World Report - August 13: Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: August 13, 2025

CUPE issues 72-hour strike notice on behalf of Air Canada flight attendents. Members of US National Guard deployed to Washington DC overnight.Mexico deports 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States. Head of Israeli military approves expanded Gaza operation, PM Benjamin Netanyahu insists Palestinians will be allowed to leave. New evacuation order in Newfoundland and Labrador as wildfire danger grows outside St. John's. Report warns cranberry production in Quebec has the potential to dry out some rivers. 

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Certain conditions apply. This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm Marcia Young. Air Canada says it will begin gradually suspending flights tomorrow. As flight attendants prepare to walk off the job as early as Saturday morning, the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants has issued a 72-hour strike notice. Air Canada responded by issuing a low.

Lockout notice, the airline says customers whose flights are cancelled can get a full refund. Anise Haydari has the latest. CUPY, the union representing Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants, has told the company they plan to walk out Saturday morning. The goal here is not to issue strike notice and sit around for 72 hours and plan a strike. Wesley Lysoski is the president of CUPE's Air Canada component. He says Air Canada didn't come to the table, additional money after the last offers and counter offers were rejected. We also need to bargain a collective agreement, and unfortunately this was the next stage in the process. Air Canada said it's offering the flight attendants what it called the best

compensation in Canada, and it is offering to now pay, at least partly, for hours worked before and after flights. In the days leading up to this strike notice, the union said the offers didn't keep up with inflation. As for Air Canada passengers who are worried they won't have a flight to catch. They could be moved to another airline. In an interview with CBC News before the strike and lockout notices were given, the company said it has agreements with other carriers, but this is not a small task. We have to be conscious, of course, that at this time of the year, there are very little seats available. So for those for whom we won't be able to find seats, then we'll re-found or give them the opportunity to travel later.

Any Cedare, CBC News, Calgary. Members of the National Guard are now in Washington, D.C. They were deployed last night. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is following through on an unprecedented takeover of policing in the nation's capital. Trump insists that D.C. has become one of the most violent cities in the world, despite following crime stats. The CBC's Cameron McIntosh joins me now from Washington. And Cam, what are you seeing in hearing? Well, to be clear, there aren't National Guardsmen or FBI on every street corner. this morning, but they are making their presence felt. Last night, five armored personnel carriers parked near the Washington Monument,

about two dozen National Guardsmen. They only hung around a couple of hours. It looked and it felt like a photo op. Meanwhile, neighborhood patrols are being carried out by members of the FBI, DEA, and Border Patrol. They've been walking around in groups of four or five wearing tactical vests, doing things like running plate numbers and searching for people on warrants. Now, there are conflicted feelings here. Many don't like how President Trump has imposed this,

but crime while improving is a big issue in D.C. In some hard hit areas, extra policing is being welcomed. Sandra Seegers is a community activist in southwest Washington. I think this is long overdue. I've been one of the national guards in this area for years. I like it. I love it. I feel safe already. Another resident, simply going by Mike, sees it as a power grab by the president. More trouble for the black community. I will understand if things was going haywire or hectic, but there's no need for him to be doing what he's doing.

Now, D.C.'s mayor, Muriel Bowser, is walking a fine line here. She's critical of Trump, but also under a lot of pressure to fix crime. She and police chief Pamela Smith say they'll make the best of the additional resources. Thank you, Cam. You're welcome. The CBC's Cameron McIntosh in Washington. Mexico is deporting 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States. They are accused of narcotics smuggling, murder, and other crimes, and they were put on planes after the U.S. Department of Justice agreed

not to seek the death penalty against any of the defendants. This is the second time in recent months Mexican authorities have collaborated with U.S. officials. Israel is ready to push forward with expanded operations in Gaza, a military chief of staff has just approved a plan to control Gaza City. But before it begins, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave the territory. As Susan Ormiston reports from Jerusalem, it is all unfolding as a new round of ceasefire negotiations begins in Egypt. Israel's Prime Minister says Palestinians would be allowed to leave Gaza before a military escalation, but rejects criticism. he's pushing them out. Benjamin Netanyahu made his remarks in a television interview Tuesday night.

