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

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

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

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I'm Neil Kumar. Israel's prime minister says he's willing to negotiate an end to the war as he orders his military to expand it. Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for immediate negotiations to free the hostages, just as Israeli troops start a controversial operation to occupy Gaza City. Chris Brown has more. One million Palestinians are crammed into Gaza City, many displaced from their homes several times over and now fleeing again.

Israeli bombardments have increased ahead of what the IDF is foreshadowing as an all-out assault. Israel's Prime Minister indicated he has not accepted the ceasefire deal that's on the table that Hamas has reportedly agreed to already. It would see 10 of roughly 20 living hostages released during a 60-day ceasefire. But in a video statement, Benjamin Netanyahu said all the hostages must be freed. Israel, he said, will begin negotiations to, in his words, end the war. But it's unclear what, if anything, has changed. Israel has been demanding Hamas's complete surrender, which the militant group says it will never agree to do

until Israel recognizes a Palestinian state. Chris Brown, CBC News, London. There are new details regarding the case of four men accused of building up an anti-government militia. The Quebec men charged with weapons offenses and terrorism all had military ties. Catherine Tunney has the story. Recently unsealed court document show one of the Canadian Armed Forces members, now charged with terrorism, allegedly spoke openly about his will to use violence against government authorities. The search warrant request showed that the RCMP were investigating Mark Aureal Chabot,

a 24-year-old military member. They accuse him of wanting to create a community opposed to what he saw as government overreach and defend it by force if needed. According to these documents, police alleged Shabbat was a guest on a podcast, where he spoke about, quote, another Waco. It's a reference to the 1993 deadly standoff in Texas

between a fringe religious group and U.S. officials that left more than 80 people dead, including children. The documents were used to execute a search warrant in early 2024, when police seized a massive trove of weapons and ammunition. None of the allegations against the four have been tested in court. Catherine Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa. Court documents show an Ontario man allegedly used a knife against a home intruder. Forty-year-old Jeremy McDonald from Lindsay is now facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with the 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 weapons possession. The case has led to a public debate about what constitutes reasonable self-defense. Saskatchewan is joining Ottawa's diplomatic efforts to live Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola. Beijing raised the levies to almost 76% accusing Canada of unfair trade practices.

Alexander Silberman has more. We've seen quite a bit of pressure on the price. Jeff Frost says tariffs are hurting the value of his canola crop in Olds, Alberta, just weeks before, harvest. A new Chinese tariff on canola seed, in addition to existing duties on canola oil and meal, has shut Canadian producers out of their second largest market. We're sort of hamstrung by what the government has been doing.

The federal governments says it will discuss the issue with China next week. At the Joint Economic and Trade Commission, Cody Bloy is Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. We know the anxiety of the uncertainty of the market access right now and what this means. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he plans to go to China to lay some diplomatic groundwork. But, you know, ultimately, as I said, it is going to be a nation-to-nation discussion. Moe says the clock is ticking to restore market access to China before the fall harvest. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Regina. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.