Israeli far-right finance minister Bezal-Smotrich has approved a plan his office says would bury the idea of a Palestinian state. The proposal is for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank. It's not clear if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backs the plan. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Nududdin Korani.