The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 11:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 11:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm claude fagg to ukraine we must deter and fortify deter russia from thinking that they can ever again threaten ukraine's and europe's freedom canada's prime minister mark carney addressing the world from ukraine's capital he's in the country as it marks its independence day carney pledged over a billion dollars of support for the ukraine military and also didn't rule out Canadian military help. It is the country's 34th such celebration, marking Ukraine's break from Soviet rule.

Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky is calling on his Western allies for more help as the country continues to defend itself against Russia's invasion. Israel is hitting Gaza City as it pushes forward with its military offensive to take control, with planes and tanks hitting the city's eastern and northern edges overnight. is trying to force Hamas to stop fighting and return its hostages. But as Dominic Volaitis reports, it's taking an increasing toll on Palestinians. At Al-Shefa Hospital in Gaza City, the funerals continue. At least 33 people have been killed by Israeli strikes and shooting so far this weekend, among the dead two boys. Israel's tightened blockade on Gaza is

plunging the territory into a humanitarian catastrophe. According to Palestinian how Health authorities, nearly 300 people have now died from starvation and malnutrition. The UN's aid chief, Tom Fletcher, says famine in Gaza is now irrefutable. It is a famine that we could have prevented if we had been allowed. The humanitarian medical organisation Doctors Without Borders is also sounding the alarm. Months of Israeli bombardment has pretty much destroyed Gaza's entire health system. Muhammad Abu Mughab Sib is the organization's deputy medical coordinator in Gaza. No, I mean, it's really worse than that to call it a catastrophe.

Dominic Volitus for CBC News, London. Israel's hitting Yemen's capital city, Sana with an aerial barrage, that according to Houthi broadcaster Almazira. It's reporting targets included military bases in areas near the presidential palace. The attack comes days after Yemeni rebels fired a missile with a cluster. bomb warhead at Israel. There's no comment so far from the Israeli defense forces. The Nova Scotia MiGMA summer games are wrapping up today. Migma bands across the province gathered together to celebrate sport and culture. Almost two dozen different events are held during the games.

One of them is the traditional MiGMA game of Waltess. Reporter Anna Raq took in the competition. The Elder Center in Wagma Cook, Cape Breton is full of people. All huddled around watching Walters 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. Arrow says early European settlers prevented people from playing Waltis.

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. Anna Rack, CBC News, Wagma Cook, Nova Scotia. Canada's Brooke Henderson shares the lead heading into today's final round of the CPKC Women's Open being played in Mississauga, Ontario. Henderson, the Smith's Falls, Ontario native,

fired a six under par 65 yesterday to tie for the lead with Australia's Minji Lee at 11 under par. Calgary's Aphrodite Deng, the 15-year-old making her LPGA debut, is at six under par, five shots off the pace. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Faye. Thank you.