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[00:57:27] Hi there, Canada.
[00:57:29] Hi Siri,
[00:57:31] How are you holding up?
[00:57:36] It's been difficult to say the least.
[00:57:40] I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister.
[00:57:46] The funny, not so funny thing about the
[00:57:48] world right now
[00:57:50] is the thing that can consume your thoughts
[00:57:53] is the thing you maybe didn't see coming.
[00:57:58] My favorite word? Tariff
[00:58:01] is going to be cracking down. Minimum 10% tariff on all
[00:58:04] imports. Some contracts are already getting cancelled.
[00:58:07] Facing a potential 25 or even 50% tariff on steel exports.
[00:58:10] We're already hearing about layoffs. Feeling the financial
[00:58:14] pain of Canada's 25% counter tariffs. He believes that
[00:58:17] Canadians would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state
[00:58:20] when our sovereignty is threatened.
[00:58:23] You do what you can. He is trying to break us. So you have
[00:58:27] questions. How should Canadians be preparing for that next trip?
[00:58:31] What is your plan? How seriously are you taking
[00:58:34] this threat of 100% tariffs on foreign made films?
[00:58:37] A lot of questions. How is Hamilton bracing for tariff
[00:58:40] impact? When we talk about counter
[00:58:43] terrorists, do those affect you? How much does it cost to be
[00:58:46] patriotic when picking items at the grocery store?
[00:58:50] And while your elbows have been up, elbows up.
[00:58:54] For us, it's the sleeves rolled up.
[00:58:57] Because you need answers about your neighborhood, your world,
[00:59:01] your Canada,
[00:59:03] and what it means for all of us to say we are Canadian.
[00:59:12] Our journalists countrywide and all over the world are on the
[00:59:15] case.
[00:59:17] Do you think you're gonna have to close?
[00:59:20] I hate to think about that.
[00:59:28] I'm about 15 kilometers from the Russian border. Where are
[00:59:32] Canada's allies? Where are Canada's markets?
[00:59:35] What is this country's place on the planet?
[00:59:38] It's the uncertainty that's the
[00:59:40] this issue. What is the next thing to happen and what will
[00:59:45] it mean for all of us? We assume that it will be a
[00:59:48] difficult Rd. Canada. We got you and we are right there
[00:59:53] right beside you trying to make sense of it with you.
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[01:00:27] Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
[01:00:31] and around the world.
[01:00:34] The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
[01:00:37] that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
[01:00:40] Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
[01:00:44] to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
[01:00:48] to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
[01:00:52] Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
[01:00:56] MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
[01:01:00] of course, trigger a by election in the
[01:01:03] Ontario riding of Brantford
[01:01:04] Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
[01:01:08] it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
[01:01:14] Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
[01:01:16] for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
[01:01:19] down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
[01:01:23] House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
[01:01:26] Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
[01:01:29] is given to the House of Commons,
[01:01:31] then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
[01:01:35] Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
[01:01:38] will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
[01:01:41] note there's already 3 by elections
[01:01:44] happening at the end of this month,
[01:01:46] those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
[01:01:49] like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
[01:01:53] election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
[01:01:56] Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
[01:01:59] who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
[01:02:01] Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
[01:02:04] three by elections on August 31st,
[01:02:06] 2 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
[01:02:10] these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
[01:02:12] are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
[01:02:15] majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
[01:02:20] season, well when he won last year's
[01:02:23] election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
[01:02:27] The Liberals finished second
[01:02:29] and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
[01:02:31] boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
[01:02:34] so slightly different riding boundaries,
[01:02:37] but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
[01:02:40] some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
[01:02:44] 31st, there will be 1 triggered by
[01:02:47] that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
[01:02:50] Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
[01:02:53] Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
[01:02:57] election along with the other
[01:02:59] three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
[01:03:03] And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
[01:03:06] in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
[01:03:10] the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
[01:03:14] down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
[01:03:17] provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
[01:03:20] when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
[01:03:24] election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
[01:03:27] coming up and that means for the parties,
[01:03:29] they have to start getting candidates
[01:03:31] and plays, fundraising in place and
[01:03:33] volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
[01:03:37] with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
[01:03:40] exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
[01:03:43] Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
[01:03:57] wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
[01:04:01] to be here to bring some
[01:04:05] BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
[01:04:09] be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
[01:04:12] frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
[01:04:16] can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
[01:04:19] will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
[01:04:23] Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
[01:04:26] the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
[01:04:29] out of control,
[01:04:31] forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
[01:04:35] been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
[01:04:39] police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
[01:04:43] You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
[01:04:46] the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
[01:04:49] are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
[01:04:53] been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
[01:04:56] glad to hear that my home is still standing and
[01:05:00] just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
[01:05:04] cry.
[01:05:06] Just so sad for them.
[01:05:11] The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
[01:05:14] broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
[01:05:17] actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
[01:05:20] it is very disheartening and scary.
[01:05:23] The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
[01:05:27] the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
[01:05:31] for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
[01:05:35] complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
[01:05:38] increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
[01:05:42] firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
[01:05:56] become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
[01:05:58] all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
[01:06:01] we're in cased in flames now,
[01:06:04] scorching the country and destroying communities. The
[01:06:08] wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
[01:06:12] community
[01:06:14] personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
[01:06:16] northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
[01:06:20] seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
[01:06:24] to respond, to react.
[01:06:26] A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
[01:06:30] burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
[01:06:33] and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
[01:06:37] occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
[01:06:41] a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
[01:06:44] which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
[01:06:48] and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
[01:06:51] recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
[01:06:56] more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
[01:06:59] Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
[01:07:03] 15 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
[01:07:07] about once every 100 years without human caused climate
[01:07:11] change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
[01:07:15] efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
[01:07:19] For one, a well funded national
[01:07:21] firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
[01:07:25] fires. They help especially in the fires small,
[01:07:28] they buy you time, but the men and women
[01:07:31] on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
[01:07:35] fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
[01:07:39] materials on the periphery. There are places in California
[01:07:43] now, new subdivisions making these
[01:07:45] types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
[01:07:49] tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
[01:07:53] get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
[01:07:59] Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
[01:08:01] Spokane, WA an army of support this
[01:08:03] local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
[01:08:08] than 60, 000 people forced from their
[01:08:10] homes. The response overwhelming we've received
[01:08:13] over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
[01:08:17] items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
[01:08:21] difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
[01:08:25] about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
[01:08:28] hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
[01:08:32] without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
[01:08:35] Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
[01:08:38] burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
[01:08:41] playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
[01:08:44] and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
[01:08:48] point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
[01:08:52] who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
[01:08:55] very taxing and anxiety
[01:08:57] and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
[01:09:01] these things going through your mind about what,
[01:09:04] what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
[01:09:07] to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
[01:09:11] And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
[01:09:15] help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
[01:09:18] Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
[01:09:21] And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
[01:09:25] if you're a victim of this
[01:09:27] event, they're, they're willing to help in any
[01:09:29] way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
[01:09:32] able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
[01:09:35] people have only seen the tip of it.
