The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 20:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 3, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/02 at 20:00 EDT

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you'll know just how healthy they are. Visit Spexsavers.cavers.cai to book your next eye exam. Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. From CBC News the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skanderas. It is imminent that they will run out of water this evening. Mayor of Conception Bay South, Darren Bent, says he is worried. The Newfoundland town has declared a state of emergency due to the loss of its water supply. Bent says they have found a leak in the water main that feeds the entire town's tanks.

So it's directing all businesses to close, effective immediately, to conserve the remaining water for fire-related issues. emergencies. A mandatory water conservation order is also in effect. Residents must limit water use to emergency needs only. In the Northwest Territories, the fire-threatening Fort Providence is still burning out of control, but favorable winds 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 kilometer away. Alberta's government is pausing its order to remove books with explicit sexual content from school libraries. The order comes after a draft list of books to be removed from Edmonton schools was leaked online last week. It contained more than 200 titles, including Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Premier Danielle Smith says the Edmonton School Division was too heavy-handed in crafting its list and that the government is rewriting the directive to make sure classic books remain on the shelf. A limited job action by public sector workers is now

underway in BC. Members of the BC General Employees Union are walking picket lines 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. Wages are one of the key issues for the union. Finch says the union could escalate its job action if there's no improved offer from the government. Quebec's Premier has testified for three hours at a public inquiry into cost overruns at the Auto Insurance Board. Francois Legoe established the Gallant Commission six months ago.

Katisunet is following the hearings. The sacri-lego, premieres of Quebec. The cyclic fiasco has been embarrassing Francoislego's government for months. Today he was in the hot seat and had to explain. explain what he knew and when. He said basically that he was kept in the dark. He only learned about the huge cost overruns of $500 million of Quebec's Auto Insurance Board's digital transformation that included the cyclic application in February 2025.

From the Auditor General's Skating Report. Should I have known this information earlier? I think so, he said. For Premier League, the SAAQ, is to blame. But he also said his transport minister is in charge over the years should have asked questions. Lugo was testifying at the Gallant Commission as he's trying to relaunch his unpopular government. Katzis-Sinni. CBC News, Quebec City.

Canadian comedian Veronica Sloikoska is joining the cast of Saturday Night Live this fall. Don't put my face with a gig! Don't put my face in the game! Don't put my face in the game! Don't, and don't film it, and don't make it go viral. The Barry Ontario native gained attention for her sketch comedy videos on TikTok and Instagram that did go viral. She's also known for her recurring role in the comedy series, What We Do in the Shadows and other TV work. SLOICOSCA is the only Canadian and the only woman among this year's S&L recruits. The show's 51st season premieres in October. And that's your world this hour.

For CBC News, I'm Stephanie. Gendaris.