The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/23 at 16:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips the prime minister has started his overseas trip to europe mark carney is visiting a handful of nato allies as the war in ukraine rages on evan dyer is traveling with the p m and has more from poland prime minister mark carney has just landed here in poland at the start of a five-day tour of central and eastern europe and this visit is of course very much about the ukraine war. It's about sending a message that Canada remains committed to Ukraine and also believes that Ukraine should be involved in any discussions about its future, that those kinds of issues should not be decided, for example, in bilateral talks between the United States and Russia. Here,

of course, in Poland, Prime Minister Karni will be meeting with the Prime Minister and President of this country. There's also going to be an effort here to negotiate new commercial contracts for more military and other commercial trade between Canada and Poland. He'll then go on to Germany, where again, the focus is commercial, selling critical minerals to German industry and potentially also energy, and finally wrap up with a visit to Canadian troops in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, where a Canadian brigade based close to the border with Russia. Evan Dyer traveling with the Prime Minister in Poland. Ukraine is marking its national flag day.

Ukraine's president attended the event and later, held a moment of silence for soldiers killed in the war with Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky says his country will not give up any territory to Moscow, and the Kremlin is stalling on a possible meeting between him and Russia's Putin. The U.S. President has been trying to broker a truce between the nations, but is making little progress. In nine days, Canada will be lifting counter-tariffs on many U.S. goods. The measure is seen as a goodwill gesture to the U.S. President.

and a step in resolving the ongoing trade war between the two nations. Fenhamson is an expert on the subject with Carlton University. What's important to remember, though, is that while these tariffs are coming off on consumer goods, the United States still has tariffs in place on some of Canada's most sensitive sectors, steel, aluminum, some autos, which are really the backbone of our industrial trade relationship. Critics say the Prime Minister may have given a way. weigh some leverage with the measure to lift the levees. Canadian counterteriffs will remain on U.S. steel and aluminum and autos.

There's a large wildfire threatening California's wine country, dubbed the picket fire. It's creating anxiety for both residents and wine producers. Steve Futterman has the story. Firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving blaze. They are dealing with sometimes steep, difficult terrain in remote mountainous areas. The area being hit hardest is Napa Valley, part of California's wine country. More than 1,200 personnel are fighting the fire both on the ground and from the air. Eric Hernandez is with Cal Fire.

He says the air assault is taking place around the clock. We have three night flying type 1 helicopters that are going to continue making water drops. The fire broke out on Thursday. Right now, crews are going after specific hotspots trying to prevent the fire from spreading. Longtime residents are used to fires like Matt Fasco. I've been up here 30-something years, so I've seen quite a bit, but just get used to it now. The big concern is that the fire may move towards cities in Napa County like Calistoga. And in wine country, there is also concern that smoke from the fire could ruin this year's crop.

Steve Fetterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Air Canada is now back in operation close to its full schedule. A turbulent week left thousands stranded when most of its flight attendants went on strike. The company has reached a tentative deal with the union set to be ratified on Wednesday. The airline is now offering to pay for accommodations and out-of-pocket expenses for affected passengers. And that is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to our podcast anytime. We updated every hour seven days a week.

For CBC News, I'm John. Christina Louise Phillips.