The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 22:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 22:00 EDT

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I'm Neil Kumar. There will not be an appeal in the Hockey Canada trial that found five men not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel room back in 2018. The CBC's Kate Dobinsky reports. In her judgment, acquitting five former world junior hockey players last month, Justice Maria Carousia 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 Dubinsky, CBC News, London. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe met with members of the federal cabinet on Thursday. He discussed the Chinese tariffs imposed on Canada's $43 billion canola industry. Moe 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 he needs Ottawa 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 stake 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 canola of dumping practices, something that Ottawa firmly rejects. Good weather allowed fire crews to tackle the biggest fire burning in Newfoundland, the Kingston Fire. And with the help of a new tool in the Canada firefighting arsenal,

they're making some progress. Katie Nicholson has more on the fire raptor. A chopper swoops low along the tree line before a plume of white explodes from a water bladder attached to its underbelly. That's the tank, the snorkel. It's called a fire raptor, a converted Sikorsky helicopter, and the newest weapon in Canada's firefighting arsenal. We hover down in the water, put the snorkel, the pump is on the end of the snorkel. Pump in the water, start pumping, and when it's full, we carry 5,000 liters.

Jeff Sim is a BC-based pilot, but for the last week, he's been flying the fire raptor over the Kingston fire in Newfoundland. It was used for the first time last year, dowsing fires in the West, and it's in demand because of some key design features that improve aim. We can look down, straight down this hole. I could look down at the snorkel and get an accurate read on where we want the water. There are two in service and another one is being outfitted. Katie Nicholson, CBC News, St. John's.

It was supposed to be a turning point with the war in Ukraine. However, last week's summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents has not shown any concrete results. And on Thursday, Russia launched what Ukrainians say was one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks. Mike Crawley reports. William Taylor is a former U.S. ambassador to U.S. He says the overnight attacks are just the latest evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace. He's interested in bludgeoning Ukraine into submission. He wants to control Ukraine, totally. Taylor is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to use military and economic leverage to force Putin to agree to a ceasefire,

something he believes Trump was prepared to do before the pair met in Alaska. Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said Thursday, it's Ukraine. and Europe that don't want peace, he accused the major European powers of trying to undermine progress made in Alaska. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday about the war. Carney's office said the pair discussed how to build on, quote, the president's leadership to support long-term peace and security for Ukraine and Europe. Mike Crowley, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

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