The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 16, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/15 at 22:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm neil kumar russia's warm ukraine rages on as president's trump and putin did not manage to reach a deal after speaking behind closed doors for more than two hours lisa shang reports from washington it's not really clear what was achieved certainly the two leaders did not announce it we just got hints from russian president vladimir putin and U.S. President Donald Trump as they stood at the podium after the meeting that lasted just under three hours. Putin calling the talks constructive, thorough and useful that a meeting between the two of them was long overdue and that he hopes the agreement they've come to will bring them closer

to ensuring the security of Ukraine. But we don't know what exactly that means. There were no details given. But Donald Trump, hinting that his biggest goal, a ceasefire, did not materialize. We had an extremely productive meeting and many points were agreed to. There's no deal until there's a deal. But we have a very good chance of getting there. We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Washington. The clock is ticking toward a strike deadline that could ground all-air Canada flights and leave tens of thousands of Canadians stranded. Flight attendants will walk off the job at 1 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday if the two sides can't reach an agreement. Philip Lee Shanak has the latest.

By midday, Air Canada had cancelled more than 300 flights impacting almost 56,000 passengers. CUPY, the union representing 10,000 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants, says the major issue is ground pay. The work flight attendants do before and after flights. Air Canada says what the union is asking for is financially, and sustainable. In anticipation of a work stoppage, spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick says the airline is winding down operation. Best solution obviously would be a negotiated settlement, but, you know, time is short, so we're beginning to act. Why are they canceling your flights? We're at the table.

We want to talk. But for its part, Kupi has rejected the company's request for federal arbitration. Natasha Stey is with the Flight Attendance Union. She says Air Canada would rather the government intervene, then bargain in good faith. Philip Ashadok, CBC News, Toronto. Firefighters on Vancouver Islands say the weather has helped calm and out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberta, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says about 17 millimeters of rain overnight has lowered the behavior of the blaze on Mount Underwood.

Connie DeRose is with the service. She says there's been minimal growth on the fire since Thursday. The rain combined with cooler overnight temperatures has really helped to moderate fire behavior. and that's allowing our crews to get in and work in areas that were previously just too dangerous to access. Smoke from the Mount Underwood Fire has triggered an air quality statement for the region. Another attempt by the UN to reach an agreement on a treaty to end plastics pollution has failed, even as evidence mounts that plastics affect human health. Jennifer Yoon has more.

Plastic waste, it ends up in landfills, oceans, and inside our bodies. Yet the people tasked with curbing plastic pollution at the United Nations, in Geneva can't agree on what to do about it. After a sixth round of talks, countries failed to come up with a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. Even after, over 100 countries said they want a cap on plastic production. Panamanian representative Juan Carlos Monterey Gomez. A treaty without production measures will be built on sand. But most oil and gas nations, like Saudi Arabia and the U.S., wanted to focus on better design and recycling.

Most plastics are created from fossil fuels. It's unclear what comes next. Michael Bonser, with the Canadian delegation, says there may be more talks. We are committed to continuing in a resumed session. Or like-minded countries may leave the UN process and try to come up with the treaty on their own. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

Thank you.