[01:09:39] Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
[01:09:42] and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
[01:09:46] want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
[01:09:49] we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
[01:09:52] what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
[01:09:57] Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
[01:10:00] They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
[01:10:03] kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
[01:10:06] and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
[01:10:10] like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
[01:10:14] And Julie, I take it there are new details
[01:10:16] tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
[01:10:19] devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
[01:10:23] charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
[01:10:26] planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
[01:10:29] would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
[01:12:51] Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
[01:12:54] Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
[01:12:57] meeting with his American counterpart,
[01:12:59] U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
[01:13:02] momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
[01:13:04] feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
[01:13:08] would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
[01:13:11] green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
[01:13:14] LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
[01:13:17] negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
[01:13:21] meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
[01:13:24] swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
[01:13:27] punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
[01:13:31] cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
[01:13:34] American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
[01:13:37] to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
[01:13:41] be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
[01:13:43] Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
[01:13:46] cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
[01:13:49] aluminum, lumber and auto.
[01:13:51] With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
[01:13:54] comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
[01:13:58] the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
[01:14:01] with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
[01:14:05] teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
[01:14:08] I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
[01:14:10] during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
[01:14:14] nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
[01:14:18] They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
[01:14:21] nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
[01:14:24] we're standing up for Canadian workers,
[01:14:26] for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
[01:14:30] Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
[01:14:33] concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
[01:14:37] to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
[01:14:40] take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
[01:14:44] a change. Mark Carney said again, today
[01:14:46] is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
[01:14:49] to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
[01:14:52] I mean, what can you tell us about what
[01:14:55] comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
[01:14:57] encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
[01:15:00] Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
[01:15:03] ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
[01:15:06] making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
[01:15:10] refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
[01:15:13] Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
[01:15:24] We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
[01:15:26] reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
[01:15:30] of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
[01:15:34] Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
[01:15:37] powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
[01:15:40] unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
[01:15:44] tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
[01:15:48] from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
[01:15:50] about why he'd been misled
[01:15:52] about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
[01:15:56] social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
[01:16:00] insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
[01:16:03] massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
[01:16:07] have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
[01:16:11] up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
[01:16:15] come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
[01:16:18] is another future war. And that's what worries the
[01:16:22] Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
[01:16:25] for example. But
[01:16:27] I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
[01:16:31] here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
[01:16:35] China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
[01:16:39] about war fighting if that should happen.
[01:16:43] While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
[01:16:46] shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
[01:16:50] standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
[01:16:54] deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
[01:16:58] charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
[01:17:02] arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
[01:17:05] was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
[01:17:09] United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
[01:17:13] claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
[01:17:16] Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
[01:17:20] Strait would set a bad precedent,
[01:17:22] creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
[01:17:26] global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
[01:21:11] Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
[01:21:13] ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
[01:21:16] address the mental health harms to young people that have been
[01:21:20] linked to Facebook and Instagram,
[01:21:29] the first phase of this case because the judge actually
[01:21:33] divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
[01:21:36] had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
[01:21:40] jury
[01:21:42] found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
[01:21:45] focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
[01:21:50] one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
[01:21:54] public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
[01:21:59] depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
[01:22:03] Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
[01:22:08] said metas platforms are a significant
[01:22:11] contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
[01:22:15] the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
[01:22:19] another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
[01:22:23] than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
[01:22:27] to treatment centres for young people,
[01:22:30] the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
[01:22:34] prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
[01:22:38] to limit some of the addictive features.
[01:22:41] And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
[01:22:46] Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
[01:22:48] the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
[01:22:52] friending online, what they're posting to
[01:22:55] determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
[01:22:59] well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
[01:23:02] explain protection features, removing like counts for those
[01:23:06] under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
[01:23:11] of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
[01:23:12] and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
[01:23:16] these platforms to 90 hours per month,
[01:23:19] New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
[01:23:23] Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
[01:23:27] worried about what social media is doing to their child and
[01:23:30] every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
[01:23:34] if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
[01:23:38] they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
[01:23:42] one.
[01:23:44] And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
[01:23:46] we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
[01:23:49] saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
[01:23:53] identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
[01:23:57] remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
[01:24:01] will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
[01:24:04] would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
[01:24:08] to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
[01:24:12] from Parents, 800
[01:24:13] lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
[01:24:17] week, there is a big trial that is
[01:24:19] starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
[01:24:23] filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
[01:24:27] Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
[01:24:31] states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
[01:24:35] Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
[01:24:37] addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
[01:24:41] lawsuits in their own state courts,
[01:24:44] one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
[01:24:47] of legal troubles for this company,
[01:24:50] $942 million though in total for a company that made $60
[01:24:54] billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
[01:24:58] Meta said in this court ruling, these four states would total
[01:25:03] $1.4 trillion in penalties if it is awarded. So that would
[01:25:07] take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
[01:25:11] noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
[01:25:14] didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
[01:25:19] less than half a percent. Hmm,
[01:25:22] Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
[01:25:38] the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
[01:25:41] this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
[01:25:45] gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
[01:25:49] staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
[01:25:53] on to families, though camps say they try to
[01:25:56] minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
[01:25:59] struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
[01:26:03] numbers,
[01:26:05] we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
[01:26:08] year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
[01:26:12] 150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
[01:26:15] camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
[01:26:19] across Canada know what families are up against. We've
[01:26:23] been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
[01:26:27] to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
[01:26:30] overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
[01:26:34] offering childcare, summer camps have many other
[01:26:38] benefits, says this expert. You get to
[01:26:40] try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
[01:26:44] ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
[01:26:47] self-awareness, emotional management,
[01:26:49] social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
[01:26:53] two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
[01:26:56] budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
[01:27:00] kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
[01:27:03] missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
[01:27:06] changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
[01:27:10] seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
[01:27:14] swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
[01:27:17] camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
[01:27:21] ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
[01:27:23] as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
[01:30:27] Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
[01:30:31] and around the world.
