The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 16:00 EDT

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From CBC News, The World This Hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. The Public Health Agency of Canada says there was a 17% drop in the number of opioid deaths in 24 compared to the previous year. And a new study identifies some of the reasons why fewer lives were being lost. Jennifer Yoon has the details. It's really not time to take our foot off the gas pedal. A 17% decline in opioid rates. related debts. Undeniably good news, says Samantha King, a researcher at the Canadian Center for Substance Use and Addiction. But she says the progress is patchy across Canada.

They're not happening uniformly across the country. They're not happening similarly across different demographics of folks, even within provinces and territories. In the provinces that did report fewer deaths, King says the drug supply appeared to be less toxic, like a decrease in fentanyl concentration and supports like drug testing and supervised consumption sites have helped. But another reason behind the declining deaths, King says, could be that the opioid crisis has been going on so long, many of the people most vulnerable to opioid deaths have already died. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. Court documents show an Ontario man allegedly used a knife against a home intruder.

44-year-old Jeremy McDonald from Lindsay is now facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. Police say the alleged intruder was seriously injured in a fight and airlifted to a Toronto hospital. That man is also facing multiple charges, including weapon possession. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe met with members of the federal cabinet today to discuss the Chinese tariffs imposed on Canada's $43 billion canola industry. Mo is planning a trip to China and other Asian nations in a few weeks. He hopes to raise the matter with the Chinese authorities, but acknowledges he needs Ottawa's support. It is going to be Prime Minister Carney and President Z that ultimately are going to speak on behalf

of their countries. And it is my position as a sub-national leader of a province that has a tremendous interest in state and getting this to a place where we can have access not only to our second largest market in China, but to our largest market, the United States of America. China is accusing Canada of canola dumping practices, something that Ottawa firmly reject. A New York court has thrown out a massive financial penalty against the U.S. President. Last year, Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly half a billion dollars for fraud. Today's ruling is a major financial win for Trump, but not a complete legal victory.

Ashley Burke explains. A New York appeals court ruled that the penalty against Donald Trump was excessive and is tossing it out. Last year, a lawsuit in New York accused Trump and his family businesses of dramatically exaggerating his net worth for more than a decade to dupe bankers into giving him better terms for loans. A judge found Trump and his executives fraudulently overstated his wealth at the time New York Attorney General Letitia James said justice was served. Today we prove that no one is above the law. But Trump's legal team appealed, now a panel of five judges found the original order was

well crafted to curb business culture, but the degree of punishment violates the Eighth Amendment that protects Americans from unduly harsh penalties. Trump is calling it a total victory, but is still liable for fraud, and the case will continue to move through the courts. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Washington. The UK has summoned Israel's ambassador to protest the approval of new Jewish settlements. The widely condemned Israeli plan would divide the occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem.

Britain calls it a flagrant breach of international. law that would undermine the idea of a two-state solution. More than 20 countries, including Canada, signed a joint statement which calls for the immediate reversal of Israel's plan. Far-right minister, Bezal-L Smotrich, greenlit the settlements yesterday. He had said the plan would bury the idea of a future Palestinian state. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thanks for listening. Thank you.