The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 15:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 2, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 15:00 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 Scandaris. Within the next two to three hours, we will have no water in Conception Bay South.

The town's mayor, Darren Bent, says he is worried. Conception Bay South Newfoundland has declared a state of emergency due to the loss of their water supply. Brent says they have managed to identify the source. We got a call from the St. John's Regional Water Authority to tell us that there was no water flowing into the lines in Conception Bay South. They weren't sure what the problem was that the problem was that the source. the time. We sent crews out, they sent crews out, and we determined that there is a leak in the main that feeds the tanks that supplies the entire town. So the town is directing all businesses to close, effective immediately, to conserve the remaining water for fire-related

emergencies. A mandatory water conservation order is also in effect. Residents must limit water use to emergency needs only. Ontario's Premier is renewing his call for federal bail reform. Doug Ford was speaking after a man was killed in front of his family during a home invasion. Jamie Strachan reports. According to Premier Doug Ford, 46-year-old Abdul Alim Faruqi died trying to protect his family. His three kids are there. His wife had a gun to one of the kids. He went to go protect him. And these scumbags shot him right in front of his kids. Police say the home invasion is being treated as a targeted incident. They're looking for three suspects who, wore face coverings during the attack.

Just imagine what the trauma these kids are going to go through for the rest of their lives. It's not known whether the suspects in this case were out on bail or had any previous involvement with the criminal justice system. But Ford used this incident to again call on the federal government for change. It's the weak criminal code that needs to be changed by the federal government. We're sick and tired of seeing these thugs get out on bail. Vaughan Mayor Stephen Dalduca also today called for changes to what he called a broken bail system. Jamie Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.

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. Francois 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 second shallow earthquake, 5.5 magnitude, has hit eastern Afghanistan. There are a few details for now, but the Taliban government says the larger quake on Sunday has 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. In Sudan. Rescue efforts are underway in the western region of Darfur after a land. landslide wiped out an entire village. The rebel group, in control of the regions, says at least a thousand people have been killed in one of Sudan's deadliest natural disasters. The group is appealing to the United Nations and international aid organizations to help recover the bodies. Aid delivery to the area has been challenging because of the ongoing civil war. And that is your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Skendaris. Thank you.