[01:30:34] The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
[01:30:37] that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
[01:30:40] Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
[01:30:44] to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
[01:30:48] to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
[01:30:52] Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
[01:30:56] MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
[01:31:00] of course, trigger a by election in the
[01:31:03] Ontario riding of Brantford
[01:31:04] Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
[01:31:08] it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
[01:31:14] Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
[01:31:16] for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
[01:31:20] down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
[01:31:23] House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
[01:31:26] Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
[01:31:29] is given to the House of Commons,
[01:31:31] then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
[01:31:35] Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
[01:31:38] will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
[01:31:42] note there's already 3 by elections
[01:31:44] happening at the end of this month,
[01:31:46] those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
[01:31:49] like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
[01:31:53] election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
[01:31:56] Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
[01:31:59] who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
[01:32:01] Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
[01:32:04] three by elections on August 31st,
[01:32:06] 2 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
[01:32:10] these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
[01:32:12] are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
[01:32:15] majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
[01:32:20] season, well when he won last year's
[01:32:23] election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
[01:32:27] The Liberals finished second
[01:32:29] and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
[01:32:31] boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
[01:32:34] so slightly different riding boundaries,
[01:32:37] but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
[01:32:40] some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
[01:32:44] 31st, there will be 1 triggered by
[01:32:47] that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
[01:32:50] Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
[01:32:53] Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
[01:32:57] election along with the other
[01:32:59] three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
[01:33:03] And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
[01:33:07] in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
[01:33:10] the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
[01:33:14] down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
[01:33:17] provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
[01:33:20] when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
[01:33:24] election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
[01:33:27] coming up and that means for the parties,
[01:33:29] they have to start getting candidates
[01:33:32] and plays, fundraising in place and
[01:33:34] volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
[01:33:37] with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
[01:33:40] exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
[01:33:43] Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
[01:33:46] before before that by election happens. That's Megan
[01:33:49] Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
[01:33:53] Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
[01:33:57] wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
[01:34:01] to be here to bring some
[01:34:05] BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
[01:34:13] frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
[01:34:16] can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
[01:34:19] will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
[01:34:23] Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
[01:34:26] the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
[01:34:30] out of control,
[01:34:31] forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
[01:34:35] been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
[01:34:40] police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
[01:34:43] You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
[01:34:46] the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
[01:34:49] are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
[01:34:53] been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
[01:34:56] glad to hear that my home is still standing and
[01:35:00] just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
[01:35:04] cry.
[01:35:06] Just so sad for them.
[01:35:11] The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
[01:35:14] broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
[01:35:17] actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
[01:35:20] it is very disheartening and scary.
[01:35:23] The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
[01:35:27] the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
[01:35:31] for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
[01:35:35] complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
[01:35:39] increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
[01:35:43] firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
[01:35:46] expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
[01:35:50] CBC News, Vancouver.
[01:35:54] Raging, blistering wildfires have
[01:35:56] become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
[01:35:58] all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
[01:36:01] we're in cased in flames now,
[01:36:04] scorching the country and destroying communities. The
[01:36:08] wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
[01:36:12] community
[01:36:14] personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
[01:36:16] northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
[01:36:20] seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
[01:36:24] to respond, to react.
[01:36:26] A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
[01:36:30] burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
[01:36:33] and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
[01:36:37] occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
[01:36:41] a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
[01:36:44] which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
[01:36:48] and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
[01:36:51] recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
[01:36:56] more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
[01:36:59] Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
[01:37:03] 15 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
[01:37:07] about once every 100 years without human caused climate
[01:37:11] change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
[01:37:15] efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
[01:37:19] For one, a well funded national
[01:37:21] firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
[01:37:25] fires. They help especially in the fires small,
[01:37:29] they buy you time, but the men and women
[01:37:31] on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
[01:37:35] fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
[01:37:39] materials on the periphery. There are places in California
[01:37:43] now, new subdivisions making these
[01:37:45] types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
[01:37:49] tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
[01:37:53] get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
[01:37:59] Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
[01:38:01] Spokane, WA an army of support this
[01:38:04] local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
[01:38:08] than 60, 000 people forced from their
[01:38:10] homes. The response overwhelming we've received
[01:38:13] over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
[01:38:17] items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
[01:38:21] difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
[01:38:25] about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
[01:38:28] hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
[01:38:32] without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
[01:38:35] Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
[01:38:38] burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
[01:38:41] playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
[01:38:44] and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
[01:38:48] point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
[01:38:52] who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
[01:38:55] very taxing and anxiety
[01:38:57] and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
[01:39:01] these things going through your mind about what,
[01:39:04] what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
[01:39:07] to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
[01:39:11] And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
[01:39:15] help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
[01:39:18] Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
[01:39:21] And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
[01:39:25] if you're a victim of this
[01:39:27] event, they're, they're willing to help in any
[01:39:29] way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
[01:39:32] able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
[01:39:35] people have only seen the tip of it.
[01:39:39] Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
[01:39:42] and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
[01:39:46] want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
[01:39:49] we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
[01:39:52] what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
[01:39:57] Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
[01:40:00] They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
[01:40:03] kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
[01:40:06] and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
[01:40:10] like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
[01:40:14] And Julie, I take it there are new details
[01:40:16] tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
[01:40:19] devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
[01:40:23] charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
[01:40:26] planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
[01:40:29] would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
[01:40:33] delay device to do it.
[01:40:35] Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
[01:42:51] Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
[01:42:54] Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
[01:42:57] meeting with his American counterpart,
[01:42:59] U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
[01:43:02] momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
[01:43:04] feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
[01:43:08] would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
[01:43:11] green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
[01:43:14] LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
[01:43:17] negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
[01:43:21] meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
[01:43:24] swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
[01:43:27] punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
[01:43:31] cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
[01:43:34] American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
[01:43:37] to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
[01:43:41] be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
[01:43:43] Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
[01:43:46] cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
[01:43:49] aluminum, lumber and auto.
[01:43:51] With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
[01:43:54] comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
[01:43:58] the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
[01:44:01] with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
[01:44:05] teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
[01:44:08] I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
[01:44:10] during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
[01:44:14] nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
[01:44:18] They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
[01:44:21] nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
[01:44:24] we're standing up for Canadian workers,
[01:44:27] for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
[01:44:30] Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
[01:44:33] concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
[01:44:37] to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
[01:44:40] take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
[01:44:44] a change. Mark Carney said again, today
[01:44:46] is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
[01:44:49] to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
[01:44:52] I mean, what can you tell us about what
[01:44:55] comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
[01:44:57] encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
[01:45:00] Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
[01:45:03] ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
[01:45:06] making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
[01:45:10] refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
[01:45:13] Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
[01:45:17] next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
[01:45:20] Ottawa tonight.
