The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 19:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm gina louise phillips it's the final day canadian retailers can ship small amounts of goods to the united states duty-free the u.s tariff exemption on orders of less than eight hundred dollars called the de minimis exemption ends at twelve o one a m tomorrow a six-month transition period will then begin during which people can opt to pay a flat duty between eighty and $200 depending on the country of origin. Asgating new report says sports in Canada is rife with maltreatment and abuse. The Future of Sport Commission's preliminary report identified a litany of problems and offered recommendations for fixing them. Sarah Levitt has the story. The Canadian sports system is in crisis. Liz Mezzanuve did not hold back while describing the state of sport in Canada.

The head of the Future of Sport Commission describes wide, spread abuse and maltreatment of athletes, systemic lack of transparency and disproportionate funding. These deeply ingrained issues give rise to conflicts of interest, favoritism, a win at all cost thinking, and a pervasive fear of losing funding across the system. Together, they fuel a longstanding culture of silence in sport. The Commission spent the past year and a half speaking with more than 800 people in the sporting world in 13 cities across the country. Now, it recommends a complete overhaul from top to bottom of how sports are run in this country,

including the development of a public registry of sanctioned individuals and standardized ways of handling complaints and victims. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. An update on yesterday's deadly school shooting in Minneapolis. Officials are going through hundreds of pages of the shooter's notes looking for a motive. Two children were killed. Five others are still recovering in a moment. 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. The shooter was not being monitored by the FBI or other authorities. meaning they were able to acquire the rifle, shotgun, and pistol use in the attack. Nova Scotia officials say the Long Lake Wildfire in the Annapolis Valley has consumed 20 homes. In the two weeks since it broke out, more than a thousand people have been forced to evacuate. And as Nicola say Gann reports, some of them have nowhere to go.

Still in a bit of a shock at the moment. Just two weeks away from welcoming their first child, Megan Yelland and Michael Zeman's home is gone, destroyed by the out-of-control Long Lake Wildfire, covering more than 82 square kilometers in the west of the province, forcing more than 1,000 people to evacuate. Officials are now confirming 20 homes have been destroyed. Emergency Management Minister Kim Masland speaking directly to those families. The heartbreak of seeing the place you fill with memories and comfort and safety being destroyed so suddenly is not something that I can wrap my mind around. Evacuees have to scramble for places to stay long term in a rural

area with few options. The province has announced financial support for evacuees, but many in the community are demanding more answers about where they can live while they rebuild. Nicholas Sagan, CBC News, Halifax. France, Germany and the UK triggered the UN Security Council process reimposing sanctions on Iran. They warned Tehran about their intention. weeks ago after it halted inspections of its nuclear facilities. Iran is calling the motion illegal, saying it will, in its words, respond appropriately. U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says Washington is ready to talk. And that is the world this hour.

For news any time, visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips. Thank you.