The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 20:00 EDT

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The World This Hour, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. There will not be an appeal in the Hockey Canada trial, which found five men not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel room in 2018. As the CBC's Kate Dabinsky reports, the decision marks the end of a year's long criminal case. In her judgment, acquitting five former world junior hockey players last month, Justice Maria Carrizia basically appeal-proofed her decision by finding the complainant in the case not credible and not reliable. Legal experts say a court of appeal cannot disrupt credibility findings unless they're patently biased or unfair.

But those who advocate for survivors of sexual assault say they're disappointed. Jesse Roger is with London's ANOVA. They say an appeal could have been a way for the legal system to stand up for women and victims of sexual assault. This decision reinforces the message that the legal system is not broken. It is working as it was intended to harm silence and re-victimized. Lawyers for the players didn't return calls asking for comment. Hockey Canada and the NHL Players Union declined to comment. Kate Dabinsky, CBC News, London.

Israel's Prime Minister says he has ordered the immediate start of negotiations to release hostages and end the war in Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal would have to include terms acceptable to Israel, but the Prime Minister did not comment on a proposal for a phased hostage-release deal that Hamas accepted earlier this week. Netanyahu also says he is pushing ahead with plans to take over Gaza City. Many nations condemn that plan, saying it further displaces Palestinians and endangers the lives of hostages believed to be held there.

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 rejects. A New York court has thrown out a massive financial penalty against the U.S. president. Last year, Donald Trump was ordered to be. 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 and to 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 world's top female golfers are looking ahead to round two of the CPKC Women's Open tomorrow. The game's best are competing in Mississauga, Ontario at Canada's four-day National Championship tournament. A Canadian teen stole the attention on the fairway today. 15-year-old Aphrodite Dang got off to a hot start, sharing the clubhouse lead, and is now tied for second. And that is the world the sour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.

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