Talks have restarted in Cairo to try to revive a ceasefire plan, and a delegation from Hamas is in the capital, says Egypt's foreign minister. We are working very hard now in full cooperation with Qataris and the Americans. Neither Hamas nor Israel is commenting on the prospects for any deal. This morning, a clash between the government and the chief of Israel's defense force appeared to be growing. Ayal Zamir reportedly told generals that Netanyahu's family had marked him and supporters of the Prime Minister wanted him out. According to Israeli media, defense minister Israel Kat, said his conduct harms the military and in a statement cautioned

all the critics and moral preachers opposing the war. Hours later, the IDF said the chief of staff has approved the basic concepts of a military escalation in Gaza. But opposition continues. encourage the chief of staff in his objection to the expansion of the Gaza war. In Tel Aviv, retired Israeli Air Force pilots and reservists demonstrated for a negotiated deal to save the hostages and end the war. Susan Ormiston, CBC News, Jerusalem. In Yuffinand and Labrador, some people who live in the town of Paradise are now being ordered to leave their homes. The state of emergency now includes more parts of Paradise, Conception Bay South, and St. John's. Crews fighting the fires are

feeling strained. And as Peter Cowan reports, residents are on edge. People are scared. Marlene LeShane has her bag packed, ready to leave her home in Upper Island Cove on the Bay Verde Peninsula at a moment's notice. The fire is just a five-minute drive away, but she's worried there aren't enough aircraft and crews trying to stop it. If we don't get the resources needed, I'm afraid that most people in Conception Bay North will not have homes to go back to. Hot dry conditions in most of the province have created a tinderbox. Yesterday afternoon, a new fire popped up in a cemetery in Spaniards Bay, an hour from St. John's. Aircraft had to divert away from other fires to snuff it out, and crews are tired.

Frank Budd, who's the mayor of nearby Carbonier, says firefighters in his town are drained. They are exhausted and tired, and, you know, it's taking a toll on them. They certainly need more support. Help is on the way. 70 Canadian forces members are arriving to provide relief on the ground. And the Premier John Hogan says they're searching the continent for more air support. There's four high-capacity helicopters. Two Blackhawks are on route and should be here Thursday. Those are coming from Utah. That's on top of aircraft already here from Quebec, Northwest Territories, and New Brunswick. You can never have enough. Provincial fire duty officer Mark Lawler says other areas are dealing with fires of their own.

We are actively searching for more water bombers. They're currently at a premium. Extra resources aren't cheap. The province says it's paying a million dollars a week for one helicopter from Manitoba. Peter Cowan. CBC News, St. John's. Canada is the world's second largest cranberry producer, and more than 80% of the berries come from Quebec. But as the province's production levels increase, so does the strain on some rivers. A report obtained by our colleagues at Radio Canada is warning some rivers could potentially dry out. As Sarah Kate Dallard explains, many growers are disputing that prediction. An internal investigation previously kept secret

by the Quebec government was obtained by our Radio Canada colleagues under a freedom of information request. The report looked at the worst-case scenario regarding the use of water for the province's cranberry production and its effects. The government says new cranberry farm projects could pump their water simultaneously during dry spells. This could mean some rivers would be pumped dry and in other cases, twice the available water would be needed. The president of Quebec's Cranberry Growers Association, Vincent Godin, says it doesn't reflect their farming practices. We withdraw the water when it's available. We stock it to be able to use it in these period of when there's less water available. He says cranberry farmers are conscious of

water use challenges, but doesn't believe more production could lead to river dryouts. It's a bit of the mid-mastain. Gervet Pellarine is the president of the Beconco watershed concertation proof. He says this increasing demand could also affect a municipality's economy if it can't continue to reliably provide water to farmers and to residents. Quebec's Environment Ministry says 26 new cranberry farm projects on the books should get

the green light, but suggests stricter conditions could be imposed on future ones. Sarah Kate Dallard, CBC News, Quebec City. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. News anytime, cBCnews.ca.ca.ca.com.