World Report - June 12: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: June 12, 2025

London-bound Air India flight 171 crashes into doctors' housing in Ahmedabad. One Canadian was on board the flight. RFK Jr. names new vaccine advisers after firing previous advisory committee. Spokane, Washington imposes curfew in response to growing protests against Donald Trump's immigration policy. UN nuclear watchdog formally accuses Iran of not complying with its nuclear obligations. Canadians still experiencing longer wait times for certain surgeries, even though pandemic backlogs have been cleared. New report recommends ways Canada can pull ahead in the race for critical minerals.  

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Very tragic and very, very horrific. I have to say I'm in a state of shock. Air India Flight 171 departed Ahmedabad for London this morning. It went down just after takeoff. And it crashed into a building that was housing doctors. Ram Mohan Naidu is India's aviation minister. We are going to do a fair and thorough investigation. We are not going to spare anyone.

We are not going to leave any stone unturned. And we are going to go to the depth of why this incident has happened. 242 people were on board the plane, including one Canadian. The police commissioner says one passenger, a British citizen, has reportedly survived. More than 200 bodies have been recovered from the scene. The CBC's South Asia correspondent Salima Shivji is in Mumbai. Salima, what more do we know about what happened? Well, we know that this plane was full and it was heading for London's Gatwick Airport. Air India has confirmed that 242 passengers and crew were on board the plane. The vast

majority are Indian, 169 people, but there were a lot of British nationals on board, 53 and one Canadian, as well as seven people from Portugal. And there are reports of children on board as well, at least 11 kids on board. The plane signal was lost less than a minute after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport in Western Gujarat state, and it went down shortly afterwards. So it was flying quite low and the airplane crashed into a residential area close to the airport, creating a huge fire and cloud of black smoke rising into the sky. And you can see smoldering charred debris strewn about across the area. What is the latest on the rescue efforts?

Well, this was a heavily populated area, but that does mean also that rescue crews did get to the scene quite quickly. We've heard from a senior police officer at the scene telling reporters that the plane crashed into a doctor's hostel. Rescue efforts are underway, but India's federal health minister has said that many people were killed in this crash. It is too early of course to know what caused the crash, but there will be a full investigation and there will also be lots of questions here for Boeing. This plane was a 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger planes out there, and this is that type of plane's first ever crash.

Thank you, Salima. You're welcome. Salima Shivji reporting from Mumbai. The United Nations nuclear watchdog is formally accusing Iran of not complying with its nuclear obligations, and it comes as US and Iranian negotiators prepare to discuss a nuclear deal this Sunday. There are reports Israel is ready to launch operations on Iran. Chris Sokomansing has more from Jerusalem. There are within the Israeli establishment people who have said that Netanyahu is a chronic bluffer and will never... Still, Anshel Pfeffer, an Israeli author and contributor to The Econom economist says Israel could launch strikes against Iran

Especially after last year's counter operation proved Israel could hit Iran's nuclear sites without being shot down Talk of an Israeli strike and removing US personnel from the region could be a pressure tactic to advance nuclear deal talks along between the US and Iran. Well, they are being moved out because it could be a dangerous place. And, uh, US president Donald Trump again last night said Iran can't have nuclear weapons. We'll see what happens, but they are with tensions rising around the Middle East.

New reports of violence against the private aid group the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The US and Israeli backed organization says Hamas attacked a bus in Hon Yunis carrying about two dozen workers Wednesday night. GHF reports the unprovoked attack led to several people being killed and others injured. In a statement issued Wednesday night, it said, for days Hamas has openly threatened our team, our aid workers, and the civilians who receive aid from us. Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, Jerusalem. The Canadian Climate Institute says Canada has a chance

to pull ahead in the critical mineral race, but production needs to speed up and it says investors do not have a sense of security. Marissa Beck is research director at the Canadian Climate Institute. It released a report today with a list of policy recommendations. So our modeling shows that to fully meet Canada's potential and deliver on its critical minerals opportunities, new investment between $30 billion and $65 billion must flow over the next 15 years. Her organization is recommending investors and

governments work out a deal. So if the mineral price falls below an agreed upon number, the company gets a subsidy. And when the mineral value goes above a set price, the company pays the government back. Another American city is imposing a nighttime curfew. It is in response to the growing protests against US President Donald Trump's immigration raids. Lisa Brown is the mayor of Spokane, Washington. I know there is tremendous fear amongst our local immigrant and refugee community. My heart goes out to families who are separated or are fearful of what might happen to them.

