The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/16 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/16 at 20:00 EDT

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has ended but not because the two sides reached an agreement instead the federal government ordered them back to work and is imposing binding arbitration marina von stackleberg reports i absolutely reject the notion that our government is anti-union jobs minister patty high due defending her her decision to intervene less than 12 hours after the Air Canada labor dispute began. The union says Haidu rewarded Air Canada after it consistently refused to negotiate in good faith. But the minister says she's stepping in after meeting with both the union and airline late into the night. She says Air Canada presented another offer, but talks broke down. It is clear that the parties are not any closer to resolving some of the key issues that

remain, and they will need help with an arbitrator. Hydeu used a section of the Labor Code to order a return to work. It's the same way Ottawa sent employees back on the job last year at Ports, Rail, and Canada Post. Unions say that violates their right to strike. Marina von Stackleberg, CBC News, Ottawa. Three major wildfires continue to burn out of control in Newfoundland and Labrador, and now a province-wide ATV ban is in place until Sunday night. Fire Chief Dwayne Antle, the president of the province's Association of Fire Services,

says he understands people are disappointed, but there are many ways ATVs can spark a fire. I know people still enjoy doing it, but really it's not much of a sacrifice when you consider the sacrifice that firefighters are making right now on all of these wildfires. Antel says once the ban is lifted, people should keep their exhausts clean, avoid tall grass, and carry a fire extinguisher with them at all times. Times. New Brunswick's largest wildfire burning near Mir Machi is still out of control. National, excuse me, natural resources minister John Heron said 40 firefighters from Ontario were expected to arrive in the province today, while 20 from Nova Scotia are returning home to

help battle wildfires there. And in that province, the municipality of the county of Annapolis has declared a state of local emergency as an out-of-control wildfire continues to grow. And more people are under evacuation alerts, deciding what to take and what not to. It was a little heartbreaking to go through the baby nursery and pick out all the items that we had just gotten as gifts. A helicopter pilot is also recovering after he was involved in a crash during firefighting operations. On the other side of the country, firefighters have been battling a wildfire near the city of Port Albany on Vancouver Island. But lately, they've had help from the weather. Julia Wong has the story.

a lot. 33 millimeters of rain has fallen over the Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Albany since Thursday, according to Stefan Hood with the BC Wildfire Service. And that has been a boon for crews on the front lines. While the fire has grown to more than 36 square kilometers, Hood says the moisture has dampened fire behavior and slowed spread. We'll still see flames, but the majority of the fire has quieted down significantly. So smoldering ground fire is the most of what we're seeing.

But that certainly doesn't mean that the work is done. Hoodsets firefighters are focused on the northwest corner of the fire nearest to Port Albany. It remains about 8 kilometers from the city. But officials are urging residents to stay vigilant. Julia Wong, CBC News, Port Albany, British Columbia. In Pakistan, more than 300 people are dead after days of heavy rains caused flash flooding and landslides. Rescue efforts are ongoing as crews clear blocked roads

and continue to pick through rubble looking for survivors. Authorities say many remain missing in the mountainous areas in the country's northwest. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks so much for listening. Thank you.