The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 07:00 EDT

This message is from Wise, the app for international money. With Wise, you can send, spend, and receive in up to 40 currencies with a fair exchange rate and no hidden fees. Download the Wise app or visit wise.com. T's and C's Apply. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Pig. There's travel chaos this morning at some major European airports after a cyber attack hit check-in and boarding system. It's causing delays and cancellations.

Anna Cunningham has more from London. Brussels Airport says there was a cyber attack on Friday night against the service provider for the check-in and boarding systems. London Heathrow and Berlin Airport also say their systems are being affected. Ariang Gosen is a spokesperson for Brussels Airport. She says the external service provider was hit by a cyber attack. The suspected cyber attack has affected the business. providing automated check-in and boardings for a number of airlines around the world.

Collins Aerospace owner RTX confirms that they are aware of cyber-related disruption to software in-use at selected airports. The company confirms it's working to resolve the issue. Frankfurt and Zurich airports say they have not been affected. Poland's deputy prime minister says there are no indications of threats to Polish airports. The advice is for travellers to check the status of their flights before traveling to the airport. Anna Cunningham, CBC News, London. Ukrainian officials say at least three people were killed during a large-scale Russian missile strike.

Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky is calling the attack a deliberate strategy to terrorize civilians and destroy infrastructure. Russia is also being accused of violating airspace in Estonia and Romania. Reporter Dominic Volaitis has more on the rising tensions. Estonia says the three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace without permission and stayed for 12 minutes before finally being forced to withdraw by NATO planes. Estonia's foreign minister, Margas Sarkner, says the incursion was a very clear provocation. It's clear that Putin has started on a new level testing NATO. Estonia is now the second NATO country this month to request Article 4 consultations.

nations. Poland did so just 10 days ago. And just this morning, NATO aircraft was scrambled once again after Russia launched airstrikes targeting Western Ukraine near Poland's border. Moscow, meanwhile, has denied its jets violated Estonian airspace, claiming at the time they were on a scheduled flight to Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave sandwiched between Polish and Lithuanian territory. Dominic Volitus for CBC News, Norfolk, England. two missing children in Nova Scotia is set to resume with police cadaver dogs. Six-year-old Lily and four-year-old Jack Sullivan have been missing since early May. They were last seen at their home in the rural community of Lansdowne Station. RCPs say they don't have a definitive reason

to believe the children are deceased, but they say after so much time, it is possible. Across Canada, major grocery chains like Sobe's and Loblaws have been converting to discount grocery stores in the last few years to accommodate price-conscious shoppers. And Marie Tricky has more. They're looking for the biggest bang for their buck. As consumers become more price-conscious and strategic about their groceries, big chains like Sobees and Loblaws are converting their locations to discount stores. Retail strategist Lisa Hutchison.

I think it was driven by the economy in terms of these new concepts. The latest example, Sobees Inc. has announced that two Safeway stores in Calgary are set to become Freshco stores by next summer. And though some people may welcome lower prices, others are trying to stop this from happening. Grant Simon started a petition. We don't need more discounts. And there's no bakery, there's no deli, and there's no floral. The union representing the Safeway workers in Alberta is worried about the layoffs during this transition

and a potential weakening in bargaining power. The union is hoping the Labor Board of Alberta recognizes that all fresco locations do have the same employer for bargaining purposes. Sobe's Inc. says that the company is complying with its obligation. under the collective agreement. Anne-Marie Tricky, CBC News, Calgary. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fagg.