The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/16 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/16 at 21:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Neil Kumar. The strike by Air Canada flight attendants lasted only hours before the federal government intervened, ordering an end to the strike and Air Canada's lockout. Also, binding arbitration was imposed on both sides. Otto was now facing accusations that it is favoring employers over workers.

Michelle's song has more. Jane on you, that he had you. Air Canada flight attendants picketing at Toronto's Pearson Airport reacting to word they were being forced back to work. Federal jobs minister, Patty Heidu, invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labor Code. The information that I received from the mediators is that the parties were still very far apart. Just yesterday, QP, the union representing more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants, declined the airline's proposal for arbitration. The process that would have an arbitrator render a decision about specific items both parties can't agree on.

QP disagrees with the minister. They say this decision will set a terrible precedent and critics worry this will impact workers' rights. Is your government anti-union? I absolutely reject the notion that our government is anti-union. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto. Nova Scotia RCMP are asking the public for help after a series of grass fires were reported near the town of Oxford. Evidence was found suggesting fires were set intentionally. RCMP Corporal Troy Gill says it appears some kind of excelment was used.

He says it's unsettling given they threaten both lives and livelihoods. Cumberland County is a big farmland community and they rely on whether it be cattle, sheep, horses as well. Not only are these people who are setting these fires putting people's lives and their homes at risk. They're also putting the animals at risk as well, which is very concerning for the RCMP. Gail says police are looking to speak with witnesses and anyone who may have footage from the area. The start of the new school year is just a few weeks away, but in the Newfoundland community of Conception Bay North, a wildfire has destroyed multiple homes and a school there, leaving families uncertain about what comes next. Abby Cole reports. Unfortunately,

Cabot Academy School in Western Bay has been lost. education minister Bernard Davis delivering the staggering news that Cabot Academy is gone, forcing 60 students and 11 staff into alternate schools this September. It's another blow in a community already struggling with fear and uncertainty. Hundreds of families are still out of their homes here, and with back-to-school coming soon, parent and evacuee Robin Dwyer says she doesn't know what they're going to do when the school year starts. As close as the school year is, it's kind of unfortunately on the back burner right now. In addition to the loss of Cabot Academy,

12 more schools in the region are being used to support wildfire efforts. But the Education Department isn't anticipating delays in school openings and is assuring families, students, and staff that everyone in Conception Bay North will have somewhere to go to school in September. Abby Cole, CBC News, Carboneer.

In Gaza, family members searched through the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli air strike. The people who were displaced were staying in what was a school. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to extend military control over Gaza this week, suggesting Palestinians should voluntarily leave the territory. Many world leaders have condemned the plan. An update on Hurricane Aaron. The U.S. National Hurricane Center expects the now Category 5 storm

to take a turn toward the West-Northwest tonight. It's currently about 235 kilometers northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour. Heavy rains could trigger flash flooding landslides or mudslides in some parts of the region. Forecasters expect it will begin weakening on Monday. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.