The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 09:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 09:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg is rejecting an unback report which has confirmed famine in parts of gaza the integrated food security phase classification or ipc said nearly a quarter of the people living in gaza are experiencing famine and it predicts that number will rapidly rise without an immediate ceasefire and an end to humanitarian aid restrictions julia chapman reports. There is no relief in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike today sent up a billow of smoke. The city is the center of Gaza's hunger crisis. The IPC, the body that assesses food security around the world, says famine is underway there. Israel says that's not true and accused the IPC of fabricating its report. It insists that plenty of supplies are reaching Palestinians who need them. But UN agencies

describe a trickle of aid and say danger on the ground often prevents distribution. The Israeli government is pressing ahead with plans to occupy Gaza City. It says the operation is key to ending the war and freeing the hostages still held by Hamas. The situation has to end. Donald Trump has backed his ally in Israel, saying a swift defensive could make hostages safer. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. in northern California. A helicopter flies through thick black smoke rising from the parched hills in the area.

The picket fire in Napa Valley has grown to nearly 1,300 hectares. Only 7% is considered contained. Several parts of the popular wine region are under evacuation orders. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. With Pierre Pauliev poised to return to the House of Commons this fall, after a decisive win in an Alberta by-election. It's a clear victory for Pahliav after April's stinging election loss. But as he steps back into his role of leader of the official opposition,

some conservatives worry the party has challenges ahead. Kate McKenna has more. He has to do some serious introspection, as does the whole party. Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says conservative leader Pierre Paulyev did a lot right leading up to the last election. but there's still room for improvement. He's calling for a change in tone from the leader of the opposition. I think they need to be more constructive and try to temper some of the naturally aggressive tendencies of an effective opposition.

Polyev's party's election showing saw the conservatives earn the highest share of the vote since Brian Mulroney, but it wasn't enough to form government and marked the fourth consecutive loss for the party, prompting some sole searching from longtime party members. But Pollyev's former director of communication sees it differently. And I actually think Pierre is well positioned to be a kind of an agent to change because he's a fighter. Ben Wood Finden says Canadian Conservatives have been able to attract a new coalition of voters, including immigrants and younger people, both of which bode well for future elections. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa.

And you can hear more about that story on the House right after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report. Canada has lost a sports legend. Jockey Ron Turcott, who wrote yet another sports icon, Secretariat to the as-yet-unmatched Triple Crown victory in 1973, has died at the age of 84. Among Tercot's 3,000-plus career wins was this one. Here comes Secretary to the wire, an unbelievable, an amazing performance. He hits the finish, 25 lengths and thrust. A violent wave of a hat by Tercod, and he certainly should be proud of what he in his What is it today, Jack?

Taking Secretary to the 31-length win more than 50 years ago at the Belmont Stakes. Ironically, Turcott's career was cut short at Belmont in an accident that made him a paraplegic. He then turned to fighting for the rights of disabled jockeys. He's a member of multiple halls of fame, including the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame and the Order of Canada. Ron Kirk Durkott died in his hometown of Drummond, New Brunswick. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fag.