The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/19 at 10:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings after three days on the picket line the strike by air canada's flight attendants is over a tentative contract agreement has been reached and the airline can begin the process of getting its planes back in the air mgan fitzpatrick reports well we know the two sides got back to the bargaining table last night around 7 p.m. They had not held talks at that bargaining table since Friday night. And the union says with the help of a mediator, they did reach a tentative agreement. We don't know what was agreed to, but the union says unpaid work is over. That was one of the

sticking points in these negotiations. The union was fighting for flight attendants to get paid for the work they do before a plane takes off. And after it lands, that's called ground pay. Air Canada says some flights will resume tonight. But it's not clear which ones were what times those flights might be leaving. The airline saying resuming operations is a complex process and it could take seven to ten days before they get back to normal operations. So they're warning there could still be more cancellations to come over the next few days. So there's still lots of uncertainty for travelers.

People are still being advised not to come to the airport unless they have a confirmed flight. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Toronto. Thanks primarily to the drop in the price of gasoline. Canada's inflation rate is falling. Statistics Canada says it dipped to 1.7% last month, down from 1.9 in June. With the removal of the carbon tax, gas prices have fallen by 16% year over year, and Statscan says this is helping to offset a recent rise in both grocery and housing costs. Conservative leader Pierre Pollyev will have a seat in the House of Commons when Parliament resumes next month.

Thank you very much for the great. people of Battle River Crowfoot. That is Pollye's victory speech following yesterday's by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River Crowfoot. CBC News is projecting he'll finish with more than 80% of the vote, and Pahliav will return to the House after losing his home riding in the general election back in April. With Pollyneb back in Stornoway, Parliament resumes September 15th. Members of the so-called Coalition of the Willing are meeting virtually today to discuss the war

in Ukraine. They are debriefing their allies, including Canada, on yesterday's talks at the White House. Crystal Gamansing reports. We are ready for a trilateral meeting. Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, doesn't know when that meeting could take place with the U.S. President and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but there does appear to be a willingness on all sides. And President Donald Trump said security guarantees by Europe would have American support. But we're going to help them out also.

We'll be involved. I'm afraid that I am very skeptical of anything that President Trump said yesterday. Retired General Ben Hodges led U.S. forces in Europe between 2014 and 2017. He says he'd love his skepticism to be proven wrong, but... The president and his administration, their approach has been doomed from the beginning because they can't even admit that Russia is the aggressor here. That aggression continued overnight and into this morning. Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched 270 drones.

and 10 missiles at Ukraine, hitting 16 different locations. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. Three American warships are about to arrive off the coast of Venezuela. They're being deployed as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to take action against the Latin American drug cartels. That is Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denouncing what he says are outlandish threat. threats by Washington. The U.S. destroyers are due to arrive within the next 36 hours with the Reuters News Agency reporting that 4,000 sailors and Marines are expected to be deployed to the Caribbean

region. In response, Maduro says he'll be mobilizing 4 million militia fighters. The Trump administration accuses Maduro of drug trafficking and is offering a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.