World Report - June 8: Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: June 8, 2025

Ottawa accepts Ontario's request for federal assistance with wildfires.Donald Trump orders National Guard to L.A. following immigration raids.  Israel's Defence Minister says he has instructed the military to stop a boat carrying aid and activist Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.Colombian presidential hopeful survives assassination attempt.  Italy holds referendum on who gets citizenship.A small town in southern Manitoba held it first-ever pride parade Saturday.

Ten years ago, I asked my partner Kelsey if she would marry me. I did that, despite the fact that every living member of my family who had ever been married had also gotten divorced. Forever is a Long Time is a five-part series in which I talk to those relatives about why they got divorced and why they got married. You can listen to it now on CBC's Personally. This is a CBC Podcast. This is World Report. Good morning, I'm John Northcott. We begin with the wildfire situation in this country and a new commitment from the federal government announced this morning. The Prime Minister says Ottawa has accepted a request for federal

assistance from Ontario as it battles rapidly spreading wildfires near the border with Manitoba. Mark Carney says Ottawa has deployed military aircraft and personnel to support emergency airlift evacuations around Sandy Lake First Nation. He says the federal government is standing by to mobilize quote every resource needed to keep Canadians safe. Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan meanwhile are still under a state of emergency. Caroline Bargout has more. So it's dry, it's really dry. Gary Lejean has never seen the forest this dry. He says normally there's a lot more moisture in the ground in the spring. Lejean is a heavy equipment operator on the front

lines of the manageable wildfire fight. What happens is you go on the outside of the fire and you try and take the fuel away from the fire. His job is to use a dozer or front end loader to knock down trees and try to create a fire break to stop flames from spreading. He says most of the time it does the trick. The only time the fire goes over that is if there's big heavy winds. Manitoba remains under a province-wide state of emergency. There are 28 wildfires burning here, many of them out of control. Those fires have forced more than 18,000 people from

their homes. Peter Thibodeau is one of them. Give us some answers. He was evacuated from Cranberry Portage last Saturday and has been staying with his son in Peguis First Nation. The province says adults registered with the Red Cross will receive $238 a week but Thibodeau has gotten nothing. I think you got to beg for, you know, a little bit of help there and it's like giving up. A spokesperson for the Red Cross says some evacuees may need to verify their identity

in person at a reception centre. Thibodeau says the problems underscore a lack of preparedness to deal with the current emergency. Caroline Bargout, CBC News in the Paw, Manitoba. U.S. National Guard troops are now on the streets of Los Angeles. About 2,000 were ordered there by U.S. President Donald Trump, this in response to protests over raids by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, agents. The arrests of more than 100 undocumented migrants sparked the demonstrations and clashes with police. To us, this is the only way that we're going to get hurt. This is the only way that the government is going to hear us.

Whether we get hurt, whether they gas us, whatever they throw at us, they're never going to stop us. All we have left is our voice. Steve Futterman has more on this story from Los Angeles. A second straight day of confrontations between protesters and federal agents attempting to carry out Donald Trump's deportation orders. There were flashbangs, tear gas and pepper spray. This protester putting the total blame on the president. What we're facing right now is Trump's armed Gestapo. We're just seeing a glimpse of the future that Trump wants to implement.

The protests are taking place in a number of areas in downtown Los Angeles and yesterday near a Home Depot, a location agents have often focused on because of the number of day laborers who often gather outside the store looking for work. Last night, Trump's so-called border czar Tom Homan raised the stakes announcing the National Guard is being brought in. This is about enforcing the law and again we're not going to apologize for doing it. We're stepping up. We're gonna bring National Guard in tonight. We're going to continue doing our job and we're going to force the law.

Initially 2,000 guard members will be sent here but California Governor Gavin Newsom opposes the move. He says the Guard will only escalate tensions. What's unknown right now is whether the Trump administration is going to now focus its deportation efforts on LA and try to make this city with its many undocumented immigrants an example. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Los Angeles. Israel's defense minister says he has instructed the military to stop a boat carrying aid from reaching Gaza. What is happening in Gaza right now is unprecedented. Climate activist Greta Thunberg, one of the people on board the vessel the Madeline.

