The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/17 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 17, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/17 at 10:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude pig striking air canada flight attendants say they will defy the government order to return to work that's according to what a qi source told our colleagues at radio canada this past hour echoing what's being said at a toronto rally we're here for the day to show the company the planes aren't taking off till we say they're taking That's Wally Lissoski, head of the QP's Air Canada Division. The Canada Labor Relations Board had ordered the airline to resume operations this afternoon. And Air Canada had announced that the first flights would take off this evening. The union says it will challenge the government move to order flight attendants back to work.

Linda Ward is at Pearson International Airport. A statement that the Canada Industrial Relations Board is directed Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants like these to resume their duties at 2 p.m. Eastern today. And while these flight attendants will return to work at 2 p.m. Air Canada says in a statement the first flights will leave this evening, but it'll take days for normal operations to resume. And for passengers here like Collins Agua Ruta, this doesn't resolve anything. He's been camped out here in Terminal 1 with his 3-year-old son since Friday.

My flight to Winnipeg, as we canceled, I tried getting to get a train to Winnipeg. It was quite very expensive. I could get to the bus terminal. I was told my next available bus was on Monday. Air Canada rescheduled him for noon today, but now we're told flights won't resume until this evening's Linda Ward, CBC News, at Pearson Airport. That demonstration in Toronto, part of the flight attendants United States, across Canada. A day of action at several airports. They plan to make their voices heard with demonstrations that were slated for Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver. The flight attendants

say they will plead for fairness and the end to unpaid work. Several European leaders will be heading to Washington tomorrow. They'll join Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump. The group held a video call to discuss its ongoing efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump now says he wants a permanent end to the war, not just a ceasefire. But as Lisa Sching reports, there are concerns that could come at a great cost for Ukraine. 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 borders 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 Sching, CBC News, Washington. Officials in Nova Scotia say the hot dry weather is helping to fuel the Long Lake wildfire. It forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes in Annapolis County. The fire nearly doubled in size between Friday and Saturday. The fire is now estimated to cover more than 1,000 hectares. On Vancouver Island, several communities will remain without power for up to two weeks. BC Hydro says it is working to get the electricity back up and running

as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn south of Port Alburny. The power has been out since Monday. Firefighting crews say significant rainfall has allowed them to make progress battling the Mount Underway. fire. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.