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

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 08:00 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 it's planned 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 yasmine ranaia it means thousands of passengers still don't know where they 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 Air Canada back to the negotiating table. on ASCBC News, Vancouver. Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, is in Washington today for talks with

U.S. President Donald Trump. And Zelensky will be joined by the Prime Minister of Britain, the President of France, and other members of the so-called Coalition of the Willing. It's a group of European leaders committed to supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. Lisa Sching reports. Zelensky and Trump will meet first before a bigger meeting to include the European leaders. and Trump gave some indication what might be discussed. Posting on Truth Social, he said President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately if he wants to,

seemingly leaving the on Zelensky, and he said, in all caps, no going into NATO. One of the other big questions has always been about territory, and there are now reports Trump may ask Zelensky to seat some territory for a ceasefire at current battle lines, namely the Dombas region. Now, the leaders will likely discuss all of this today in Washington and possibly make some crucial decisions on the future of Ukraine as well as Europe. Lisa Singh, CBC News, Washington. Pierre Polyev's name is on the ballot in today's federal by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River Crowfoot. With his political future hanging in the balance, the Conservative Party leader needs a seat in the House of Commons. after losing his home riding in the general election back in April.

Josh McLean has more. And 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 writings 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 Pollyev 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 capitalize on her local connection potentially taking votes away from polyev 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. Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting in Ottawa today with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. A range of issues are on the agenda, including housing, crime, and affordability. Last week, Ford said he'd be urging the Prime Minister to lower taxes to stimulate the Canadian economy in the face of the U.S. tariff action. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummix.