The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 09:00 EDT

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ten thousand flight attendants is over the airline and the canadian union of public employees have come to terms on a tentative contract agreement and the flight attendants will be returning to work ahead of a ratification vote brett ruskin has more representatives of the company representatives the union have been working from 7 p.m. until 4.23 a.m. That's according to an update from QPee officials saying that they have reached a tentative agreement. Now this deal is still needing that ratification vote so it will go to the 10,000 flight attendants who have been on strike to get that approval from membership. Air Canada says that there will still be cancellations in the days ahead because it is going to take a while to go.

from zero back up to full resumption of service. So they say that it's going to take between seven and ten days to fully restore Air Canada's nationwide international service. So there still will be cancellations. There still will be disruptions with part of this tentative agreement being that staff returned to work to begin the process of getting planes back in the air. Brett Ruskin, CBC News, Halifax. Thanks primarily to the drop in the price of gasoline. Canada's inflation rate is falling. Statistics Canada says it dipped to 1.7 percent last month, down from 1.9 in June. Following the removal of the carbon tax, the price of gasoline has fallen by 16 percent year over year. The leader of the official opposition will have a seat in the House

of Commons when Parliament resumes next month. Pierre Paulyev won yesterday's by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River Crowfoot, with the CBC projecting that the leader of the Conservative Party will finish with more than 80% of the vote. Julia Wong has more. Thank you very much for the great people of Battle River Crowfoot. Polly have lost his Ottawa riding in April and chose to run in a riding where conservative MPs have always won with more than 70% of the vote. In his victory speech, he talked about the lessons he learned from residents during the campaign.

And they also reminded me that the road to success is never a straight line. Most of all, you should never give up in hard times. David Stewart, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Calgary, says the results should put to rest questions about Pollyas' future as conservative leader. With this kind of result, I don't think it has any impact on the leadership review, if anything may be marginally positive. So for now, Pollyov will be heading back to Ottawa with a seat in the house and as leader of the official opposition.

Julia Wong, CBC News, Camrose, Alberta. In the midst of Nova Scotia's ongoing wildfire emergency, an effort is underway to relocate people living in tent encampments in remote wooded areas that are under threat. Terran Grant has the story. Since August 5th, entering the woods in Nova Scotia is illegal. The aim is to prevent wildfires, but some people are living in the woods and don't want to leave.

Matthew Reed is the manager of an outreach team with a Halifax charity, Seoul's Harbor Rescue Mission. The province has exempted them from the woods ban so they can continue going to remote encampments and try to convince people to relocate. We've been able to move a couple people. However, again, a lot of people are choosing to stay worthy. The province says about 60 people have relocated, but an estimated 137 are still sheltering in high-risk areas. The woods ban carries a fine of $25,000. But so far, no one who is homeless has been fined. We're not in a state of emergency as a province, it is discretionary whether or not these fines are levied. Legal aid lawyer Nadia Schifjee. She says the province cannot require homeless people to move

without providing an alternative. Terran Grant, CBC News, Halifax. And that is the World This Hour. Remember, 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, go to our website. CBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. From