The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 05:00 EDT

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Please play responsibly. Charitable gaming, community good. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar we begin in gaza where at least 15 people have been killed after israeli strikes on nasser hospital palestine health officials say that three journals have died in the attack the israeli military and the prime minister's office have not made any immediate comments regarding the strikes prime minister mark carney traveled to ukraine on sunday to deliver a speech at the country's independence day celebrations the p m also spoke about reintroducing troops to your Ukraine, Breyer Stewart has more.

In historic Sophia Square, in front of a crowd of military officers and other officials... Premier Minister Canada, Mark Karnel. The Prime Minister met with Ukraine's president as the country commemorated Independence Day, a national holiday that's become even more significant throughout Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine's president honored the families of some of those killed, telling a six-year-old that his father died a hero, fighting in Donetsk. The boy's great-grandmother told CBC news that the war needs to end. It's very, very painful to see so many young people wounded and killed, she said.

While there were solemn commemorations, part of Carney's visit was about reaffirming Canada's financial commitment to rearm Ukraine. Of the $2 billion that was announced in June, more than half will go to purchase ammunition, armored vehicles and drones. Ryers Stewart, CBC News, Kiev. And Prime Minister Carney is now on his way to Poland. Evan Dyer's traveling with the PM. Of course, the war in Ukraine is one of the main reasons for Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Europe. And one of the topics we expect to discuss with pretty much everyone that he meets here,

he's going to be here in Warsaw, meeting with the Prime Minister and President of Poland. Not only is this the place where Canadian troops train Ukrainian troops as part of Operation Unifier, but it's also a country that has seen its own military become increasingly important to NATO. And it's also of interest to Canada from the point of view of diversifying its trade. Canada, of course, responding to those tariffs from Donald Trump has been looking to do more business in Europe. That overlapping fact continues the following day when the Prime Minister moves on to Germany. There, we expect him to meet not only with the Chancellor Merce, but also to meet with business leaders and to talk about potential trade deals between Canada going both ways. Latvia will be the last leg of his trip. And that, of course, is where the Canadian Army has its largest overseas deployment. And that will be his last stopping right before heading home. Evan Dyer, CBC News, Warsaw. A Norwegian trekker who was missing since August 14th has been found dead near York factory in northern Manitoba. The body of 29-year-old Stefan Shantelvic was discovered on Sunday

when a helicopter pilot told the search parties he located the missing hiker a short distance away from where his jacket was located on Friday afternoon. RC&P say this marks the end of one of the most difficult search and rescue missions ever conducted in Manitoba. Ottawa's annual pride parade was canceled on Sunday after being halted by a pro-Palestinian advocacy group. Nathan Fung was there.

It started like normal, with dozens of rainbow-colored floats, making their way through to downtown. But as the parade reached Parliament Hill, things changed. A group of demonstrators from the group Queers for Palestine halted the parade. They wanted to negotiate with Capital Pride, the organizers. Among their demands,

that Capital Pride hold a boycott divestment and sanctions Town Hall. They also called on Mayor Mark Suckcliffe to apologize for last year's boycott when Capital Pride had issued several pro-Palestinian calls for action. Emily Quayle is with the demonstrators. He has refused to come talk to us, so we now know where he stands.

He doesn't really stand with the queer community. He stands with himself. Capital Pride said they tried to change the route, but when that failed, they canceled the parade. They declined an interview request. Later that afternoon, Sutcliffe posted on social media, saying it was deeply regrettable that a group of activists chose to block the president.

parade, leading to it being canceled. Nathan Fung, CBC News, Ottawa. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.