[01:45:24] We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
[01:45:26] reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
[01:45:30] of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
[01:45:34] Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
[01:45:37] powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
[01:45:40] unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
[01:45:44] tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
[01:45:48] from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
[01:45:51] about why he'd been misled
[01:45:53] about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
[01:45:56] social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
[01:46:00] insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
[01:46:03] massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
[01:46:07] have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
[01:46:11] up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
[01:46:15] come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
[01:46:19] is another future war. And that's what worries the
[01:46:22] Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
[01:46:25] for example. But
[01:46:27] I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
[01:46:31] here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
[01:46:35] China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
[01:46:39] about war fighting if that should happen.
[01:46:43] While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
[01:46:46] shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
[01:46:50] standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
[01:46:54] deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
[01:46:58] charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
[01:47:02] arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
[01:47:06] was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
[01:47:09] United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
[01:47:13] claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
[01:47:16] Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
[01:47:20] Strait would set a bad precedent,
[01:47:22] creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
[01:51:11] Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
[01:51:13] ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
[01:51:16] address the mental health harms to young people that have been
[01:51:20] linked to Facebook and Instagram,
[01:51:29] the first phase of this case because the judge actually
[01:51:33] divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
[01:51:36] had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
[01:51:40] jury
[01:51:42] found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
[01:51:45] focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
[01:51:50] one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
[01:51:55] public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
[01:51:59] depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
[01:52:04] Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
[01:52:08] said metas platforms are a significant
[01:52:11] contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
[01:52:15] the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
[01:52:20] another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
[01:52:23] than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
[01:52:27] to treatment centres for young people,
[01:52:30] the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
[01:52:34] prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
[01:52:38] to limit some of the addictive features.
[01:52:41] And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
[01:52:46] Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
[01:52:48] the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
[01:52:52] friending online, what they're posting to
[01:52:55] determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
[01:52:59] well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
[01:53:03] explain protection features, removing like counts for those
[01:53:07] under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
[01:53:11] of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
[01:53:12] and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
[01:53:16] these platforms to 90 hours per month,
[01:53:19] New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
[01:53:23] Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
[01:53:27] worried about what social media is doing to their child and
[01:53:31] every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
[01:53:34] if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
[01:53:38] they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
[01:53:42] one.
[01:53:44] And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
[01:53:46] we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
[01:53:50] saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
[01:53:53] identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
[01:53:57] remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
[01:54:01] will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
[01:54:04] would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
[01:54:08] to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
[01:54:12] from Parents, 800
[01:54:13] lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
[01:54:17] week, there is a big trial that is
[01:54:20] starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
[01:54:23] filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
[01:54:27] Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
[01:54:31] states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
[01:54:35] Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
[01:54:38] addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
[01:54:41] lawsuits in their own state courts,
[01:54:44] one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
[01:54:48] of legal troubles for this company,
[01:54:50] $942 million though in total for a company that made $60
[01:54:54] billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
[01:54:58] Meta said in this court ruling, these four states would total
[01:55:03] $1.4 trillion in penalties if it is awarded. So that would
[01:55:07] take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
[01:55:11] noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
[01:55:14] didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
[01:55:19] less than half a percent. Hmm,
[01:55:22] Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
[01:55:25] challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
[01:55:38] the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
[01:55:41] this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
[01:55:45] gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
[01:55:49] staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
[01:55:53] on to families, though camps say they try to
[01:55:56] minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
[01:55:59] struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
[01:56:03] numbers,
[01:56:05] we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
[01:56:08] year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
[01:56:12] 150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
[01:56:15] camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
[01:56:19] across Canada know what families are up against. We've
[01:56:23] been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
[01:56:27] to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
[01:56:30] overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
[01:56:35] offering childcare, summer camps have many other
[01:56:38] benefits, says this expert. You get to
[01:56:40] try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
[01:56:44] ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
[01:56:47] self-awareness, emotional management,
[01:56:49] social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
[01:56:53] two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
[01:56:56] budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
[01:57:00] kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
[01:57:03] missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
[01:57:06] changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
[01:57:10] seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
[01:57:14] swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
[01:57:17] camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
[01:57:21] ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
[01:57:23] as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
[01:57:26] funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
[02:00:27] Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
[02:00:31] and around the world.
[02:00:34] The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
[02:00:37] that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
[02:00:40] Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
[02:00:44] to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
[02:00:48] to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
[02:00:52] Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
[02:00:56] MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
[02:01:00] of course, trigger a by election in the
[02:01:03] Ontario riding of Brantford
[02:01:04] Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
[02:01:08] it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
[02:01:14] Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
[02:01:16] for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
[02:01:19] down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
[02:01:23] House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
[02:01:26] Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
[02:01:29] is given to the House of Commons,
[02:01:31] then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
[02:01:35] Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
[02:01:38] will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
[02:01:41] note there's already 3 by elections
[02:01:44] happening at the end of this month,
[02:01:46] those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
[02:01:49] like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
[02:01:53] election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
[02:01:56] Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
[02:01:59] who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
[02:02:01] Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
[02:02:04] three by elections on August 31st,
[02:02:06] 2 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
[02:02:10] these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
[02:02:12] are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
[02:02:15] majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
[02:02:20] season, well when he won last year's
[02:02:23] election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
[02:02:27] The Liberals finished second
[02:02:29] and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
[02:02:31] boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
[02:02:34] so slightly different riding boundaries,
[02:02:37] but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
[02:02:40] some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
[02:02:44] 31st, there will be 1 triggered by
[02:02:47] that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
[02:02:50] Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
[02:02:53] Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
[02:02:57] election along with the other
[02:02:59] three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
[02:03:03] And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
[02:03:06] in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
[02:03:10] the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
[02:03:14] down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
[02:03:17] provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
[02:03:20] when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
[02:03:24] election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
[02:03:27] coming up and that means for the parties,
[02:03:29] they have to start getting candidates
[02:03:31] and plays, fundraising in place and
[02:03:33] volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
[02:03:37] with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
[02:03:40] exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
[02:03:43] Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
[02:03:46] before before that by election happens. That's Megan
[02:03:49] Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
[02:03:52] Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
[02:03:57] wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
[02:04:01] to be here to bring some
[02:04:05] BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
[02:04:09] be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
[02:04:12] frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
[02:04:16] can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
[02:04:19] will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
[02:04:23] Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
[02:04:26] the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
[02:04:29] out of control,
[02:04:31] forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
[02:04:35] been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
[02:04:39] police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
[02:04:43] You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
[02:04:46] the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
[02:04:49] are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
[02:04:53] been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
[02:04:56] glad to hear that my home is still standing and
[02:05:00] just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
[02:05:04] cry.
[02:05:06] Just so sad for them.
[02:05:11] The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
[02:05:14] broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
[02:05:17] actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
[02:05:20] it is very disheartening and scary.
