The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 13:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 13:00 EDT

Hi, everybody. I'm J.B. Poisson and I host Frontburner. It's Canada's most listened to Daily News podcast. Just the other day, we were in a story meeting talking about how we can barely keep up with what's going on in Canada and the world right now. And like, it's our job to do that. So if you are looking for a one-stop shop for the most important and interesting news stories of the day, we've got you. Stop doom scrolling. Follow Frontburner instead. from cbc news the world this hour i'm stephani scandaris a second shallow earthquake at 5.2 magnitude has hit eastern afghanistan there are a few details for now but the taliban government says the larger quake on sunday killed at least 1,400 people and injured more than 3,000 as anna cunningham reports both quakes hit the same area this is now a race against time it's not known how many may still be alive, buried under the rubble of collapsed homes in eastern Kuna province. For a second day, Taliban military helicopters have been flying the rescued to Jalalabad's hospital, where survivors describe the speed of the first quake and collapse of

buildings. The second quake is likely to make accessing those remote villages on steep hillsides even more treacherous. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies warned that the scale of need now far exceeds current resources. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to provide humanitarian support through partners. Like Britain and the EU, many nations are wary of not allowing funds to reach the Taliban. Anna Canningham, CBC News, London. To Sudan now. Rescue efforts are underway in the Western region.

of Darfur after a landslide wiped out an entire village. At least 1,000 people are believed to have been killed in one of the deadliest natural disasters to strike the country. Aid delivery to the region has been challenging since most of the Darfur region has become mostly inaccessible to the UN and aid groups amid the country's ongoing civil war. A federal judge has ruled U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal. However, the judge has stopped short of demanding the withdrawal of the troops that are still in the city. Trump sent the National Guard into L.A. in June after protests broke out over immigration arrests.

Last month, his administration sent thousands of troops into Washington, D.C., Trump continues to suggest Chicago may be next. The fire threatening Fort Providence in the Northwest Territories is still burning out of control. But favorable wins over the past day have stopped it from advancing towards the community for now. Fire information officer Mike Westwick says that gives crews time to prepare for what's to come. We wouldn't expect to see additional advancement towards the community today.

However, tomorrow is going to be a critical day in terms of fire management as wind shift to the north, becoming a concern for the community once again. Westwick says crews are setting up water cannon and sprinklers in the community in case the fire reaches the town. It remains less than a key. kilometer away.

There's clearly a deppesement of 500 million. Quebec's Premier has been testifying at a commission looking

into cost overruns at the auto insurance board. The agency's digital transformation went hundreds of millions of

dollars over budget. Francoe Lago insists he only learned about it from an Auditor General's report in February, but some

earlier testimony at the Gallant Commission suggests his office knew years before. A limited job action by public sector workers is now underway in BC. More than 2,000 members of the BC General Employees Union are walking picket lines. The union is targeting specific locations in

Victoria, Surrey, and Prince George. Union President Paul Finch says this initial phase of the job action is meant to limit inconvenience to the general public. For the time being, the over 2,000 members on strike this morning, predominantly those are inward-facing functions. Government will feel it, the general public, less so. The union represents more than 34,000 public sector workers in BC. Wages are one of the key issues for the union. Finch says there could be an escalation of the job action if government negotiators don't come back to the bargaining table

with an improved wage offer. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris. Joe