The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 01:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Hurland. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Palliev is heading back to Parliament. Tonight, CBC News projects he will win the by-election in the riding of Battle River Crowfoot after he lost his longtime Ottawa seat during April's general election. Julia Wong reports. And folks, the guy who will be Canada's next prime minister, the Honorable Pierre Pahliav and his wonderful wife, Anna.

Let's give him a hand. The crowd was electric as Pierre Pollyov took the stage. The conservative leader is projected to win the Battle River Crowfoot by-election. In front of a small but enthusiastic crowd, Pollyov reiterated conservative policies he plans to fight for and assured the crowd he would keep Prime Minister Mark Carney accountable. He was also gracious to the people of Battle River Crowfoot, who are sending him back to the House of Commons.

am grateful that I will have the chance to be their humble servant to fight every day and in every way for the people in this region who feed power and protect all of Canada. In the writing's 10-year history, conservative candidates have always won with more than 70 percent of the vote. Polyev's margin of victory is looking like it will fall within that range. Julia Wong, CBC News, Camrose, Alberta. U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to set up a direction. 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. Still, Zelensky 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 but says Hamas is under a lot of pressure. Canada's jobs 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 Air Canada flight attendants who have been on strikes since Saturday defying a back-to-work order from Ottawa. It's 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 word 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 canceled 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 this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.