The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/22 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/22 at 11:00 EDT

At Desjardin Insurance, we put the care in taking care of business. Your business, to be exact. Our agents take the time to understand your company so you get the right coverage at the right price. Whether you rent out your building, represent a condo corporation, or own a cleaning company, we make insurance easy to understand so you can focus on the big stuff. Like your small business. Get insurance that's really big on care. Find an agent today at Dejardin.com slash business coverage.

from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings for the first time the u.N. department that assesses global hunger is officially confirming there is famine in gaza tom fletcher is the u.N's undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs it is a famine on all of our watch everyone owns this the Gaza famine is the world's famine It is a famine that asks But what did you do A famine that will and must

Haunt us all The UN agency declares a famine When at least 20% of households Are experiencing extreme food scarcity Last month it warmed of famine-like conditions Now it confirms the situation has worsened dramatically This says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has repeatedly denied there is a hunger crisis in the territory.

There are mounting concerns among health care advocates about the state of Canada's National Pharmacare Program. Today, Ottawa has finalized agreements with three provinces and one territory, but it isn't saying if it has plans to negotiate deals with the rest of the country. Ian Frey's reports. On the front line, when you tell someone that they don't have to pay anything, they're happy. Aaron McKenzie says National Pharmacare has left some island surprise. Now their diabetes meds and prescription birth control are free, fully covered by the

federal government. McKenzie is with the PEI Pharmacists Association. I think a lot of pharmacy teams have the affected list of drugs hung up somewhere close to the computer and are becoming quite savvy with which ones those are. So far, there's only drug coverage from the feds in PEI and Manitoba. It'll be expanded next March to BC and the Yukon and after that, who knows. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has only promised to protect existing Pharmacare deals, leaving many to wonder when and if any other deals will be made. Elizabeth Thompson advocates for reproductive health in Ontario. For us to not be signed on to a program like this, you're missing nearly a third of the population of Canada.

Ian Fraze, CBC News, Ottawa. The FBI carried out raids today at the home and the office of former Trump administration official John Bolton. It's being reported the raids are part of an investigative. into the handling of classified documents. He's a, not a smart guy, but he could be a very unpatriotic guy. I mean, we're going to find out. I know nothing about it. I just saw it this morning.

They did a raid. Do you expect the DOJ to brief you on this? Yeah, they'll brief me, probably today sometime. That is, U.S. President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at the White House. During Trump's first term, Bolton served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and as the White House National Security Advisor. But he has since become a vocal critic of the president repeatedly saying Trump is unfit for office. Meanwhile, the Trump administration says it is in the process of scrutinizing more than 50 million people currently holding U.S. visas.

Among other measures, government officials will be examining police records and social media accounts. Lisa Sching has more. This is a major expansion of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. It's now reviewing all 55 million visa holders. The so-called continuous vetting by the State Department will allow it to revoke visas, deport people, if they find evidence of anything from overstays to criminal activity. And initially, Trump was focused on illegal migration. This has expanded to include reviews of legal migration, too. Earlier this week, the administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas.

It's also put a pause on issuing visas to commercial truck drivers after a fatal crash in Florida. So this latest announcement means it's not just people who work and study here who could be affected, but some tourists too. Lisa Scheng, CBC News, Washington. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, go to our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.