The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 01:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 01:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. The U.S. is slapping sanctions on a Canadian judge serving at the International Criminal Court. Kimberly Prost authorized an investigation into potential war crimes committed in Afghanistan by both the Taliban and U.S. troops. The White House accuses her of meddling with American sovereignty. It also sanctioned three others who support the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. Stefan de Jarek de la Riviers speaks for the United Nations.

Judicial independence is a basic principle that must be respected. And these types of measures undermine the foundation of international justice. The United States and Israel are not members of the international criminal court, and say the court has no jurisdiction over their affairs. Israel is calling up 60,000 reservists as it begins the first stages of its attack on Gaza City. Israeli military spokesperson, Ephraim DeFrin, says troops are now holding the outskirts of the city. The Air Canada flight attendant strike may be over, but the effects are still lingering at airports across Canada,

As Jennifer LaGrasse reports, the airline says a return to normal service will take several days. To check out Thursday morning is about $6,000 in hotels. That's more than $1,000 over what Carla LaPai was expecting to pay in hotel fees. The Regina resident and her family are stuck in St. John's. The family is just some of the thousands of passengers still in limbo. We really want to get our customers on their way. Peter Fitzpatrick is an Air Canada spokesperson. Today, the company tried to extend an olive branch to travelers.

It's allowing people whose plans were impacted by the strike to change their flight, book on another airline at a similar price and get reimbursed, or cancel their ticket and get refunded. It's also open to covering other sorts of transportation like a car rental. But it says this is all on a case-by-case basis. Submit it and we can have a look. Of the airlines canceled flights, 65% are back up and running. Jennifer Lagrasa, CBC News, Toronto.

Conservative leader Pierre Pollyab says tackling crime will be one of his party's priorities when Parliament returns this fall. Specifically, he wants the government to list the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist organization. The Indian Organized Crime Group has been targeting South Asian businesses in Canada. Doing so would allow police to arrest anyone who raises money, organizes, plans, does logistics or recruitment, and put those people in jail, or if they are non-Canadians, kick them out of this country. Thousands of customers are without power tonight in southern Alberta, after a severe thunderstorm hit this evening. Damaging winds, chunks of hail and heavy rain were reported around the

community of Brooks, east of Calgary. An emergency alert was issued tonight, but it's now over. The Alberta government is backing down in part on its new COVID-19 vans. vaccine policy. Most people would have to pay for the vaccine out of pocket. But as Julia Wong reports, the province now says health workers will get it free. It's an incredible relief. David Harrigan with the United Nurses of Alberta is celebrating a win. The Alberta government now says it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccines to all health care workers in the province. It's a change of tune after the province announced in June, most Albertans would have to pay for their own shots. Mike Parker is the president of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, which

represents more than 30,000 health care workers. They should never have been expected to put themselves in harm's way without basic protection. And it's for both the best interests of the public, as well as the membership, that they stay healthy to do their jobs. The Alberta government previously said the switch to a paid model was due to vaccine wastage. There's still no word on how much other Albertans will have to pay if they want to get immunized. Julia Wong, CBC News, Edmonton. And that's the CBC News.