The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 10:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 10:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings prime minister mark carney is in warsaw today rolling out canada's new strategic partnership with poland it focuses primarily on trade defense and energy however the war in ukraine remains at the top of the agenda with canada and poland both in the process of establishing how they plan to go forward once the war comes to an end. Murray Brewster reports. The Prime Minister spoke with his Polish counterpart today about post-war security guarantees

in Ukraine. Now, Canada might be in for sending troops into Ukraine if there is a ceasefire with Russia, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reiterated his country's position this morning that no Polish troops are going to be going into Ukraine if there is a ceasefire or even a potential peace deal. He said that Poland will continue to provide logistical support to get troops and equipment in and out of Ukraine, and it will be guarding its border with Belarus. Now, Poland is in the midst of a major rearmament drive and recruiting drive, so it can't spare the manpower to be part of any post-war arrangement within Ukraine.

Murray Brewster, CBC News, Warsaw. Mark Carney's overseas tour, which started yesterday in Key, we'll see the Prime Minister fly next to Germany and then to Latvia. Health officials in Gaza say at least 20 people have been killed in an airstrike today on Nassar Hospital in Han Yunis. And included in the dead are five journalists. Juliet Chapman reports. Chaos and confusion after a strike hits the roof of the Nassar Hospital in Han Yunis. Minutes later, local reporters say there was a second explosion.

It struck emergency workers and journalists responding to the first one. After a perilous night, there were also more strikes on Gaza City this morning. Tess Ingram is a spokesperson for UNICEF. We've got heavy bombardments happening in Gaza City last night. It was particularly intense. And this morning there were some really visible strikes over to the east, four in a row, which just turned the sky black. Israel has told civilians to leave the city for designation. safe zones, but even those have come under attack.

This Gaza City resident says he won't flee because he expects to die whether he stays or goes. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Montreal City Council is scheduled to adopt a new anti-racism policy today. But five community groups working with minorities in the city say there is a key component missing. Kabina O'Duro explains. It has clearly omitted those two important words, which are anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Farida Mohamed of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women says Montreal's anti-racism policy doesn't explain how the city intends to address hate and extremism. We're not actually naming the problem. And the biggest problem at the moment in Montreal, and as we're in Canada for that matter, is the hate directed at different communities, and a lot of them are religious-based communities. As it stands, the policy focuses on urban. safety, cultural, economic, and territorial equity and inclusive participation. According to Montreal police, there's a 6% increase in hate crimes reported between 2023 to 2024, and hate incidents

were tripled that at 18%. In a statement, the city of Montreal says it's determined to fight hate crimes head on with the help of the Montreal Police Crime Unit. The five organizations are hoping the city will change the anti-racism policy in time for the City Council meeting later today. Cubino Duro, CBC News, Montreal. Air Canada passengers, affected by the flight attendant strike, can expect a long wait if they plan to file a formal complaint. The Canadian Transportation Agency says its backlog of air travel complaints stood at about 85,000 as of August 14th, and that was two days before the strike began.

That's even though the agency put in a new system two years ago to ramp up its capacity to deal with customer complaints. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.