The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 12:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 12:00 EDT

So you're saying this airline forces the cabin crew to work for free. Tell me you're at least paid for boarding and de-plaining. No. Safety checks. No. Not even medical emergencies. No, but we'll always show up. But they're charging flyers more than ever.

And we're putting in thousands of unpaid hours. Where is that money going? Canada's airline, hey? Unpaid work is a true crime. Visit Unfair Canada.com to hear the whole story. A message from the Air Canada component of Cupy. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the strike by air canada's flight attendants has been declared illegal by the canada industrial relations board

and the board is ordering the canadian union of public employees to direct its membership to return to work but when or if the workers will return is still very much unclear james Strachan has more now from Pearson International in Toronto. I've been out at the airport since about 6 o'clock Eastern this morning, and the picket lines have been strong, they've been vocal. It doesn't look like a group of people that are set to go back to work as they've been ordered by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. There's a sense of resolve on the line.

There's a sense that the only way that this is going to end is at the bargaining table. Air Canada right now is saying that they intend to resume flights by this evening. But when you go inside the airport, it's very quiet. This is Terminal 1, Air Canada's hub here in Toronto. All you see is canceled, canceled, canceled on the board. Many flight attendants who aren't here don't live in the city, would have to come into the city. It seems that flights getting back up in the air by this evening, given what I'm seeing here on the ground and what I'm hearing from members, just seems simply unlikely at this point. Jamie Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.

President Vladimir Zelensky is in Washington for talks this hour with U.S. President Donald Trump. And later, 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. 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 onus 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 Xing, CBC News, Washington. Meanwhile, at least 10 people have been killed in an overnight Russian air strike on Harkiv. That's emergency crews removing the wounded from an apartment building that was targeted in the strike. Harkiv, which is Ukraine's second largest

city is located near the country's northeast border with Russia. 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. And Polyev is expected to win. In every election over the past 25 years, but won, the conservative candidate has won this riding with at least 80% support of the electorate. Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Ottawa today with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. And while a range of issues were on the agenda from crime and housing to affordability,

Ford says the Trump tariffs were at the very top of the list. We have to find out what we need to do to make sure that we create the environment and conditions for companies from around the world to continue investing in Canada. And we'll have that discussion. but thank you, everyone. Thank you very much. Amen, super. Fort says he continues to urge the Prime Minister to lower taxes

to help stimulate the Canadian economy in the face of the American tariff campaign. And that is The World This Hour. You can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. The World This Hour is updated every hour seven days a week. And for news anytime, of course, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummix. Thank you.