The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 09:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fay the much-anticipated alaska summit between u.s president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin is just hours away trump is looking to end the war in ukraine but as the cbc's lindsay duncombe found out some people in anchorage aren't welcoming the event in the window of a stylish liquor shop in downtown anchorage there's a yellow and blue ukrainian flag made from plastic bottle tops and a sign that says we stand with Ukraine. Lisbeckdal

works here and she is not happy about the Putin-Trump meeting. The fact that they're not even bringing Ukraine into it, it's kind of like just seems like you're going behind someone's back to do things. Alaska used to be part of Russia. It was sold to the U.S. in 1867.

The location creates a sense of spectacle, says Ian Hartman, a history professor at the University of Alaska. And not only is he bringing him out of isolation. He's bringing him out of isolation in the highly strategic, historically relevant place. We need to stand with Ukraine. Hundreds protested in Anchorage on Thursday, many waving Ukrainian flags.

More protests are expected today. Lindsay Duncombe, CBC News, Anchorage. And after launching his invasion of Ukraine, Putin plowed large amounts of money into the country's military, stimulating the economy, and, driving up wages and production. But lately, the country's GDP has been falling. Chris Brown has that story. In Moscow, grocery prices are soaring. After three years of heavy government spending on the war, inflation is now biting. Outside the Kremlin, people were hoping this leader's summit can change that. The war is dragging on and the economy is falling, said Yevgeny. I'd like the conflict

to be resolved. I'd like him to agree on ending the special military operation, said another woman, Anastasia. Russia's energy sales, especially oil, and especially to China, have been crucial. But Trump has threatened secondary sanctions on countries like India for buying Russian oil. Russian families have received sizable government payouts for having their fathers, partners, and sons sign up and fight in Ukraine, payouts that have thus far helped mute a significant backlash against Russia's estimated one. million war casualties. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. Air Canada says it expects to cancel hundreds of flights today as a strike deadline looms. The airline's flight attendants could walk off the job

early Saturday morning. Ali Shiazon is following all the developments from Pearson Airport in Toronto. We are already hearing that Air Canada flight attendants have been calling in and not coming to work about 300 of them so far. So that alone will cause additional cancellations. On top of the 500 grounded flights, we're expecting today, some of the Air Canada passengers here at Pearson this morning are those who have had their flights rebooked. They were the people who were supposed to go on those long-haul flights before they were canceled yesterday.

Rebooking flights is proving difficult because of the really busy travel season. Right now, it's really a big if if the union agrees to move forward with binding arbitration. Kupi leadership has until noon to decide yes, or know that they want to enter into that. The tone at the QPie press conference yesterday was that they want the company back at the table. The company Air Canada points the finger back at them, saying they have abandoned negotiations.

Ali Cheson, CBC News, Toronto. We're going now. Holy shit. Those are the sounds of a historic rocket launch from Northern Quebec early this morning. the Star Sailor is the first Canadian space rocket to launch in more than 25 years. The project is a partnership between the Space Concordia Rocketry Division and members of the Cree Nation of Miss T&E. The development of this rocket was seven years in the making. And that is

your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Pag. From