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00:57:27Hi there, Canada.
00:57:29Hi Siri,
00:57:31How are you holding up?
00:57:36It's been difficult to say the least.
00:57:40I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister.
00:57:46The funny, not so funny thing about the
00:57:48world right now
00:57:50is the thing that can consume your thoughts
00:57:53is the thing you maybe didn't see coming.
00:57:58My favorite word? Tariff
00:58:01is going to be cracking down. Minimum 10% tariff on all
00:58:04imports. Some contracts are already getting cancelled.
00:58:07Facing a potential 25 or even 50% tariff on steel exports.
00:58:10We're already hearing about layoffs. Feeling the financial
00:58:14pain of Canada's 25% counter tariffs. He believes that
00:58:17Canadians would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state
00:58:20when our sovereignty is threatened.
00:58:23You do what you can. He is trying to break us. So you have
00:58:27questions. How should Canadians be preparing for that next trip?
00:58:31What is your plan? How seriously are you taking
00:58:34this threat of 100% tariffs on foreign made films?
00:58:37A lot of questions. How is Hamilton bracing for tariff
00:58:40impact? When we talk about counter
00:58:43terrorists, do those affect you? How much does it cost to be
00:58:46patriotic when picking items at the grocery store?
00:58:50And while your elbows have been up, elbows up.
00:58:54For us, it's the sleeves rolled up.
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00:59:17Do you think you're gonna have to close?
00:59:20I hate to think about that.
00:59:28I'm about 15 kilometers from the Russian border. Where are
00:59:32Canada's allies? Where are Canada's markets?
00:59:35What is this country's place on the planet?
00:59:38It's the uncertainty that's the
00:59:40this issue. What is the next thing to happen and what will
00:59:45it mean for all of us? We assume that it will be a
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01:00:27Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
01:00:31and around the world.
01:00:34The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
01:00:37that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
01:00:40Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
01:00:44to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
01:00:48to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
01:00:52Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
01:00:56MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
01:01:00of course, trigger a by election in the
01:01:03Ontario riding of Brantford
01:01:04Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
01:01:08it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
01:01:14Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
01:01:16for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
01:01:19down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
01:01:23House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
01:01:26Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
01:01:29is given to the House of Commons,
01:01:31then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
01:01:35Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
01:01:38will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
01:01:41note there's already 3 by elections
01:01:44happening at the end of this month,
01:01:46those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
01:01:49like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
01:01:53election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
01:01:56Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
01:01:59who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
01:02:01Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
01:02:04three by elections on August 31st,
01:02:062 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
01:02:10these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
01:02:12are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
01:02:15majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
01:02:20season, well when he won last year's
01:02:23election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
01:02:27The Liberals finished second
01:02:29and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
01:02:31boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
01:02:34so slightly different riding boundaries,
01:02:37but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
01:02:40some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
01:02:4431st, there will be 1 triggered by
01:02:47that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
01:02:50Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
01:02:53Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
01:02:57election along with the other
01:02:59three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
01:03:03And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
01:03:06in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
01:03:10the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
01:03:14down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
01:03:17provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
01:03:20when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
01:03:24election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
01:03:27coming up and that means for the parties,
01:03:29they have to start getting candidates
01:03:31and plays, fundraising in place and
01:03:33volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
01:03:37with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
01:03:40exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
01:03:43Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
01:03:57wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
01:04:01to be here to bring some
01:04:05BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
01:04:09be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
01:04:12frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
01:04:16can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
01:04:19will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
01:04:23Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
01:04:26the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
01:04:29out of control,
01:04:31forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
01:04:35been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
01:04:39police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
01:04:43You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
01:04:46the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
01:04:49are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
01:04:53been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
01:04:56glad to hear that my home is still standing and
01:05:00just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
01:05:04cry.
01:05:06Just so sad for them.
01:05:11The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
01:05:14broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
01:05:17actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
01:05:20it is very disheartening and scary.
01:05:23The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
01:05:27the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
01:05:31for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
01:05:35complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
01:05:38increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
01:05:42firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
01:05:56become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
01:05:58all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
01:06:01we're in cased in flames now,
01:06:04scorching the country and destroying communities. The
01:06:08wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
01:06:12community
01:06:14personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
01:06:16northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
01:06:20seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
01:06:24to respond, to react.