[02:05:23] The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
[02:05:27] the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
[02:05:31] for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
[02:05:35] complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
[02:05:38] increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
[02:05:42] firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
[02:05:46] expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
[02:05:50] CBC News, Vancouver.
[02:05:54] Raging, blistering wildfires have
[02:05:56] become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
[02:05:58] all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
[02:06:01] we're in cased in flames now,
[02:06:04] scorching the country and destroying communities. The
[02:06:08] wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
[02:06:12] community
[02:06:14] personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
[02:06:16] northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
[02:06:20] seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
[02:06:24] to respond, to react.
[02:06:26] A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
[02:06:30] burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
[02:06:33] and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
[02:06:37] occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
[02:06:41] a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
[02:06:44] which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
[02:06:48] and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
[02:06:51] recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
[02:06:56] more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
[02:06:59] Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
[02:07:03] 15 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
[02:07:07] about once every 100 years without human caused climate
[02:07:11] change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
[02:07:15] efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
[02:07:19] For one, a well funded national
[02:07:21] firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
[02:07:25] fires. They help especially in the fires small,
[02:07:28] they buy you time, but the men and women
[02:07:31] on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
[02:07:35] fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
[02:07:39] materials on the periphery. There are places in California
[02:07:43] now, new subdivisions making these
[02:07:45] types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
[02:07:49] tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
[02:07:53] get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
[02:07:59] Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
[02:08:01] Spokane, WA an army of support this
[02:08:03] local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
[02:08:08] than 60, 000 people forced from their
[02:08:10] homes. The response overwhelming we've received
[02:08:13] over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
[02:08:17] items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
[02:08:21] difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
[02:08:25] about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
[02:08:28] hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
[02:08:32] without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
[02:08:35] Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
[02:08:38] burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
[02:08:41] playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
[02:08:44] and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
[02:08:48] point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
[02:08:52] who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
[02:08:55] very taxing and anxiety
[02:08:57] and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
[02:09:01] these things going through your mind about what,
[02:09:04] what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
[02:09:07] to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
[02:09:11] And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
[02:09:15] help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
[02:09:18] Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
[02:09:21] And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
[02:09:25] if you're a victim of this
[02:09:27] event, they're, they're willing to help in any
[02:09:29] way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
[02:09:32] able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
[02:09:35] people have only seen the tip of it.
[02:09:39] Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
[02:09:42] and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
[02:09:46] want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
[02:09:49] we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
[02:09:52] what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
[02:09:57] Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
[02:10:00] They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
[02:10:03] kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
[02:10:06] and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
[02:10:10] like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
[02:10:14] And Julie, I take it there are new details
[02:10:16] tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
[02:10:19] devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
[02:10:23] charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
[02:10:26] planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
[02:10:29] would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
[02:10:33] delay device to do it.
[02:10:35] Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
[02:12:51] Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
[02:12:54] Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
[02:12:57] meeting with his American counterpart,
[02:12:59] U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
[02:13:02] momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
[02:13:04] feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
[02:13:08] would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
[02:13:11] green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
[02:13:14] LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
[02:13:17] negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
[02:13:21] meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
[02:13:24] swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
[02:13:27] punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
[02:13:31] cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
[02:13:34] American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
[02:13:37] to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
[02:13:41] be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
[02:13:43] Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
[02:13:46] cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
[02:13:49] aluminum, lumber and auto.
[02:13:51] With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
[02:13:54] comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
[02:13:58] the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
[02:14:01] with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
[02:14:05] teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
[02:14:08] I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
[02:14:10] during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
[02:14:14] nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
[02:14:18] They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
[02:14:21] nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
[02:14:24] we're standing up for Canadian workers,
[02:14:26] for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
[02:14:30] Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
[02:14:33] concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
[02:14:37] to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
[02:14:40] take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
[02:14:44] a change. Mark Carney said again, today
[02:14:46] is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
[02:14:49] to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
[02:14:52] I mean, what can you tell us about what
[02:14:55] comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
[02:14:57] encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
[02:15:00] Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
[02:15:03] ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
[02:15:06] making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
[02:15:10] refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
[02:15:13] Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
[02:15:17] next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
[02:15:20] Ottawa tonight.
[02:15:24] We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
[02:15:26] reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
[02:15:30] of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
[02:15:34] Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
[02:15:37] powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
[02:15:40] unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
[02:15:44] tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
[02:15:48] from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
[02:15:50] about why he'd been misled
[02:15:52] about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
[02:15:56] social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
[02:16:00] insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
[02:16:03] massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
[02:16:07] have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
[02:16:11] up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
[02:16:15] come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
[02:16:18] is another future war. And that's what worries the
[02:16:22] Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
[02:16:25] for example. But
[02:16:27] I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
[02:16:31] here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
[02:16:35] China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
[02:16:39] about war fighting if that should happen.
[02:16:43] While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
[02:16:46] shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
[02:16:50] standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
[02:16:54] deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
[02:16:58] charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
[02:17:02] arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
[02:17:05] was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
[02:17:09] United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
[02:17:13] claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
[02:17:16] Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
[02:17:20] Strait would set a bad precedent,
[02:17:22] creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
[02:17:26] global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
[02:21:11] Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
[02:21:13] ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
[02:21:16] address the mental health harms to young people that have been
[02:21:20] linked to Facebook and Instagram,
[02:21:29] the first phase of this case because the judge actually
[02:21:33] divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
[02:21:36] had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
[02:21:40] jury
[02:21:42] found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
[02:21:45] focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
[02:21:50] one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
[02:21:54] public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
[02:21:59] depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
[02:22:03] Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
[02:22:08] said metas platforms are a significant
[02:22:11] contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
[02:22:15] the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
[02:22:19] another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
[02:22:23] than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
[02:22:27] to treatment centres for young people,
[02:22:30] the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
[02:22:34] prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
[02:22:38] to limit some of the addictive features.
[02:22:41] And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
[02:22:46] Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
[02:22:48] the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
[02:22:52] friending online, what they're posting to
[02:22:55] determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
[02:22:59] well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
[02:23:02] explain protection features, removing like counts for those
[02:23:06] under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
[02:23:11] of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
[02:23:12] and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
[02:23:16] these platforms to 90 hours per month,
[02:23:19] New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
[02:23:23] Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
[02:23:27] worried about what social media is doing to their child and
[02:23:30] every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
[02:23:34] if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
[02:23:38] they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
[02:23:42] one.
