The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 05:00 EDT

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last night a series of vigils were held to honor the victims of yesterday's attack at a catholic school two children were killed another 17 were wounded keith ellison is the attorney general in minnesota my thoughts and what I'm thinking about is a national ban on assault rifles. My prayer, my prayer is a national ban on these assault rifles. And you should know that when we used to ban them assault rifles, we used to keep a lot more people alive than we do now. The shooting suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman. Westman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

This morning, Canada's top court will weigh in on a long dispute involving an indigenous group's claim to an Ontario beach for decades, a sign welcomed summer tourists to the sandy shores of Sable Beach, about three hours north of Toronto on Lake Huron. Then over the Canada Day Long weekend, that sign was removed and replaced with a new one welcoming visitors to Saugeen Beach, the name of a local indigenous group. As Andrew Lupton reports, the town and landowners are now asking the Supreme Court to step in. It was just kind of a shock to our municipality. Jake Kirkland is the mayor of South Bruce Peninsula, the municipality that includes the town of Saobel Beach. Over the Canada day-long weekend, the town's iconic retro-styled welcome sign was switched overnight. Instead of saying welcome to Saubal Beach, it now reads, welcome to Saugin Beach. Saugin First Nation is a local indigenous group.

The sudden sign swap happened after a state. series of court decisions. They ruled that a survey mistake made back in 1855 deprive the band of land ceded to them in a treaty with the crown. The town is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear its appeal to reverse those decisions. Kirkland said it's to clear up confusion. I think there's other cases that are going to pop up from this. Lawyer Nuri Frame doesn't see it that way. He's representing the First Nation. It is a case which is about ensuring that the treaty boundaries are reflected on the ground. The Supreme Court's decision on whether or not they'll hear the appeal is expected this morning.

Andrew Leptin, CBC News, London, Ontario. Many students in Manitoba are still under wildfire evacuation orders, and school administrators are racing to have a plan in place for them to return to class on time. Santiago Arias Orozco has more. We weren't expecting to be gone until September. Urban Bigotty's family spent much of the summer displaced from northern Manitoba. The wildfires that force him out have receded,

but like many others, bigoted's family won't be back home for the start of the school year. I don't want my kid to fall behind. More than 5,500 people are still evacuated in Manitoba. The government doesn't want students out of class coming to first bill next week, so parents can register them in local schools where they are evacuated. Matt Henderson is a Winnipeg School Division superintendent. We want to make sure that we're doing it in a culturally responsive way. The Brandon School Division is prepared to welcome as many as 250 evacuees.

They're bringing a retired school bus back and bought new chairs. Many evacuated communities are waiting for electricity to be restored. For some, that might not happen until the end of September. And with that much uncertainty, school divisions are also planning for changes along the way. Santiago de Svarosco, CBC News, Winnipeg. It's been a deadly night in the capital of Ukraine. Russian drone and missile attacks in Kiev have killed at least 14 people and injured another 48. Interior Minister says two children are among the dead. The violence comes as the U.S. tries to

broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital. China will hold the parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War ending. 26 foreign leaders will attend, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. And that is your world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland.