The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 14:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/24 at 14:00 EDT

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during a surprise visit to keve the prime minister says the door is open for our troops to return to ukraine murray brewster is traveling with the p m and has this report we need a cessation of hostilities we need a ceasefire we can call it a ceasefire a truce and armistice prime minister mark carney in kev laying down conditions for Canada reintroducing troops to Ukraine. The structure of security guarantees ease up in the air because nobody knows what conditions would be attached to a possible ceasefire. We are working through with our allies and coalition of the willing and with Ukraine the modalities of those security guarantees on the land in the air and the sea, and I would not exclude the presence of troops.

The problem with all of the talk of security guarantees at the moment is that Russia totally rejects the idea, especially the reintroduction of Western troops. It's also unclear how far the U.S. is prepared to go with guarantees should the war restart. Carney says Russia doesn't have a say in Ukraine's future security arrangements. Murray Brewster, CBC News, Warsaw. Carney did not clarify what role Canadian soldiers could play in Ukraine. Peter McKay was Canada's defense minister under Stephen Harper, and he says he thinks boots on the ground in Ukraine is a good idea.

This commitment of troops on the ground, I think, is still some way off, way into the future in terms of getting past the critical phase of stopping a shooting hot war, but it shows the level of support that Canada is prepared to bring. Canadian soldiers left Ukraine in 2022 following Russia's invasion. They're currently helping to train Ukrainian recruits in the UK alongside British forces. Israel is pushing ahead with its planned takeover of Gaza City. Its military says the operation could begin within days, as desperate Palestinians face increasing starvation.

Dominic Volitus has the story. There is a steady flow of casualties at this hospital in Gaza. At least 11 Palestinians were reportedly killed and several others injured in today's latest wave of Israeli attacks across the territory. Four people died and several others were injured in central Gaza when Israeli forces struck a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid. While in Gaza City, a woman was killed after a school and nearby mosque were hit. Israeli leaders have vowed to occupy the city, describing it as the last bastion of Hamas militants. Meanwhile, Israel's tightened blockade on Gaza is plunging the territory into a humanitarian catastrophe. On Friday, the UN declared that famine has now taken hold in northern Gaza and is expected to spread further,

something the Israeli authorities have described as an outright lie. Dominic Volitus for CBC News, London. People across Australia hit the streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza. We're free, three, Palestine. More than 350,000 people took part in the nationwide rallies. Marchers are demanding an end to Australia's arms trade with Israel. The government denies it as supplying weapons and ammunition. Australia recently joined Canada, France, and the UK with plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN next month.

Well, Canada's top golfer is looking to clinch her second Canadian open title. Brooke Henderson holds out for Eagle from a Greenside bunker on the 17th hole in Mississauga, Ontario, Saturday, propelling her to the top of the leaderboard. It's the final day of the CPKC Women's Open as the best players from around the world compete for the country's top trophy. Among them is 15-year-old Calgarian Aphrodite Dang. She's just five shots back of Henderson and Australia's Minji Lee. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.