[02:23:44] And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
[02:23:46] we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
[02:23:49] saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
[02:23:53] identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
[02:23:57] remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
[02:24:01] will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
[02:24:04] would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
[02:24:08] to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
[02:24:12] from Parents, 800
[02:24:13] lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
[02:24:17] week, there is a big trial that is
[02:24:19] starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
[02:24:23] filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
[02:24:27] Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
[02:24:31] states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
[02:24:35] Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
[02:24:37] addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
[02:24:41] lawsuits in their own state courts,
[02:24:44] one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
[02:24:47] of legal troubles for this company,
[02:24:50] $942 million though in total for a company that made $60
[02:24:54] billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
[02:24:58] Meta said in this court ruling, these four states would total
[02:25:03] $1.4 trillion in penalties if it is awarded. So that would
[02:25:07] take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
[02:25:11] noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
[02:25:14] didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
[02:25:19] less than half a percent. Hmm,
[02:25:22] Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
[02:25:25] challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
[02:25:38] the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
[02:25:41] this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
[02:25:45] gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
[02:25:49] staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
[02:25:53] on to families, though camps say they try to
[02:25:56] minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
[02:25:59] struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
[02:26:03] numbers,
[02:26:05] we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
[02:26:08] year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
[02:26:12] 150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
[02:26:15] camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
[02:26:19] across Canada know what families are up against. We've
[02:26:23] been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
[02:26:27] to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
[02:26:30] overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
[02:26:34] offering childcare, summer camps have many other
[02:26:38] benefits, says this expert. You get to
[02:26:40] try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
[02:26:44] ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
[02:26:47] self-awareness, emotional management,
[02:26:49] social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
[02:26:53] two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
[02:26:56] budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
[02:27:00] kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
[02:27:03] missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
[02:27:06] changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
[02:27:10] seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
[02:27:14] swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
[02:27:17] camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
[02:27:21] ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
[02:27:23] as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
[02:27:26] funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
[02:27:32] THE ANIMAL GOT INSIDE HER HOUSE AND WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND
[02:27:35] AND WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED.
[02:27:40] >> I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED. >> OKAY. THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED. >> OKAY. LET ME TAKE THIS BACK A LITTLE
[02:27:43] >> OKAY. LET ME TAKE THIS BACK A LITTLE BIT TO ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND YOU LET ME TAKE THIS BACK A LITTLE BIT TO ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND YOU STARTED SEEING COYOTE AND
[02:27:47] BIT TO ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND YOU STARTED SEEING COYOTE AND SPECIFICALLY COYOTE PUPS IN YOUR STARTED SEEING COYOTE AND SPECIFICALLY COYOTE PUPS IN YOUR YARD. SPECIFICALLY COYOTE PUPS IN YOUR YARD. >> YES.
[02:27:51] YARD. >> YES. YES. >> YES. YES. ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A LITTLE
[02:27:54] YES. ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A LITTLE DAYBED OUT BACK WITH A NICE ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A LITTLE DAYBED OUT BACK WITH A NICE CANOPY THAT WE LIKE TO SIT
[02:27:58] DAYBED OUT BACK WITH A NICE CANOPY THAT WE LIKE TO SIT UNDER, AND WE LOOKED OUT BACK, CANOPY THAT WE LIKE TO SIT UNDER, AND WE LOOKED OUT BACK, AND THERE WERE TWO, SOMETIMES
[02:28:02] UNDER, AND WE LOOKED OUT BACK, AND THERE WERE TWO, SOMETIMES THREE, PUPS. AND THERE WERE TWO, SOMETIMES THREE, PUPS. >> OKAY.
[02:28:05] THREE, PUPS. >> OKAY. SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? >> OKAY. SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? >> SO, WE WERE JUST DOING OUR
[02:28:09] SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? >> SO, WE WERE JUST DOING OUR THING, GETTING READY FOR OUR
[02:28:11] >> SO, WE WERE JUST DOING OUR THING, GETTING READY FOR OUR WONDERFUL CLEANER MIRRA TO COME THING, GETTING READY FOR OUR WONDERFUL CLEANER MIRRA TO COME OVER, AND SHE VERY CALMLY KIND
[02:28:15] WONDERFUL CLEANER MIRRA TO COME OVER, AND SHE VERY CALMLY KIND OF COMES BACK DOWN HALF OF THE
[02:28:17] OVER, AND SHE VERY CALMLY KIND OF COMES BACK DOWN HALF OF THE STAIRS AND SAYS TO ME "I THINK OF COMES BACK DOWN HALF OF THE STAIRS AND SAYS TO ME "I THINK THERE'S A FOX IN YOUR BEDROOM,"
[02:28:21] STAIRS AND SAYS TO ME "I THINK THERE'S A FOX IN YOUR BEDROOM," AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS
[02:28:23] THERE'S A FOX IN YOUR BEDROOM," AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS PLAYING A PRANK OR SHE LEFT A AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS PLAYING A PRANK OR SHE LEFT A STUFFED ANIMAL OUT FOR ME OR...
[02:28:27] PLAYING A PRANK OR SHE LEFT A STUFFED ANIMAL OUT FOR ME OR... SOMETHING. STUFFED ANIMAL OUT FOR ME OR... SOMETHING. [ Laughter ]
[02:28:30] SOMETHING. [ Laughter ] AND SO I WENT UP AND -- [ Laughter ] AND SO I WENT UP AND -- EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE.
[02:28:33] AND SO I WENT UP AND -- EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE. WHICH IT WAS. EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE. WHICH IT WAS. [ Laughter ]
[02:28:36] WHICH IT WAS. [ Laughter ] BUT I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND
[02:28:38] [ Laughter ] BUT I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED.
[02:28:43] THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS CORNERED OR IT WAS IN A PLACE
[02:28:45] I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS CORNERED OR IT WAS IN A PLACE THAT HAD NO ESCAPE, IT MIGHT GET CORNERED OR IT WAS IN A PLACE THAT HAD NO ESCAPE, IT MIGHT GET AGGRESSIVE, AND THEN I WAS
[02:28:49] THAT HAD NO ESCAPE, IT MIGHT GET AGGRESSIVE, AND THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MANGE AND MY
[02:28:51] AGGRESSIVE, AND THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MANGE AND MY BED, AND 69....
