The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/17 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/17 at 03:00 EDT

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107 of the canada labor code to send air canada flight attendants back to work just less than 12 hours after they walked off the job as philippe shannock reports qupy is now accusing haidu of crushing flight attendants charter rights one of the main issues is unpaid labor the union says attendants are owed for duties performed before and after a plane takes off and lands. Labor experts say the federal government has set precedents at the ports and with the railways that they're more willing to send disputes to arbitration if they decide a work stoppage will impact the economy. But for more than 100,000 people impacted by flight cancellations, some stranded abroad with few options to get back home. Having the flight attendants

return to work is welcome news. But that relief comes at a point. price. Labor advocates say the rights of workers to withhold their labor is a basic tenant of collective bargaining. That is, the hard-fought right to strike is under threat. Fultishanawks, CBC News, Mississauga, Ontario. It's not exactly clear when the flight attendants will return to work and operations will return to normal. They are not required to until the Canada Industrial Relations Board issues its ruling on the government's request. Wesley Liyoski is the president of the airline division of CUPY who says workers are not going back before then?

At this stage, it's incredibly disappointing. We're reviewing all options with it. The government at this point has only intervened, but there is still a full strike on. They have not, at this point, legislated us back to work. So it's status quo for now and for the foreseeable future. Liyoski says this action leaves the union at the bargaining table with an option employer, and that Haidu has given the air Canada exactly what it wants.

Ukrainian president Volodymy Zelensky will be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. It comes after the high-stakes summit in Alaska, where Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was an attempt to end the war in Ukraine. Lisa Sching reports. After Donald Trump welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, a change to what the U.S. president had initially called for. On social media, changing his initial messaging, saying the best way to end the war is to go directly to a peace agreement not a mere ceasefire. And on Fox News, Trump suggesting Ukraine will have to bend. Make a deal. Look, Russia's a very big power. And they're not.

What that deal could look like is still unclear, though there are reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have to cede some territory for a ceasefire at current battle lines, something the European Allies have long found unacceptable. The European Commission, in a statement, reiterated, international border. must not be changed by force, and it will continue to strengthen sanctions. Zelensky will meet with Trump Monday, with hopes there won't be another dressing down, like the one he got at their last meeting in February. Lisa Sheng, CBC News, Washington.

Canola farmers in BC's peace region are warning of major losses. As China slaps new tariffs on Canadian seed just weeks before harvest, Matt Preprost, has more. About 300 canola farmers in the BC peace region grow most of the provinces annual. crop, among them Ernest Weeb, who grows 800 acres on his farm in montany near Fort St. John. We have seen a significant slide in our prices. Prices have dropped from highs of $27 a bushel in 2022 to as low as $12.50 in recent weeks. That's below the $16, some farmers contracted out earlier this year, and the $15, webe says many farmers need to break even.

With BC canola growers seating between 90 and 110,000 acres a year, the price gap could cost BC's economy millions. into next year's planting season. That really, really affects the bottom line for producers. Weeb says the federal government needs to reach a deal with China fast. If Ottawa can strike a deal and lift the tariffs, he believes prices could rebound as much as $3 within a week, lifting hopes heading into harvest.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is working with industry to find solutions. Matt Pre-Prost, CBC News, Fort St. John. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. I don't know.