The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 01:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar the union representing air canada flight attendant says it will defy the back to work order and remain on strike as philipley shannock reports the airline is now looking to resume operations by monday evening but it's unclear how the company plans to operate these flights the union says pay is the big issue both wage improvements and the unpaid work they perform before and after the planes are in the air. The airline says its latest offer would have made its flight attendants the best compensated in Canada. Some say employers like Air Canada have become too reliant on the federal government

to settle contract disputes. Well, I think this is the chickens coming home to roost. Air Canada has taken, and other employers federally regulated as well, have really taken advantage of trying to pressure governments and governments conceding to their demand to order people back to work. In a statement to CBC News, Patty Haidu's office told us that, like many Canadians, the minister is monitoring the situation closely and referred us to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which did not get back to us with a comment.

Philip Lyshanock, CBC News, Toronto. European and NATO leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington for Monday's talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. U.S. Special Envoy, Steve Whitkoff, says Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow U.S. and European allies to offer a security guarantee to Ukraine. Cameron McIntosh has more. We have to stop the killings. That is the stark choice facing Ukrainian President Vlodemir Zelensky when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. You don't have the cards.

Famously berated on his last trip, this time he's not going alone. The leaders of the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Finland, the European Commission, and NATO will be with him. All meeting virtually preparing to present a unified front. We had an extremely productive meeting. Trump, after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, told them Putin wants Ukraine's occupied Dombas region. Zelensky insists Ukraine won't give it up and wants Trump to guarantee Ukraine's security and independence. This is our main task. need security to work in practice like Article 5 of NATO.

Cameron McIntosh, CBC News. In Toronto, an 8-year-boy is dead after you shot by a stray bullet that came through his apartment window. Javei Roy and his mother were in bed in their home at the time. Marcel Wilson is a family friend and an advocate against gang violence. You have not only destroyed a life of a child and devastated his family, but you've also destroyed your own future. choice has consequences, and this choice has left scars that can never be erased. If you have any humanity left, turn yourselves in immediately. Police have not yet made any arrests.

In Nova Scotia, there are 15 wildfires that continue to burn. However, only one remains out of control and is threatening homes. That's the Long Lake Fire in Annapolis Valley. Andrew Samson has the latest. The Long Lake Wildfire is showing no signs of letting up. It's expected to grow even larger. Four air tankers, two helicopters, and more than 100 firefighters are on the scene. But Jim Rutterham, the director of fleet and forest protection for Nova Scotes' Department of Natural Resources, says the weather is not cooperating. Today is very low humidity and wind and warm, and it's everything we don't need for helping us put out fires. More than 100 homes have already been evacuated, and officials say that number might grow. Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection,

says the fire is still a couple of kilometers away, but crews are on standby. They are on high alert there, where everybody's ready and prepared for what might happen. Evacquees have been out of their homes since Thursday. Many of them are staying with family or friends, and some are even camping. Showers are in the forecast, but it's been so dry for so long

that officials said the rain will barely have an impact. Andrew Samson, CBC News, Halifax. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.