[02:28:54] THINKING ABOUT THE MANGE AND MY BED, AND 69.... [ Laughter ] BED, AND 69.... [ Laughter ] AND IT JUST SEEMED TO ME LIKE A
[02:28:57] [ Laughter ] AND IT JUST SEEMED TO ME LIKE A VERY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND IT JUST SEEMED TO ME LIKE A VERY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING
[02:29:01] VERY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I IMAGINED A COYOTE RIPPING UP
[02:29:05] LIKE THIS BEFORE. I IMAGINED A COYOTE RIPPING UP MY BEDROOM, YOU KNOW... I IMAGINED A COYOTE RIPPING UP MY BEDROOM, YOU KNOW... SO I CLOSED THE DOOR AND I
[02:29:09] MY BEDROOM, YOU KNOW... SO I CLOSED THE DOOR AND I CALLED 911, AND I THOUGHT TO SO I CLOSED THE DOOR AND I CALLED 911, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WELL, IF THIS WAS A
[02:29:13] CALLED 911, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WELL, IF THIS WAS A SQUIRREL OR A RACCOON, ANY OTHER
[02:29:15] MYSELF, WELL, IF THIS WAS A SQUIRREL OR A RACCOON, ANY OTHER ANIMAL, YOU COULDN'T CALL 911. SQUIRREL OR A RACCOON, ANY OTHER ANIMAL, YOU COULDN'T CALL 911. JUST -- IT WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION
[02:29:19] ANIMAL, YOU COULDN'T CALL 911. JUST -- IT WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION NEAR. JUST -- IT WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION NEAR. SO I UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY SAID
[02:29:22] NEAR. SO I UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY SAID THAT THAT WASN'T THEIR JOB AND
[02:29:25] SO I UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY SAID THAT THAT WASN'T THEIR JOB AND THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING
[02:29:28] THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD I CALLED THEY COULD DO. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD I CALLED THEM.
[02:29:31] YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD I CALLED THEM. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE BACKUP. THEM. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE BACKUP. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE
[02:29:35] IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE BACKUP. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE SUPPORT, AND THEY DID COME, YOU IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE SUPPORT, AND THEY DID COME, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY WITHIN TEN
[02:30:27] Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
[02:30:31] and around the world.
[02:30:34] The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
[02:30:37] that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
[02:30:40] Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
[02:30:44] to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
[02:30:48] to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
[02:30:52] Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
[02:30:56] MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
[02:31:00] of course, trigger a by election in the
[02:31:03] Ontario riding of Brantford
[02:31:04] Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
[02:31:08] it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
[02:31:14] Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
[02:31:16] for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
[02:31:20] down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
[02:31:23] House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
[02:31:26] Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
[02:31:29] is given to the House of Commons,
[02:31:31] then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
[02:31:35] Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
[02:31:38] will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
[02:31:42] note there's already 3 by elections
[02:31:44] happening at the end of this month,
[02:31:46] those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
[02:31:49] like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
[02:31:53] election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
[02:31:56] Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
[02:31:59] who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
[02:32:02] Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
[02:32:04] three by elections on August 31st,
[02:32:06] 2 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
[02:32:10] these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
[02:32:12] are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
[02:32:15] majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
[02:32:20] season, well when he won last year's
[02:32:23] election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
[02:32:27] The Liberals finished second
[02:32:29] and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
[02:32:31] boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
[02:32:34] so slightly different riding boundaries,
[02:32:37] but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
[02:32:40] some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
[02:32:44] 31st, there will be 1 triggered by
[02:32:47] that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
[02:32:50] Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
[02:32:53] Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
[02:32:57] election along with the other
[02:32:59] three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
[02:33:03] And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
[02:33:07] in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
[02:33:10] the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
[02:33:14] down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
[02:33:17] provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
[02:33:20] when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
[02:33:24] election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
[02:33:27] coming up and that means for the parties,
[02:33:29] they have to start getting candidates
[02:33:32] and plays, fundraising in place and
[02:33:34] volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
[02:33:37] with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
[02:33:40] exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
[02:33:43] Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
[02:33:46] before before that by election happens. That's Megan
[02:33:49] Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
[02:33:53] Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
[02:33:57] wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
[02:34:01] to be here to bring some
[02:34:05] BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
[02:34:09] be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
[02:34:13] frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
[02:34:16] can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
[02:34:19] will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
[02:34:23] Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
[02:34:26] the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
[02:34:30] out of control,
[02:34:31] forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
[02:34:35] been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
[02:34:40] police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
[02:34:43] You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
[02:34:46] the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
[02:34:49] are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
[02:34:53] been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
[02:34:56] glad to hear that my home is still standing and
[02:35:00] just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
[02:35:04] cry.
[02:35:06] Just so sad for them.
[02:35:11] The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
[02:35:14] broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
[02:35:17] actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
[02:35:20] it is very disheartening and scary.
[02:35:23] The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
[02:35:27] the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
[02:35:31] for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
[02:35:35] complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
[02:35:38] increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
[02:35:43] firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
[02:35:46] expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
[02:35:50] CBC News, Vancouver.
[02:35:54] Raging, blistering wildfires have
[02:35:56] become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
[02:35:58] all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
[02:36:01] we're in cased in flames now,
[02:36:04] scorching the country and destroying communities. The
[02:36:08] wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
[02:36:12] community
[02:36:14] personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
[02:36:16] northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
[02:36:20] seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
[02:36:24] to respond, to react.
[02:36:26] A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
[02:36:30] burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
[02:36:33] and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
[02:36:37] occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
[02:36:41] a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
[02:36:44] which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
[02:36:48] and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
[02:36:51] recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
[02:36:56] more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
[02:36:59] Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
[02:37:03] 15 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
[02:37:07] about once every 100 years without human caused climate
[02:37:11] change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
[02:37:15] efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
[02:37:19] For one, a well funded national
[02:37:21] firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
[02:37:25] fires. They help especially in the fires small,
[02:37:29] they buy you time, but the men and women
[02:37:31] on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
[02:37:35] fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
[02:37:39] materials on the periphery. There are places in California
[02:37:43] now, new subdivisions making these
[02:37:45] types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
[02:37:49] tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
[02:37:53] get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
[02:37:59] Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
[02:38:01] Spokane, WA an army of support this
[02:38:04] local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
[02:38:08] than 60, 000 people forced from their
[02:38:10] homes. The response overwhelming we've received
[02:38:13] over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
[02:38:17] items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
[02:38:21] difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
[02:38:25] about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
[02:38:28] hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
[02:38:32] without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
[02:38:35] Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
[02:38:38] burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
[02:38:41] playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
[02:38:45] and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
[02:38:48] point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
[02:38:52] who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
[02:38:55] very taxing and anxiety
[02:38:57] and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
[02:39:01] these things going through your mind about what,
[02:39:04] what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
[02:39:07] to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
[02:39:11] And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
[02:39:15] help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
[02:39:18] Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
[02:39:21] And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
[02:39:25] if you're a victim of this
[02:39:27] event, they're, they're willing to help in any
[02:39:29] way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
[02:39:32] able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
[02:39:35] people have only seen the tip of it.
