The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 16:00 EDT

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We begin in Nova Scotia. Officials there have confirmed an out-of-control wildfire in Annapolis County has damaged multiple homes. The Long Lake Fire has grown to nearly 8,000 hectares. The evacuation order has been expanded, affecting around 1,000 people. The province has not confirmed how many homes have been affected, but Premier Tim Houston says they are reaching out to families. To those that are directly affected by the fires, you're going through something that is completely unimaginable. Most people's worst nightmare.

I know you're scared and there's so much uncertainty because right now you don't know when you can go home and you don't know what will be there. And we want to do what we can to try to support you. Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for Annapolis County. Rain is expected but Houston says fire bans will remain in place until fire conditions. improve. The province is also offering new financial supports to the evacuees. It'll be providing up to $3,000 for those who are forced to leave their homes. Meantime, New Brunswick is removing its restrictions on the use of crown land. Premier Susan Holt made that announcement a short time ago. I want to thank New Brunswickers for their cooperation, for changing their plans, and for making

the effort to protect our forests and our communities. Holt says that was made possible. due to cooler temperatures and efforts of firefighting teams and emergency responders. The restrictions are lifted at midnight tonight, but Holt says the province-wide burn ban remains in place. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former TV host, who's now a U.S. health official, is weighing in again on the case of a B.C. ostrich farm that had been ordered to cull its flock. The farm experienced an outbreak of avian flu last year. Dr. Oz says the birds may have developed special immunity and should be studied rather than killed. What is it that allowed these birds that we know withstood a H5N1 epidemic about eight months ago

has allowed them to recover and in fact have antibodies that they're putting in their eggs? That has huge scientific value to the global community. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the ostriches can still spread disease and develop mutations that are more infectious. Last week, the farm lost its appeal to stop the cull. It is now preparing to take its case all the way to Canada's Supreme Court. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital, a tragic mishap. Israel struck Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunus and then hit it again as rescuers and journalists rushed to the scene.

At least 20 people died in the attack, including five journalists. The UN, along with Britain, France, and Germany condemn the attack. Netanyahu insists Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians, and that the military is investigating. Freed on Friday, now arrested again. Kilmar Abrago Garcia is the El Salvadorian, who became a symbol of the U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration. He's fighting deportation once again today, and where he's sent depends on how he pleads. has this update. Mr. Obrigo Garcia was taken into custody by ICE this morning.

Lawyer Simon Sandoval-Motionberg in Baltimore speaking to a crowd of about 200 outside the immigration office there. It's where his client, Kilmer Abrago-Garcia, was arrested again just three days after being released. His options, plead guilty to charges of human smuggling and belonging to a gang and be deported to Costa Rica or decline and be. deported to Uganda. It is preposterous that they would send him to Africa. Abrago Garcia was first wrongfully sent to a notorious prison in his home country of El Salvador back in March. He was returned in June to then face human smuggling charges. Abrago Garcia has denied the allegations. His lawyers have filed a lawsuit to fight his deportation. Nicole Williams, CBC News, Ottawa.

And that's your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Stephanie Scandera. this.