The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 23:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/21 at 23:00 EDT

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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 too, 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. Eric Menendez, one of the two brothers convicted for the 1989 fatal shooting of their parents in Beverly Hills,

has been denied parole by a California View Board. The denial by the California Board of Parole hearings marks a significant development in the decades-long case. Eric, who's now 54 years old, has spent more than 30 years behind bars. In Miami, a U.S. federal judge has halted the construction of alligator Alcatraz. However, the contested migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades can stay open for now. Now, the judge says the facility must remove all generators, gas, sewage, and other waste within 60 days. 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 documents 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 Oriel Shabbat, a 24-year-old military member. They accused him of wanting to create a community opposed to what he saw as government overreach and defended by force if needed. According to these documents, police alleged Shabat 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. Saskatchewan is joining Ottawa's diplomatic efforts to lift Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola. Beijing raised the levees 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 government says it will discuss the issue with China next week. At the Joint Economic and Trade Commission, Cody Blois, 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.