The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 14:00 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 this hour i'm gina louise phillips the union representing air canada's flight attendance has rejected the company's request for binding arbitration they're urging the airline to continue collective bargaining meanwhile hundreds of flights have been cancelled ahead of a potential strike

philip leishanok has the latest andreas mendes's flight out of toronto's pierson airport has been pushed back three hours We're hoping that is just a delay. Air Canada says it's ramping up cancellations after the union representing its flight attendants rejected the company's request for federal arbitration. Spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick says the airline is winding down operations upending travel for tens of thousands of passengers. We're already experienced the labor disruption

even before the strike started, so that's why we're having the cancellations. Natasha Stey is with the Flight Attendance Union. She believes the company, would rather the government intervene than bargain in good faith. Why are they canceling your flights? We're at the table. We want to talk. The strike deadline is 1 a.m. Saturday morning. Air Canada says check its website before heading to the airport. Philip Lyshanock, CBC News, Toronto. Some of the people forced from their homes by a wildfire near St. John's were cleared to return home today.

But fires continue to burn with thousands of people in Newfoundland still under evacuation alert. More than 130 homes across the province have been destroyed along with a school. Shana Luck has the story. It is very thick smoke. I mean, you cannot see your hand in front of your face if you were in that smoke. Last night, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan went up in a Coast Guard helicopter to see the Kingston fire for himself. The fire, which covers more than 9,000 hectares, has continued to grow and burn out of control.

It's consumed at least 100 homes, along with a school that serves 6,000. children, said Education Minister Bernard Davis. Unfortunately, Cabot Academy School in Western Bay has been lost. Some people who live in the area, like Louise Power, are in shock. It's hard to take in. People are devastated. Everyone. Power says many in her community feel more resources should be sent to their area. But resources are being stretched as Newfoundland deals with fires in two other areas. And neighboring Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are also struggling with their own wildfires.

Shana Lux, CBC News, Halifax. In Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, new evacuation orders were issued for homes in the West Delhousie area. As a wildfire, sparked by a lightning strike, is burning out of control. It's already about three square kilometers in size. Wildfires are also burning in New Brunswick, including the largest and out-of-control blaze near Miramishie. It's burned almost 14 square kilometers of forest, but it hasn't grown since yesterday. We get along. There's a good respect level on both sides, and I think, you know, something's going to come up.

The U.S. President sounding optimistic about his high-stakes summit in Alaska with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Despite Ukraine's absence from a meeting on its future, Trump insists he's not trying to decide on that nation's behalf. Instead, he says, the initial goal was to get Putin to the table. I've got to let Ukraine make that decision, and I think they'll make a proper decision. but I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine. The Kremlin says it's open to a second meeting involving Ukraine if today's talks go well. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says a three-way meeting could bring effective solutions, but adds he's seen no evidence so far suggesting Russia wants to end the war.

Hurricane Aaron is approaching the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn about possible flooding and landslides. Erin is expected to stay mainly over water, but storm warnings have been issued for Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Martin, St. Bartz, St. Eustaceous, and St. Martin. At this point, forecasters believe it will not hit the U.S. And that is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to our podcast anytime. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thank you.