The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/14 at 22:00 EDT

So you're saying this airline forces the cabin crew to work for free. Tell me you're at least paid for boarding and de-plaining. No. Safety checks. No. Not even medical emergencies. No, but we'll always show up. But they're charging flyers more than ever.

And we're putting in thousands of unpaid hours. Where is that money going? Canada's airline, hey? Unpaid work is a true crime. Visit Unfair Canada.com to hear the whole story. A message from the Air Canada component of Cupy. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar the flight cancellations have started and air canada's warning it is only going to get worse the airline is starting to wind down operations ahead of a strike deadline with its flight attendants both sides say

they want a resolution but also blame each other for the lack of progress itlmusa has the latest that's very unfortunate air canada officials were interrupted by kupi members quietly holding protest placards during a press conference this morning. A sign, negotiations between Canada's largest airline and the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants aren't going well. Ariel Malul Wexler is Air Canada's chief human resources officer. They made the very last days of negotiations meaningless by making unsustainable offers. The main sticking points in negotiations include wages and something called ground pay, which covers the work flight attendants do before and after flights. Natasha Staia with Kupi says flight attendants want to be fully paid for that

vital work. We don't want to go on strike. We don't want our passengers to be suffering. Federal jobs minister, Patty Heidu, says she's asked Kupi to respond to the airline's request for binding arbitration. The union has asked to have until noon Friday to respond. Ithelmust, CBC News, Toronto. In Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, officials have expanded an evacuation order due to an out-of-controlled wildfire. Dozens of homes are affected. Officials say the fire was started by lightning strike. They say the remote area makes it hard for response teams to get in.

Four helicopters are assisting ground crews that are trying to contain the fire. China is downposing a 75% tariff on Canadian canola sea exports. China is the biggest export market for Canadian canola worth almost $4 billion a year. Farmers are bracing for the consequences and demanding help from Ottawa. Kate McKenna has more. This was going to be our win. Farmer Leroy Newman speaks from his canola field in Blackie, Alberta. Hit by new tariffs, he's worried about his bottom line and feels forgotten by Ottawa.

The good old farmers, we just have to take one for the team every time. Effective today, China is slapping a tariff on canola seed at a rate of more than 75%. That's in addition to existing levies on canola oil and meal. The country claims Canada is dumping canola, though the federal government denies that. Experts believe the real motive is punishing Canada for putting tariffs on. on Chinese electric vehicle. We need immediate action. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Canada's prime minister needs to meet with China and sort this out.

He also questions whether Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminum are worth the cost. We as Canadians need to have a very serious look at whether we're ready to sacrifice an industry that's larger than all three of those industries employing over 200,000 Canadians. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. The high-stakes meeting between American and Russian presidents will take place on Friday, in Alaska. For days, Donald Trump seemed to be tamping down expectations, but he now believes he can convince Vladimir Putin to end the war. Ashley Burke has more from Washington. It's like a chess game. Donald Trump starting his day on Fox Radio, the U.S. President describing his upcoming meeting with Russia's president as a strategic game where the odds of

losing are low. There is a 25% chance that this meeting will not be a successful meeting. After days publicly lowering expectations, Trump shifting his tone. The president now says he thinks Vladimir Putin will agree to end his war in Ukraine. I believe now he's convinced that he's going to make a deal. Trump's facing growing criticism he hasn't been tough enough on Putin. But in the Oval Office today, Trump says when he's face-to-face with Putin, he'll know within minutes if there will be trilateral talks with Ukraine's president about a peace. deal. He says that second meeting is more important and could include talking about divvying up

land. But both countries have already ruled that out. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Washington. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.