The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 05:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/29 at 05:00 EDT

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used to ship packages freely into the u.s has come to an end the diminuice exemption meant businesses could send packages worth up to $800 to customers south of the border without any extra duties that exemption ended today as paula duacic explains businesses in this country are figuring out how to adjust the change taking a market where you are growing and Turning it off is not my favorite thing to do in the world. Christy Sumer is founder and CEO of the Toronto-based clothing company encircled. She says U.S. customers represent about 35% of her revenue, but as of this week, she's cut off shipping to the U.S. altogether.

Since there is just a lot of uncertainty around what that is even going to look like, how it's going to be a process, and how much it's even going to cost. It hits mom-and-pop shops disproportionately. John Boscarial is a trade lawyer with the firm McCarthy Taitro. And many of them who have relied on these low-value shipments to the United States as part of their bread and butter for survival are being hit by this and possibly may have to go out of business because of this. Boscarial says he'll be watching to see if de minimis comes up during trade negotiations between the two countries. Paula Duhatchek, CBC News, Toronto. The number of people killed in Thursday's Russian drone a missile. on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has now risen to 23.

European leaders strongly condemn the heavy Russian bombardment. In his nightly dress, President Zelensky said the attack proved that Russia didn't want peace. This strike clearly demonstrates that Russia's goals have not changed. They want to wage war, striking not only our people, but our cities and our communities. Russia is now striking everyone in the world who wants peace. This is a strike against Ukraine and a strike against Europe. It's also a strike by Russia against President Trump and other global actors. The White House says President Trump was unhappy, but not surprised.

France, Germany and the UK have triggered the UN Security Council process reimposing sanctions on Iran. They warned Iran about their intentions weeks ago after halted inspections of its nuclear facilities. Iran is calling the motion illegal, saying it will, in its words, respond appropriately. The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington is ready to talk. Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Steve Fuderman takes a look at one of the costliest and deadliest storms to strike the United States. Oh my gosh, here we are.

It remains one of the worst and deadliest natural disasters ever to hit the U.S. It's unbelievable how many homes are just underwater. 20 years ago, Katrina's rain, storm surge, and eventual levee breaks left 80% of New Orleans underwater. Thousands were trapped. It was historic. Hurricane Katrina is now a category five hurricane. While most of New Orleans, like the French Quarter and the Central Business District, has recovered, other parts, largely in poor, economically deprived areas, never did. There are houses that still have not been rebuilt. You've got schools that never open that has been destroyed because of Katrina. Much of the blame for the destruction has focused on the flawed design of the city's levees and floodwomen.

wall systems. Billions have been spent to rebuild them. For those who live through it, it's something they will never forget. I lost everything but my life. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. And the return of Zellers is set to take place in Edmonton's London Dairy Mall. According to Federal Registries, this comes after the defunct Hudson Bay Company transferred the discount retailer's brand trademarks to the owner of Fairweather and International Clothiers. The former Hudson's Bay location will be opening as its sellers with a soft launch today. And that is your world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcast.

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