The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/28 at 21:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar we begin in calgary where police are currently dealing with a suspect with a firearm who has fired shots into the community and in officers the threat is currently contained to residents in the 500 block of crescent road northwest in the crescent heights neighborhood police are asking residents in the area to stay inside and lock their doors they're also advising residents to go into a below-ground level floor of their home if possible. If residents cannot access their homes, police are instructing people to go to the Crescent Heights High School.

An update now on Wednesday's deadly school shooting in Minneapolis. Officials are going through hundreds of pages of the shooter's notes, trying to find a motive. Two children were killed and 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. 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. They may be wearing helmets and knee pads and other protective equipment. But a federal commission says Canadian athletes are still vulnerable to abuse and maltreatment. Now they have come out with recommendations to better ensure their safety.

Sarah Levitt has more. Liz Mezonneuve, the head of the Future of Sport Commission, reported widespread abuse and maltreatment of athletes and too much focus on elite levels. The report also highlighted a lack of leadership and inconsistent complaint mechanisms from one sporting organization to another and within different levels. This commission was created following several parliamentary hearings and news reports of alleged emotional, physical and sexual abuse in sport, including in hockey and gymnastics. I was an elite gymnast. Amelia Klein has openly spoken about her time as an athlete, how she suffered both physical and emotional abuse by her coaches.

It was validating to hear the recognition that this is a widespread problem. This is not just a few bad apples. The commission has made a number of key recommendations to the federal government. They include putting together an independent sports entity that would oversee all disciplines at all levels from toddlers to professional athletes. Sarah Levitt's CBC News, Montreal. Air quality warnings are in place tonight for parts of Nova Scotia as the Long Lake Fire continues to burn. These warnings are becoming more and more familiar as the country's worsening wildfire seasons undue decades of progress on air pollution. Jennifer Yoon has more. Michael Greenstone studies air pollution at the University of Chicago and co-authored the new study.

Climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is causing the air pollution in North America, says Greenstone, because it sparks more intense and frequent wildfire seasons. It's a reversal of decades of progress in cleaning up the air across Canada. We had an air pollution problem and we had a climate problem, and it was easiest to think of them as separate and distinct problems. They're much more closely intertwined. The study looked at air quality across the world. In North America, it focused on the impact of the 2023 wildfire season in Canada.

More than half of the Canadian population was exposed to air polluted beyond national standards. Governments can and should clean up the air by fighting climate change, say researchers, by urgently phasing down the use of fossil fuels and lowering emissions. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week, or for news anytime.

You can visit our website, cbcnews.a. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar. Thank you.