The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 18:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/25 at 18:00 EDT

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I'm Stephanie Scandaris. A fast-growing wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis County region has more than doubled in size since yesterday. Officials say the Long Lake fire has damaged a number of homes in the area, and residents are waiting anxiously to find out if their homes have been affected. Nicholas Sagan has the latest. I'm going to try to find a place to stay. I'm living in my truck right now.

Donald was evacuated from his home Sunday night as the fast-moving Long Lake Wildfire pushed hundreds more people to flee. Officials expanded the evacuation areas twice in the Annapolis County region, nearly 200 kilometers from Halifax. Around 1,000 people are now under mandatory evacuation orders. The province now confirming a number of homes have been damaged, but saying it's too early to know how many. Donald isn't sure if his property is safe. I'd hate to lose all our belongings, our house, our garage, our burn, all our equipment, stuff we've worked so hard to have. Provincial officials estimate the Long Lake fire has grown to nearly 78 square kilometers in size as air and ground crews struggle to push it back. Nicholas Sagan, CBC News, Halifax.

As of midnight tonight, we will be removing the restrictions that were placed on Crownlands. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says that was made possible due to cooler temperatures and efforts of firefighting teams and emergency responders. 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, not 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's 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. journalists. Canada, along with Britain, France, and Germany condemned 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. Nicole Williams. 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, plea guilty to charges of human smuggling and belonging to a gang

and be deported to Costa Rica or decline and be deported. reported 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 is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Stephanie Skend. Daris.