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

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

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

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slovo my premier minister canada mark carney canada's prime minister mark carney greeted by ukraine's president vladimir zolensky in kiev today ukraine celebrates its independence day this is considered a crucial visit as ukraine urges its allies for more military support in its defense against Russia. The CBC's Breyer Stewart reports from Kiev. Well, after his arrival in the Capitol, Prime Minister Mark Carney took part in a solemn and also unusually public ceremony in Sophia Square in Kiev. Security was extremely restricted and not only was Carney and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky there, but also hundreds of soldiers and other dignitaries.

Part of the event included a ceremony where military honors were handed out, but before that Zelensky and Carney spoke to the crowd. And Carney spoke about the importance of supporting Ukraine's struggle. He gave a few more details about the $2 billion commitment that Ottawa made back in June. Canada is under no illusions about the importance of your struggle. And you should have no doubts about the commitments of Canadians to your cause. Ukrainians are very grateful to see international support. And today is a national holiday in Ukraine Independence Day,

marking the day back in 1991 when Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Breyer Stewart, CBC News, Kiev. Now, allies around the world are also expressing their support for Ukraine. Many are pledging new support for the country as it continues to defend its borders against Russia. The CBC's Julia Chapman has more from London. In a video message, Zelensky says Europe sees Ukraine as a strong ally. Norway is pledging a fresh contribution. to Ukraine's air defense systems.

Speaking in Ukrainian, Lithuania's president says his country will always support Kiev. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a free Ukraine is a free Europe. That's why European leaders are so invested in a possible peace process. In his message, the U.S. president says now is the moment to bring an end to the senseless killing. Until then, the fighting continues.

Russia says 95 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight. Officials say debris from shooting one down damaged a nuclear power plant in Kursk. Moscow also claims to have taken control of another eastern Ukrainian village. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Prime Minister Carney's decision to remove most of Canada's counter-tariffs on U.S. goods on Friday had a major exception. Canadian tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain in place.

And that's got Canadian steelmakers in a bind. David Fritz is one of them. He's the president and chief operating officer of Supreme Steel in Saskatoon and says that domestic steel industry needs to project to sell to and needs projects to sell to and they need to come from Canada. Most of what's been thought of is focused on supply. We need to find a way to increase domestic demand. So I'd like to see the idea of fast-tracking some of the major projects

that are being considered here in Canada. that would certainly help steel fabricators, no doubt. Carney says Canada is currently still in a better position than many other countries when it comes to American trade. At the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, 19-year-old Ty Campbell smacks a single to drive home two runs, helping Nova Scotia beat Saskatchewan 8 to 5. The wind clinched a bronze medal for Nova Scotia's team. Even though the Nova Scotians were reigning silver medalists, going home with a medal wasn't guaranteed because of adversity that was faced by the team.

Ty Campbell and Garth Perrin, who had to drop out of coaching duties, both battled life-threatening conditions in hospital in the months leading up to the games. Today, Team Ontario squares off against Quebec for the gold medal. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fade.