The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 16:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips we begin in ottawa the canadian sports system is in crisis it is broken that's lise mezzan nouve the head of the future of sport commission presenting its preliminary report its mandate is to look at maltreatment and abuse in sports she says the commission found widespread problems including the biggest two lack of protection for our children widespread abuse and maltreatment within sport environments across the country from grassroots participation to the national stage. A culture of silence that often discourages individuals from speaking out for fear of retribution. Maisan Nouve says new measures are needed to prevent abuse and maltreatment

and to respond to complaints. She recommends federal funding be conditional on sports bodies adhering to best practices. Today is the last day Canadian retailers can ship small amounts of goods to the United States duty-free. The U.S. is eliminating an exemption that allows for duty-free imports of less expensive packages. As Paula Dew Hatchek reports, it's left many small businesses scrambling. Our U.S. customer, the last several years, has made up 35% of our sales. Jess Sternberg owns the Vancouver-based clothing brand free label. She says Americans are loyal shopping.

but she can't keep relying on them to grow her business. So we've literally turned off shipping to the United States. Starting tomorrow, the U.S. is eliminating the de minimis exemption. It allowed orders of small value under $800 into the U.S. duty-free. That's going to hurt many small businesses, especially online retailers, pushing up their costs. Some are scrambling to figure out how or if they can keep shipping to the U.S. Bob Kirk is Executive Director of the Canadian Apparel Federation. And it was a fantastic program.

It allowed a lot of smaller companies to grow, and it's not here anymore. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling for more support for small businesses affected by trade disruptions. Paula Duhacchuk, CBC News, Toronto. Nova Scotia officials have finally been able to confirm the losses from a wildfire ravaging part of the Annapolis Valley. I can confirm with a heavy heart that 20 homes were lost. Emergency management minister Kim Maslin says the Long Lake fire has burned more than 8,200 hectares. She adds that evacuees will be allowed home once it's safe to do so, and she expressed sympathies for those who no longer have a home to return to.

My heart breaks for what you're going through. I can't even imagine the stress, this devastation has put on you and your family. Premier Tim Houston says the saving grace is that no lives were lost. The province is upgrading its emergency alert system to cover areas using older networks and those connecting via Wi-Fi. Authorities in Minneapolis are going through hundreds of pages of the shooter's notes looking for a motive in yesterday's deadly school shooting. Two children were killed, five others are still recovering in hospital. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson suggests the shooter was motivated by other school shootings. More than anything, the shooter wanted to kill.

children, defenseless children. The shooter was obsessed with the idea of killing children. The shooter saw the attack as a way to target our most vulnerable among us while they were at their most vulnerable at school and at church. Thompson says the shooter was not being monitored by the FBI or other authorities, meaning they were able to acquire the rifle, shotgun, and pistol used in the attack. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has appointed Canada's new High Commissioner to India.

Veteran diplomat Christopher Coutter gets the job nearly a year before after both countries expelled their top envoys. Relations between Canada and India have been strained since Canadian police accused New Delhi of being involved in the 2023 murder

of a sick activist near Vancouver. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.