The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/08/30 at 20:00 EDT

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Certain conditions apply. from cbc news the world this hour i'm mike miles first the prairies then atlanta canada now wildfires are leading to evacuation orders in the north the small community of wati northwest territories is nearly empty with flames threatening the community wonita taylor has the latest smoky smelly can brief josephine bishop describes the conditions in wati before fleeing the community Big huge fire. It's scary. Bishop was on one of three busloads of evacuees, driven 163 kilometers to Benchocon, where a temporary evacuation center was set up with cots, water, towels, and food. A stopover for those en route to Yellowknife because the city needed time to prepare.

Fire officials say the wildfire is about 8 kilometers from Wattie. They've been keeping a close watch since it started burning one month ago. This is the first evacuation. order in the territory this summer. Fire officials say it is unusually late in the year, with the fire season not being over yet. Juanita Taylor, CBC News, Yellowknife. BC government employees could walk off the job as early as this Tuesday.

Members of the BC General Employees Union voted yesterday to strike and gave their 72-hour notice. The union says talked with the province reached an impasse 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 Mark Feinworth says essential services will continue even if the union strikes. I also want to assure people that in the event of job action, the service, 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 sites 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 contract 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 break. 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. Brittany Blatt, CBC News, Toronto. 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 Israeli and western ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. In several British cities,

Say your mom, say it clear. FDs are welcome here. Anti-migrant protesters demonstrated outside hotels housing asylum seekers. The protests come after the government successfully appealed a court ruling ordering asylum seekers to be convicted from a hotel in Essex. The local council went to court after a migrant was arrested and charged with sexual assault. That is your world this hour for CBC News. I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.