The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 21:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 7, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/06 at 21:00 EDT

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air canada and the canadian union of public employees had also agreed that if the deal wasn't ratified wage issues would go to mediation and then to arbitration if needed. More than 10,000 flight attendants went on a three-day strike last month, defying a federal order to return to work. South Korean officials are vowing to support hundreds of their citizens detained by U.S. immigration authorities. About 475 workers were arrested at a Hyundai battery facility less than two weeks after the automaker pledged to invest $26 billion U.S. in American plants. Chris Reyes has more. At Hyundai's car plant in Georgia near Savannah, Korean nationals were loaded into buses by U.S. immigration officers on Thursday.

The raid, the largest operation on a single site, according to Stephen Shrank, U.S. homeland investigations. 475 were illegally present in the United States or in violation of their presence in the United States. Seoul responded earlier yesterday. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, urged the U.S. not to unjustly infringe on the rights of South Korean nationals and investors. On the arrests, President Donald Trump said the Immigration Agency was conducting business. They were illegal aliens. ICE was just doing its job.

The carmaker also issued a statement, Hyundai promising to investigate the matter. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York. A preliminary statement on this week's funicular crash in Lisbon says a critical cable snapped immediately before the deadly derailment. The statement also says the cable was only halfway into its expected operational lifespan. Sixteen people were killed in that crash, including two Canadians. Hundreds of people evacuated from Wati in the Northwest Territories headed back home today. As Yasmin Renea reports, officials say a nearby wildfire is no longer threatening the community. Feels awesome. Feels awesome to be home.

Alex Michael Nizza Jr. is relieved to be back in Wattie. He and hundreds of other residents were forced to have. evacuate to Yellowknife more than a week ago because of a raging wildfire. No, it wasn't good. I didn't like it. Wasn't home. Today, they returned by bus, hugging and shaking hands with firefighters and volunteers who stayed behind. Wattie Fire Chief Brian Doakum says Cruz successfully conducted a backburn earlier this week, getting rid of fuel ahead of the fire. We've been monitoring the river and making sure the fire doesn't jump there. We still have a lot of hot spots along the river. Officials say no structures were

lost. The community is gearing up for a feast and drum dance tomorrow to celebrate being back home. Yasmil Renea, CBC News, Wattie, Northwest Territories. Elsewhere in the NWT, hundreds of people forced to flee their homes in Fort Providence on October, excuse me, August 31st, still don't know when they'll be able to return. That wildfire burning less than a kilometer from the hamlet, and the community of Jean-Marie River is currently on evacuation alert. In Australia Helicopters searched the waters off the coast of Sydney

after police say a surfer was killed by a large shark It's the first incident of its kind in over three years and prompted officials to close several nearby beaches. The victim was 57 years old and an experienced surfer he was with friends only 100 meters from shore at the time of the attack. The Federal Court of Appeal has given up flock of ostriches a reprieve Universal ostrich farms in British Columbia was ordered to call its 400 strong flock in December during an avian flu outbreak. It's been fighting back in the courts ever since, and today it was granted an interim stay.

The farm argues the birds are now healthy, and now wants to take its case to the Supreme Court. And that is the world this hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get podcasts. We update every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.