The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/26 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/26 at 13:00 EDT

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you'll know just how healthy they are. Visit Spexsavers.cavers.cai to book your next eye exam. Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skanderas. Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Latvia, the next stop of his European tour. Earlier today, he was in Germany, where he discussed submarines, specifically a bid by a German-Norwegian company, TKMS, to rebuild the Canadian fleet. Murray Brewster has a details.

It has been announced that Canada has narrowed the list of contenders to build the Navy's new submarines to two bidders. TKMS, and South Korea's Hanwa Ocean. The Prime Minister met with German Chancellor Friedrich Mers and is slated to participate in a business roundtable with the goal of diversifying Canada's trade and coming up with a critical minerals partnership. However, as with many elements of his European trip this week, defense and security issues are near the top of Carney's agenda. Federal officials speaking on background said the debate within government now is whether to go the route of requesting proposals or straight,

into contract negotiations with the preferred bidder. Cabinet is not expected to decide until next year the earliest which way to proceed. Marie Brewster, CBC News, Berlin. Protesters blocked a main road in Tel Aviv as part of what they call a nationwide day of disruption. They are calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike an agreement with Hamas,

free the hostages, and end the war. Hamas has agreed to. to a proposal to a 60-day ceasefire in return for the release of around half of the 50 remaining hostages. Israel spokesperson, David Menser. Our Prime Minister has been crystal clear. No more piecemeal elements to a potential ceasefire,

humanitarian pause. Our objective is all of the hostages, a full deal. Meantime, Israel's military has released initial findings into yesterday's double attack on a Gaza hospital. hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists. A UN spokesperson says it raises questions about the targeting of media workers. Israel's report says the strike was aimed at a surveillance camera used by Hamas to watch Israeli soldiers. Canada Post is reporting its largest quarterly loss ever. The corporation lost more than $400 million in the second quarter. Parcel revenues

and volumes fell by more than a third due to labor uncertainty. Canada Post, continues to operate without a collective agreement with its largest union. Cup W has been telling its members to refuse to work overtime since May. The wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis County is still out of control and is estimated to cover 80 square kilometers. Some 1,000 people have been forced to evacuate. Officials are now in the process of notifying evacuees whose properties have been damaged.

Jason Burton is one of them. The Oak building is damaged. I'm not sure which one. But at the same time, I'm glad that we're all safe and the host is still standing as of today. More than 150 firefighters from Nova Scotia and Ontario are battling the fire. Police in Barry, Ontario say the public is safe amid an ongoing double murder investigation. They arrested a 52-year-old suspect earlier this month for killing and dismembering two people at a tent encampment. Megan Fitzpatrick has the latest. Police and Barry say a missing persons report back in January grew into one of the largest investigations they've ever handled. It led them to search the grounds of a homeless encampment in the city and a property more than 100 kilometers away. They found human remains at both locations. And it led to the arrest of Robert La Jussure earlier this month. He's accused of murdering William Blake Robinson and David Kyle Cheesquay and of dismembering their bodies.

Barry Police Chief Rich Johnston said the murders appear to be an isolated occurrence. We are not looking for any additional suspects, nor do we believe that there are additional victims. According to police, the suspect and victims knew each other through living at the encampment. They've identified a motive but would not share it. La Dessor is facing 33 charges, including first and second degree murder and numerous drug and gun charges. He remains in custody after being denied bail. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Toronto. world this hour.