The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 16:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 16:00 EDT

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from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles u.s president donald trump is angry that a u.s. appeal court has ruled his liberation day tariffs illegal the decision declaring the constitution says only congress can implement taxes and tariffs it's a win for the american constitution neil kattyal is one of the lawyers who argued the case against the tariffs Our founders said decisions that are major over things like taxation have to be done by the Congress, not by the president and the stroke of his pen. I think the court overwhelmingly today in a seven to four decision rejected President Trump's notion that he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. On social media, Trump accused the appeals court of being biased and that if the ruling stands, it would be disastrous for the U.S. The court paused its ruling until October so the White House can appeal to the court. Supreme Court. In Yemen, a newscaster on the country's Houthi-run television channel

confirming Yemen's Prime Minister and several other government officials were killed in Thursday's Israeli airstrike on the capital, Sanaah. The Iranian-backed Houthis have repeatedly targeted Israel and Western ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. Several European politicians are criticizing, Washington's unprecedented decision to revoke a visa allowing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York for a UN summit, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris.

I'm very concerned about what we've seen overnight in terms of the revoking of visas for Palestinian authority leaders due to travel to the United Nations. A huge amount of work has been done led by the French and the Saudis to prepare a conference on a two-state solution and the idea that the leader of the Palestinian Authority would be deprived an opportunity to. to attend that simply isn't acceptable. U.S. authorities say it's denied or revoked visas for over 80 Palestinians. Abbas's office says the move violates a United Nations agreement requiring the U.S. to allow foreign diplomats to visit the U.N.

BC government employees could walk off the job as early as this Tuesday. Members of the BC General Employees Union voted rather in favor of job action yesterday and gave their 72-hour strike notice. The union says its talks with the province reached. and in-pass last month. Union President Paul Finch says they're fighting to keep up with the high cost of living.

Frontline workers in the civil service are being squeezed. About 50% of our membership are living paycheck to paycheck. 22% of our membership report that they're working a second or a third job. The province's NDP government says the two sides will return

to the bargaining table next week, but Transport Minister Mike Farnworth says essential services will continue even if the union strikes. I also want to assure people that in the event of job action, the services that protect health, safety, and the welfare of British Columbians will continue based on the agreement that is in place when it comes to essential services. Farnworth also said he believes the two sides can reach a deal. More than 10,000 support workers at Ontario's 24 community colleges are preparing for a possible strike. Their bargaining team has requested a no board report, which would put them in a legal strike position.

as early as September 11th. Brittany Bullett has more. It's chaos in the colleges. Christine Kelsey is an assistive technologist at Algonquin College. She's also the chair of the bargaining team. She says one of the negotiation sticking points is job security. We're trying to save jobs and we're trying to save student supports. Opsu and the College Employer Council have been negotiating since June

with contracts set to expire September 1st. Opsu says a strike may be necessary in light of mass layoffs. across colleges. Opsu President J.P. Hornick. We have reached an absolute breaking point in Ontario's colleges. The college employer council has proposed binding arbitration, CEO of the council, Graham Lloyd. The colleges are facing a financial crisis right now. Lloyd says the federal government student visa caps means colleges have seen their enrollment and revenues plummet. To grant them their demands would be crippling to the college's operations. Both Opsu and the CEC say their priority is reaching an agreement and avoiding a strike.

people at CBC News, Toronto. And that is your world this hour.