[02:39:39] Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
[02:39:42] and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
[02:39:46] want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
[02:39:49] we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
[02:39:52] what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
[02:39:57] Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
[02:40:00] They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
[02:40:03] kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
[02:40:06] and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
[02:40:10] like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
[02:40:14] And Julie, I take it there are new details
[02:40:16] tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
[02:40:19] devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
[02:40:23] charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
[02:40:26] planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
[02:40:29] would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
[02:40:33] delay device to do it.
[02:40:35] Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
[02:42:51] Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
[02:42:54] Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
[02:42:57] meeting with his American counterpart,
[02:42:59] U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
[02:43:02] momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
[02:43:04] feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
[02:43:08] would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
[02:43:11] green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
[02:43:14] LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
[02:43:17] negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
[02:43:21] meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
[02:43:24] swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
[02:43:27] punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
[02:43:31] cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
[02:43:34] American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
[02:43:37] to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
[02:43:41] be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
[02:43:43] Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
[02:43:46] cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
[02:43:49] aluminum, lumber and auto.
[02:43:51] With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
[02:43:54] comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
[02:43:58] the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
[02:44:01] with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
[02:44:05] teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
[02:44:08] I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
[02:44:10] during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
[02:44:14] nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
[02:44:18] They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
[02:44:21] nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
[02:44:24] we're standing up for Canadian workers,
[02:44:27] for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
[02:44:30] Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
[02:44:33] concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
[02:44:37] to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
[02:44:40] take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
[02:44:44] a change. Mark Carney said again, today
[02:44:46] is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
[02:44:49] to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
[02:44:52] I mean, what can you tell us about what
[02:44:55] comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
[02:44:57] encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
[02:45:00] Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
[02:45:03] ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
[02:45:06] making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
[02:45:10] refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
[02:45:13] Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
[02:45:17] next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
[02:45:20] Ottawa tonight.
[02:45:24] We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
[02:45:26] reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
[02:45:30] of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
[02:45:34] Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
[02:45:37] powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
[02:45:40] unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
[02:45:44] tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
[02:45:48] from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
[02:45:51] about why he'd been misled
[02:45:53] about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
[02:45:56] social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
[02:46:00] insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
[02:46:03] massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
[02:46:07] have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
[02:46:11] up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
[02:46:15] come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
[02:46:19] is another future war. And that's what worries the
[02:46:22] Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
[02:46:25] for example. But
[02:46:27] I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
[02:46:31] here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
[02:46:35] China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
[02:46:39] about war fighting if that should happen.
[02:46:43] While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
[02:46:46] shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
[02:46:50] standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
[02:46:54] deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
[02:46:58] charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
[02:47:02] arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
[02:47:06] was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
[02:47:09] United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
[02:47:13] claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
[02:47:16] Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
[02:47:20] Strait would set a bad precedent,
[02:47:22] creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
[02:47:26] global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
[02:51:11] Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
[02:51:13] ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
[02:51:16] address the mental health harms to young people that have been
[02:51:20] linked to Facebook and Instagram,
[02:51:22] Linda Ward is digging into that for us. What's this case all
[02:51:26] about? Well, you have to go back to March to
[02:51:29] the first phase of this case because the judge actually
[02:51:33] divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
[02:51:36] had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
[02:51:40] jury
[02:51:42] found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
[02:51:45] focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
[02:51:50] one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
[02:51:55] public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
[02:51:59] depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
[02:52:04] Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
[02:52:08] said metas platforms are a significant
[02:52:11] contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
[02:52:15] the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
[02:52:19] another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
[02:52:23] than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
[02:52:27] to treatment centres for young people,
[02:52:30] the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
[02:52:34] prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
[02:52:38] to limit some of the addictive features.
[02:52:41] And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
[02:52:46] Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
[02:52:48] the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
[02:52:52] friending online, what they're posting to
[02:52:55] determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
[02:52:59] well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
[02:53:03] explain protection features, removing like counts for those
[02:53:07] under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
[02:53:11] of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
[02:53:12] and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
[02:53:16] these platforms to 90 hours per month,
[02:53:19] New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
[02:53:23] Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
[02:53:27] worried about what social media is doing to their child and
[02:53:31] every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
[02:53:34] if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
[02:53:38] they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
[02:53:42] one.
[02:53:44] And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
[02:53:46] we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
[02:53:50] saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
[02:53:53] identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
[02:53:57] remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
[02:54:01] will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
[02:54:04] would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
[02:54:08] to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
[02:54:12] from Parents, 800
[02:54:13] lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
[02:54:17] week, there is a big trial that is
[02:54:20] starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
[02:54:23] filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
[02:54:27] Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
[02:54:31] states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
[02:54:35] Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
[02:54:38] addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
[02:54:41] lawsuits in their own state courts,
[02:54:44] one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
[02:54:48] of legal troubles for this company,
[02:54:50] $942 million though in total for a company that made $60
[02:54:54] billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
[02:54:58] Meta said in this court ruling, these four states would total
[02:55:03] $1.4 trillion in penalties if it is awarded. So that would
[02:55:07] take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
[02:55:11] noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
[02:55:14] didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
[02:55:19] less than half a percent. Hmm,
[02:55:22] Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
[02:55:25] challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
[02:55:28] for this company. Yeah, sure. Alright, thanks so much. You're welcome.
[02:55:34] It's the sights and sounds of summer, but behind the scenes,
[02:55:38] the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
[02:55:41] this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
[02:55:45] gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
[02:55:49] staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
[02:55:53] on to families, though camps say they try to
[02:55:56] minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
[02:55:59] struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
[02:56:03] numbers,
[02:56:05] we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
[02:56:08] year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
[02:56:12] 150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
[02:56:15] camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
[02:56:19] across Canada know what families are up against. We've
[02:56:23] been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
[02:56:27] to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
[02:56:30] overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
[02:56:35] offering childcare, summer camps have many other
[02:56:38] benefits, says this expert. You get to
[02:56:40] try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
[02:56:44] ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
[02:56:47] self-awareness, emotional management,
[02:56:49] social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
[02:56:53] two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
[02:56:56] budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
[02:57:00] kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
[02:57:03] missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
[02:57:06] changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
[02:57:10] seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
[02:57:14] swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
[02:57:17] camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
[02:57:21] ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
[02:57:23] as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
[02:57:26] funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
[03:00:27] Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
[03:00:31] and around the world.
[03:00:34] The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
[03:00:37] that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
[03:00:40] Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
[03:00:44] to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
[03:00:48] to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
[03:00:52] Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
[03:00:56] MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
[03:01:00] of course, trigger a by election in the
[03:01:03] Ontario riding of Brantford Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,