The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 03:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 03:00 EDT

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for his first official visit to the war-torn country where the prospects for peace appear as distant as ever the trip was made under strict news blackout conditions and amid tight security since the ukraine capital is a frequent target for russian missile and drone attacks mary brewster has more from Warsaw, Poland. Good morning. I'm your ambassador. Welcome. I look forward to hosting you in Ottawa. Platform greetings for Prime Minister Mark Carney at the end of a clandestine overnight train trip to Kiev.

The well-worn path of world leaders making the journey to show their support for Ukraine. His visit coincides with Ukraine's Independence Day celebrations. The Prime Minister is meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and the two leaders are expected to discuss details of Canada's additional $2 billion commitment of military aid, as well as opportunities for joint production of defense equipment. The question of security guarantees will also be discussed as part of a broader push by allies towards setting the conditions for possible peace talks with

Russia, which U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to facilitate. Russia has made it clear it's not willing to accept U.S. or NATO-backed security guarantees. Marie Brewster, CBC News, Warsaw. The mayor of Saginais says she isn't going anywhere, despite mounting pressure from city councillors who are calling for her resignation. On Wednesday, Julie DeFour was found guilty of fraudulent electoral practices. A judge ruled that in 2021 she tried to bribe an opponent not to run against her. Attafe Pardidar has more. On Friday morning, Mayor Julie DeForg met with the presidents of the city's three boroughs.

They relayed the requests of 13 city councillors out of 15 calling for her resignation. Her answer was categorically no, says Labé Boron President Rinald Sima. He says the foretold him she had been elected by a majority of citizens, and she was going to stay for her entire mandate as mayor. Now, councillors are planning an extraordinary meeting for Tuesday to formally ask her to leave office. But the borough's presidents say even a majority vote would not force to fore out. the borough presidents will consult until Sunday on whether to hold Tuesday's meeting. Meanwhile, to force says she plans to not only finish her term as mayor, but to run again this fall for re-election.

Al Cepaedadidar, CBC News, Montreal. On Vancouver Island, BC Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield after the Mount Underwood wildfire caused extensive damage two weeks ago. Hydro crews have now installed 63 new poles and 65 new power lines along a 6-kilometer stretch. BC's Transportation Ministry says Banfield Row remains closed after being rendered unsafe by the wildfire. The government of Alberta is proposing changes to how it manages water, including one change that would make it easier to transfer water between the slave, peace, and Athabasca River basins.

But environmental groups say the changes could leave downstream lakes and rivers in the Northwest Territories worse off. Natalie Pressman reports. We know what those impacts are. Jerry Cheesy serves as co-chair of Keepers of the Water. The main concern of the Indigenous advocacy group is something called inter-basin transfers, which risks lowering water levels in the North, especially along marine transportation routes. Barges can't get to our communities to supply them with fuel, hardware, groceries.

Alberta and the Northwest Territories have an agreement that dictates how much water Alberta can use and how much is required to flow downstream. And the government of the Northwest Territories says the province is using much less than its limit. Michael Miltenberger is a former NWT Environment Minister and a signatory on that joint agreement. Some bland reassurance that there's lots of water. Well, now the world is in a global water crisis. The government of Alberta says the changes are needed in the face of recurring droughts in the province and that the proposed changes won't impact the NWT.

Lily Pressman, CBC News, Yellowknife. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.