The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 06:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 06:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings we go first to air canada and its plan to resume flights as of this evening however it's unclear at this point whether that will happen the airline's flight attendants have been defying a back-to-work order from the federal government and as we hear now from Yasmin Renea, it means thousands of passengers still don't know where their travel plans stand. My partner has surgery on Tuesday. Stranded at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Martha Diamond says the stakes are high. It's a surgery he's been waiting for a while, so it's going to be really hard to rebook it if we have to.

The couple is among more than 100,000 people whose travel plans have been upended. More than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike early Saturday. Less than 12 hours later, the federal government moved to order them back to work, but flight attendants stayed on the picket lines. Ottawa has used back-to-work order several times to end previous strikes. Adam King is a Labor Studies Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. He says it was a matter of time before workers became defiant. This has happened now a number of times, and I think really workers are just fed up with it.

The Flight Attendance Union says it's inviting our Canada back to the negotiating table. Yasmir Ranea, CBC News, Vancouver. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is in Washington today for talks for the U.S. President Donald Trump. And Zelensky is being joined by members of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, leaders from a number of European countries who are committed to Ukraine's defense in its war against Russia. Cameron McIntosh has more from Washington. Our position is clear. International borders cannot be changed by force.

There's no deal until there's a deal. Trump offered no details Friday, but now the White House says Russia is agreeing to some NATO-like security guarantees. It will be up to Ukraine and Russia to make a deal. The one thing that the president cannot agree to on behalf of the Ukrainians is any sort of land swap. That is for the Ukrainians. I'm not saying we're on the verge of a peace deal, but I am saying that we saw movement. All as the fighting continues, Trump wanted to ceasefire, but left Friday's meeting agreeing with Putin's insistence, there must be a full deal.

Zelensky is wary of being pushed into a bad deal. It's impossible to do this under their pressure of weapons, so it's necessary to cease fire. Trump, meanwhile, posted to social media, big progress on Russia. Stay tuned. That's the CBC's Cameron McIntage in Washington. Pierre Pahliav's political future is being decided today as voters in the Alberta riding of Battle River Crowfoot cast their ballots in a federal by-election. The Conservative Party leader needs a win after losing his home riding in the general election back in April. Josh McLean reports. It will require national leadership to fight for the people here and the way of rural way of life.

Pierre Pahliav looking to win votes in Battle River Crowfoot and the odds are in his favor. It's among the safest conservative ridings in the country. Damian Kirk winning handily for the party back in April with more than 82% of the votes. Stepping aside just weeks later to give Polyev a path back to the House of Commons. Voter Nolan Johnson thinks having a party leader as a member of parliament could benefit the riding. His focus will be taken more toward Ottawa, but then at the same time if something needs to happen, in his writing, there's better political pressure. Independent candidate Bonnie Critchley is hoping to take.

capitalize on her local connection, potentially taking votes away from Pauliev. Lori Williams is a political scientist at Mount Royal University in Calgary. That could bring his vote share down, and that would not be a good sign for his leadership review in the new year. Josh McLean, CBC News, Calgary. Hurricane Aaron has regained strength in the Caribbean and is now classified as a category four storm. Forecasters say Aaron is growing in strength and size, with storm warnings now in effect for the Turks and Kekos Islands and the southeastern part of the Bahamas. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.