The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/01 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 1, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/01 at 13:00 EDT

It's summer, and it's going to be a hot one in Canadian politics. I'm Catherine Cullen. Join me and some of CBC's best political reporters as we bring you all new summer programming, focused on everything from negotiating with Donald Trump to Canada's climate goals, to the future of the Senate, and more. We'll talk to the chief of the defense staff and a top senator. We'll visit the Maritimes to learn about the future of energy production there. Catch the House Saturdays wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Stephanie Skandaris. A desperate search continues in the mountainous eastern region of Afghanistan for survivors of an earthquake. It struck around midnight, flattening houses and killing at least 800 people. And officials are warning that number is likely to grow. Anna Cunningham reports. A young boy cries next to the ruins of his destroyed home. Afghanistan's public health ministry says entire village.

have been wiped out in Kunar province. Blocked roads, landslides, and the remoteness of the area is complicating rescue efforts. Helicopters are the only way to get the injured to hospital from this mountainous terrain. A lot of the homes are made from just mud and timber. Says to Mindry De Silva, director of the Humanitarian Aid Organization World Fish in Afghanistan. They stood no chance, she says. They just sort of collapse inwards. The earthquake is the latest blow to the country following four.

or decades of war. Foreign aid to Afghanistan has been cut since the Taliban's return to power and its ability to respond to this earthquake and the needs of those affected in such remote areas will prove difficult. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. A huge wildfire threatening Fort Providence-Northwest territories is now within a kilometer of the community. The hamlet has a population of about 700 people and was ordered to evacuate Sunday. Crews there are hoping favorable weather conditions today will help them. Mike Westwick is the wildfire information officer for Northwest Territories. Still a lot of work to do, but today no homes lost reported.

And our team's going to be looking at additional tactics today with some more favorable wins to be able to hold this fire back and keep that community safe. The fire is so big, it has burned an area larger than the city of Toronto. thousand hectares. Meanwhile, Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says the long lake fire in Annapolis County is still out of control. That wildfire covers 8400 hectares. Its intensity has increased due to strong winds, but no new damage has been reported. Some religious groups are raising concerns about Quebec's plans to introduce a bill banning public prayer. Secularism minister Jean-François-Roberge calls the rise in street prayers a serious and

sensitive issue. Samir Majzoub is the president of the Canadian Muslim Forum. He says the province has more pressing issues to deal with. It is very troubling, honestly, especially when it's such kind of proposal. All what it serves is to stigmatize communities and creates attention of issues that do not exist in real terms. Details on the legislation are still unclear, but Premier Francois Legoe hasn't ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to push it through. Tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of U.S. imports disappear today. That move was announced by the federal government more than a week ago. Erin Collins has the latest from Washington.

From elbows up to tariffs down, a change in tone for trade negotiations with the U.S. today, an attempt to kickstart stalled talks by dropping most retaliatory tariffs. But despite the shift federally, some provinces remain. Defiant. Premier Doug Ford says U.S. booze is still banned from Ontario stores. Well, it's still going to be banned until they cut the tariffs, or we make a deal with them. But on Friday, a U.S. federal court put many U.S. tariffs in question, calling them illegal. A ruling White House trade advisor, Peter Navarro, says will be appealed. The dissent was very, very strong. I think it provides a very clear roadmap to how the Supreme Court can certainly rule

in our favor. Until that ruling is made the U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and other countries remain in place. Erin Collins, CBC News, Washington. And that is your world this hour. For news any time, you can visit our website at cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.