The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 04:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 04:00 EDT

We are gathered here today to celebrate life's big milestones. Do you promise to stand together through home purchases, auto-upgrades, and surprise dents and dings? We do. To embrace life's big moments for any adorable co-drivers down the road. We do. Then with the caring support of Desjardin insurance, I pronounce you covered for home, auto, and flexible life insurance. For life's big milestones, get insurance that's really big on care at Dejardin.com slash care. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar prime minister mark carney has now arrived in ukraine where he is expected to meet with president volodymyr zelensky

carney is in kev and will be a special guest of zelenskis on ukraine's independence day canada is a member of the coalition of the willing which consists of a group of countries that have pledged to support ukraine in its war against russia and contribute to maintain peace if a ceasefire deal can be reached this is carney's first trip to Ukraine as Prime Minister. The Pentagon is planning to deploy U.S. military troops to Chicago as President Donald Trump is looking to crack down a crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration. Plans have been in the works for weeks, with the option of mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September.

In New York State, police are trying to find clues into what caused Friday's deadly tour bus crash. The vehicle rolled over on a highway on its way back from Niagara Falls. Five people were killed. Dozens of others were injured, including children. Many were taken to a hospital in Buffalo. Dr. Samuel Cloud is the facility's chief medical officer. This is probably the most trauma patients we've had from one incident in my career here in Buffalo.

Over 25 years. Over 25 years. Police say neither mechanical error nor driver impairment are to blame. A soldier with links to far-right groups in New Zealand has been sentenced to two years in detention for spying. A court-martial has heard the man was caught offering to pass maps of military bases and photographs to an undercover police officer posing as an agent for a foreign country. It is the first conviction for espionage in New Zealand's history. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.

Chief Judge Kevin Redden told the convicted New Zealand soldier that although this was not a sophisticated conspiracy, it was still a grave offence. There is no such thing as a non-serious act. of espionage. The soldier pleaded guilty to attempted spying. In a statement read in court by defence lawyer Steve Winter, he said he was sorry. I'm also aware that I did have the potential to put my former comrades at risk. That was never my intention. In social media posts, the serviceman boasted of his links to right-wing extremist groups in New Zealand. They were being investigated after a white supremacist killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019. The

same year as the mosque attacks, the soldier began communicating with what he believed was a foreign agent. He offered sensitive material, including maps of defence bases in New Zealand. The operative was an undercover police officer. Phil Musa for CBC News, Sydney. The Nova Scotia Meekma Summer Games are wrapping up today. Mi'emah bands across the province gather together to celebrate sports and culture. Almost two dozen different events are held during the games. One of the most unique is the traditional meek-mog games of Waltis. Reporter Anna Rack took in the competition. The Elder Center in Wagma Cook, Cape Breton, is full of people, all huddled around

watching Waltis games. Elder Molly Piero has been playing for about 50 years, and in 2024, she was the world champion. It's part of us, it's our heritage. We pass it on to our kids, so we love to play it. It's a two-player game, with a third-person keeping score. It is a game of chance, played with a shallow bowl. two-sided bone dice and counting sticks.

Players hit the bowl on the table to flip the dice. A person wins more points depending on how the dice rolls. Piero says early European settlers prevented people from playing Waltus. They thought it was a form of gambling and fortune-telling. So they put a hole in the bottom of the plate because they usually put water there and they can tell the future from there. The winner of the Waltis tournament at the Games will win a gold medal and be given the honorary title of Waltis World Champion

and Iraq, CBC News, Wagma Cook, Nova Scotia. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast. We update every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.