The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/18 at 23:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Hurland. We begin in Alberta, where the polls have just closed in a federal by-election in the riding of Battle River Crowfoot. The counting is now underway. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev is trying to win a seat to get back into Parliament after losing his longtime Ottawa riding during April's election. Josh McLean reports. Campaign signs dot the roadside in Camrose, Alberta.

Familiar colors for voters here, deja vu, as they head to the ballot box for the second time in months. This time, though, there's a new name enshrined in conservative blue. Thanks for coming out. Really appreciate you guys coming out. Pierre Pollyev, fresh off a painful defeat in his Ottawa riding, where he was MP for more than two decades, hoping for a do-over here in Battle River Crowfoot. Great to see you, guys. It's a safe bet.

the riding has long been a conservative stronghold. Damian Kirk won it for the party with more than 82% of the vote in April, before stepping down weeks later, triggering a by-election, and creating a path for Pahliav back to the House of Commons. These are local issues that require national leadership, and it would be a privilege to provide. Since then, the conservative leader has been campaigning hard in the riding, emphasizing his formative years spent in Alberta

and talking up the benefits of having a party leader as your MP. Josh McLean, CBC News, Calgary. Donald Trump says he plans to set up a direct meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia following a day of crucial talks on ending the war in Ukraine. All of us would obviously prefer an immediate ceasefire while we work on a lasting peace. But the U.S. President says so far that isn't happening. It's one of several points Trump discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump is confident a peace deal with Russia is within reach,

but he adds it would involve land concessions to Moscow. Olensky says he's happy with the continued U.S. support. We spoke about it, and we will speak more about security guarantees. This is very important that the United States gives such strong signal and is ready for security guarantees. Those guarantees were also discussed with European leaders who attended the meetings. The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has agreed to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Egyptian Qatari plan would see fighting suspended for 60 days. and includes the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for half of the Israeli hostages still in captivity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn't commenting directly on the offer. Canada's job minister, Patty Heidu, says the federal government will be investigating allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. It's a key complaint of 10,000 airline flight attendants who have been on strike at air Canada since Saturday, defying a back-to-work order from Ottawa. deeply concerning because in fact the Labor Code has protections for federally regulated workers and in fact prohibits unpaid work. And if there are loopholes that employers are using to get around the Canada Labor Code, we have to know and we have to close them. Tonight there's where the two sides are meeting with a mediator and as the strike drags on, flight cancellations

keep piling up. Mike Crawley reports. Inside the nearly empty Terminal 1 at Toronto's Pearson Airport, information screens list dozens of Air Canada flights has cancelled. The service has been disgraceful. Stephen Phillips was due to fly back home from London on Monday, says the airline emailed him, offering a refund of about $700. Online this morning, look for tickets to Montreal. I got quoted over £7,000. That's roughly $14,000 Canadian dollars.

Under Canada's air passenger protection rules, customers traveling from an airport in this country are not eligible for compensation if the flight is cancelled for a reason outside the airline's control. That includes a labor dispute. Air Canada's official message to passengers, the airline will attempt to rebook them, including on other carriers. However, it warns seat availability is limited and says the chances it can find other flights quickly are low. Mike Crowley, CBC News, Toronto.

And that is your world. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.