It belongs to the international non-profit organization Freedom Flotilla Coalition. A similar attempt last month by the group failed when their vessel was attacked by drones. Defense Minister Israel Katz says that his country will not allow anyone to break its naval blockade of Gaza. He says it is aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms. A presidential hopeful in Colombia is in critical condition following an assassination attempt. Miguel Uribe was shot in the head twice and in the knee during a campaign rally. Police arrested a 15-year-old

suspect at the scene. Manuel Roida has more from Bogota. Senator Miguel Uribe was speaking to a group of about 50 people when shots ran out and sent everyone running. Videos posted on social media show the politician rushed to a nearby hospital. His condition is still delicate. The 39-year-old senator is one of the most prominent voices in Colombia's opposition and has expressed interest in running in next year's presidential election. For many Colombians, the assassination attempt is symbolic of how the security situation

in the country has deteriorated. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the attack and called for a transparent investigation. We all know that there is political distance between the family. Everyone knows that there are big differences between Uribe's family and this government, he said. But above all, he's a person, and he has the right to live. The assassination attempt comes amid growing animosity between Colombia's president and the nation's senate over legislation related to Colombia's labor laws. Petro has often referred to politicians who oppose his reforms as oligarchs and enemies of the people. Many

Colombians are now calling on him to tone down his rhetoric. Manuel Rueda for CBC News, Bogota. Italy is holding a referendum on whether to ease its citizenship requirements. A citizens group collected more than four million signatures to force the vote, but the decision on who gets to be an Italian is polarizing the country, with the far-right prime minister urging people to boycott it. Megan Williams has more from Rome. Here at this public school in Rome, people are trickling in to vote today and tomorrow on national referenda, with five questions on the ballot. Four are about labour laws and one about citizenship.

That's the most contentious. Should non-EU migrants be allowed to apply for citizenship after five years of legal residence instead of the current 10? The question affects about 2.5 million people who live here, work here, and are raising their children here. People like 36-year-old lawyer and concert pianist Ian Sali, who was born here to Uganda parents and had to wait years before he got his citizenship. He's part of a group who's been lobbying for 18 years to make it less burdensome for non-EU residents to become citizens. But he's now disillusioned.

I actually expect that no change will come. It would be just a confirmation that this country needs huge changes. He and others point to Italy's shrinking population, an aging workforce, and an economy that desperately needs people. But unless more than 50 percent of eligible voters turn out, the results won't count. Prime Minister Giorgio Malone said she'll go to the polling station but won't vote. From Maloney and her coalition, tight citizenship rules are part of a broader nationalist identity stance. So the vote isn't really about timelines. It's about who gets to belong and who doesn't. Megan Williams, CBC News, Rome. And finally, Carmen, Manitoba, about an hour's drive southeast of Winnipeg, is a bustling

town this weekend. Not because of its vibrant artsg, is a bustling town this weekend, not because of its vibrant arts scene, nor because of its 18-hole golf course. But for something the town's never done before, it held its first-ever Pride Parade. Gavin Axelrod has more. A little drizzle and threatening black clouds weren't going to dampen the mood in the southern Manitoba town of Carmen Saturday, as the community hosted its first-ever Pride event in March. Pemina Valley Pride President Pauline Emerson-Fraib lives in Carmen.

She's wanted to have the event in the town since moving there nearly a decade ago. We didn't want to go back in the closet just because we moved to this little town. So it means so much. This is a dream come true for us we've been working on making this happen for for eight years now. Emerson Fraves says Carmen hasn't always been the most inclusive place and pride flags have been stolen in the past but none this week we've had no problems with any acceptance happening here this week. The magnitude of the event also wasn't lost on Brett Owen who came to Carmen from Toronto

for their engagement party and also took part in the festivities. It's really emotional and really powerful and really, it's going to feel like a full circle moment. I don't think I ever did imagine this happening here, so to see it and to be a part of it, it's amazing. More than 100 people took part in Saturday's march. Organizers hope the next time Carmen hosts a Pride event, it will be even bigger. Gavin Axelrod, CBC News, Carmen Manitoba. And that is the latest national and international news from World Report. Remember for news

anytime go to our website cbcnews.ca. I'm John Northcott. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News.