In Los Angeles, protests are entering a sixth day, but as Steve Futterman tells us, the demonstrations are getting calmer. For the second straight night, downtown LA has been under a curfew and it seems to be having the desired effect. Things weren't totally peaceful yesterday. There was one confrontation in the late afternoon between police and protesters at City Hall. Flashbangs were used as law enforcement tried to break up the crowd. But it was by far the most peaceful day since the protests began. And when the 8 p.m. curfew went into effect, most people left. Many though vowed to return. Well the National Guard said they're gonna be

here for at least 30 days so I'd say as long as they're here. LA officials remain highly critical of the way Homeland Security agents are going after and detaining undocumented immigrants. Mayor Karen Bass. When you raid home depots and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, you're not trying to keep anyone safe. You're trying to cause fear and panic. Yesterday, one of the raids involved a church. The pastor of the church tried to intervene

but was rebuffed by the ICE immigration agent. This will stand in my mind when we said, we don't want this in our property. This gentleman just shouted the whole country is our property. When someone tells that to you with a weapon in their hands, that was a very clear message. A number of those involved in the confrontations have now been charged with crimes committed during the protests. The U.S. attorney here says, expect more.

We're coming after all these people. So let's be clear. This is the beginning, not the end. Steve. attorney here says, expect more. We're coming after all these people. So let's be clear. This is the beginning, not the end. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now named his replacements to sit on a key panel of vaccine advisors. He abruptly fired all 17 committee members earlier this week. We're bringing people on who are credentialed scientists, who are highly credentialed physicians, who are going to do evidence-based medicine.

The panel's job is to help shape immunization policy in the United States. Kennedy had promised he would not appoint what he called ideological anti-vaxxers. Of the eight new names he announced yesterday, four of them have spoken out against vaccines in some way. Here in Canada, the backlog of surgeries created by the COVID-19 pandemic has been cleared, but a new report from Kaihai has found Canadians are still experiencing longer wait times for certain surgeries. Health reporter Christine Birak explains why. New data shows more knee, hip and cancer surgeries are being done in Canada. But more patients are also waiting longer.

It seems maybe counterintuitive at first. Cheryl Chewey is with the Canadian Institute for Health Information. She says the data reflects an aging population, more complex patients and staffing problems. Shortages that we're seeing in the health workforce, so all these factors together affect the wait times. The data points out 26% more hip replacement surgeries were done last year and 68% of patients had their surgery within about six months. But in 2019, it was 75%.

The numbers are similar for knee replacements, and the wait for certain cancer surgeries went up one to five days. We're trending in a direction that we don't want to see. Dr. Oloufemi Ayeni heads the Canadian Orthopedic Association. He says centralizing wait lists, recruiting retired health care workers, and more surgeons working in teams can help speed things up. Our policy and position has always been let's get patients access to care, let's improve the current system and I think those efficiencies will make a difference.

I got a whole summer to limp around, stumble around with my... 77-year-old Jules Tupker lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He's been waiting over six months for a hip replacement. He says politicians knew Canadians were aging, but did little to invest in health care workers. That's disappointing. This is not something that just all of a sudden happened. He worries he won't soon be able to walk while he waits for his surgery.

Christine Birak, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report News Anytime, CBC News dot C-A. I'm Marcia Young. national and international news from World Report News anytime, cbcnews.ca. I'm Marcia Young. For more CBC podcasts, go to cbc.ca.