The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 14:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips court documents obtained by cbc news are shedding light on a home invasion in ontario cottage country coertha lakes police say both the resident and the alleged intruder are facing charges the case has led to a public debate about what constitutes reasonable self-defense thomas d'egla has more a charge sheet filed in an Ontario court on Thursday says apartment tenant Jeremy McDonald used a knife to attack the alleged intruder Michael Breen. Police previously declined to identify the men and it's not clear whether the two knew each other. According to Cawartha Lake's police, the armed intruder burst into the home

around 3 o'clock Monday morning. A fight broke out, Breen was critically injured and airlifted to a Toronto hospital. Now the resident is facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon as court documents suggest he endangered the life of the alleged intruder. Breen was also wanted by police at the time of the incident, and investigators say he'll be arrested and face new charges once he's released from hospital. The chief of Cawartha Lake's police points out, Canadians are allowed to use reasonable force to defend themselves, but he says those rights are not unlimited.

Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto. A Quebec teenager arrested on terrorism charges appeared in youth court this morning. Police arrested the 17-year-old yesterday in Montreal. The RCMP say he was trying to get access to weapons such as AK-47 assault rifles. They accuse him of intending to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State. He remains in custody and will make another court appearance on Monday. In 2024, there were 17% fewer opioid use deaths in Canada compared to the previous year. The findings are in a new study from the Canadian community Epidimidimis.

Miology network on drug use. The authors found the main reason for the drop in numbers is less adulterated street drugs. Here's researcher Radia Malam. Each participating region reporting a decrease saw fewer identifications of carpentinol, decrease in benzodiazepines, and ceased fentanyl containing samples. Malam says there has also been a drop in the number of opioid users, in part because so many have died in recent years. There have been changes in how users are ingesting the drugs with more smoking them. And finally, the availability of supports like drug testing sites has also made a difference. About $300,000 worth of American alcohol is set to expire in Quebec this fall. The provincial liquor store can't sell it because the province ordered U.S. items off-store shelves

in response to the U.S. tariffs. As Rowan Kennedy reports, the booze may have been destroyed. Wines, mixers, cream liqueurs, and other products from the U.S. are gathering dust in SAQ warehouses. This fall, the Quebec Liquor Board says about $300,000 worth is set to go bad. It's part of the $27 million in U.S. alcohol removed from SAQ shelves on March 4th. A spokesperson for the Liquor Board says without a resolution to the political conflict, the products will have to be destroyed. The SAQ says it's been in touch with the government and that the final decision rests with them. Asked whether it would pay the SAQ back if the products were destroyed, Finance Minister Eric Girard's office says that's still a hypothetical.

According to the American Association of Wine Economists, provincial boycotts of U.S. wines are working, while Alberta and Saskatchewan have started selling them again. Year over year in June, U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped nearly 97%. Rowan Kennedy. CBC News, Montreal. The U.S. President is claiming total victory after a New York appeals court threw out a fine he'd been ordered to pay. Last year, a judge found Donald Trump liable for fraud after documents show he misrepresented his net worth by billions of dollars.

Trump was ordered to pay nearly $500 million. Today, an appeals court found that amount was excessive. Still, judges chose to uphold the ruling that he had committed fraud. Trump maintains the trial was politically motivated. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louiseville. clips.