01:06:26A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
01:06:30burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
01:06:33and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
01:06:37occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
01:06:41a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
01:06:44which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
01:06:48and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
01:06:51recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
01:06:56more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
01:06:59Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
01:07:0315 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
01:07:07about once every 100 years without human caused climate
01:07:11change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
01:07:15efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
01:07:19For one, a well funded national
01:07:21firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
01:07:25fires. They help especially in the fires small,
01:07:28they buy you time, but the men and women
01:07:31on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
01:07:35fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
01:07:39materials on the periphery. There are places in California
01:07:43now, new subdivisions making these
01:07:45types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
01:07:49tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
01:07:53get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
01:07:59Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
01:08:01Spokane, WA an army of support this
01:08:03local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
01:08:08than 60, 000 people forced from their
01:08:10homes. The response overwhelming we've received
01:08:13over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
01:08:17items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
01:08:21difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
01:08:25about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
01:08:28hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
01:08:32without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
01:08:35Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
01:08:38burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
01:08:41playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
01:08:44and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
01:08:48point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
01:08:52who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
01:08:55very taxing and anxiety
01:08:57and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
01:09:01these things going through your mind about what,
01:09:04what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
01:09:07to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
01:09:11And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
01:09:15help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
01:09:18Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
01:09:21And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
01:09:25if you're a victim of this
01:09:27event, they're, they're willing to help in any
01:09:29way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
01:09:32able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
01:09:35people have only seen the tip of it.
01:09:39Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
01:09:42and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
01:09:46want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
01:09:49we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
01:09:52what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
01:09:57Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
01:10:00They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
01:10:03kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
01:10:06and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
01:10:10like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
01:10:14And Julie, I take it there are new details
01:10:16tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
01:10:19devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
01:10:23charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
01:10:26planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
01:10:29would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
01:12:51Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
01:12:54Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
01:12:57meeting with his American counterpart,
01:12:59U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
01:13:02momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
01:13:04feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
01:13:08would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
01:13:11green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
01:13:14LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
01:13:17negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
01:13:21meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
01:13:24swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
01:13:27punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
01:13:31cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
01:13:34American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
01:13:37to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
01:13:41be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
01:13:43Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
01:13:46cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
01:13:49aluminum, lumber and auto.
01:13:51With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
01:13:54comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
01:13:58the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
01:14:01with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
01:14:05teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
01:14:08I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
01:14:10during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
01:14:14nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
01:14:18They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
01:14:21nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
01:14:24we're standing up for Canadian workers,
01:14:26for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
01:14:30Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
01:14:33concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
01:14:37to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
01:14:40take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
01:14:44a change. Mark Carney said again, today
01:14:46is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
01:14:49to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
01:14:52I mean, what can you tell us about what
01:14:55comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
01:14:57encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
01:15:00Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
01:15:03ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
01:15:06making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
01:15:10refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
01:15:13Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
01:15:24We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
01:15:26reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
01:15:30of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
01:15:34Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
01:15:37powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
01:15:40unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
01:15:44tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
01:15:48from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
01:15:50about why he'd been misled
01:15:52about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
01:15:56social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
01:16:00insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
01:16:03massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
01:16:07have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
01:16:11up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
01:16:15come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
01:16:18is another future war. And that's what worries the
01:16:22Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
01:16:25for example. But
01:16:27I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
01:16:31here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
01:16:35China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
01:16:39about war fighting if that should happen.
01:16:43While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
01:16:46shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
01:16:50standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
01:16:54deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
01:16:58charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
01:17:02arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
01:17:05was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
01:17:09United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
01:17:13claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
01:17:16Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
01:17:20Strait would set a bad precedent,
01:17:22creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
01:17:26global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
01:21:11Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
01:21:13ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
01:21:16address the mental health harms to young people that have been
01:21:20linked to Facebook and Instagram,
01:21:29the first phase of this case because the judge actually
01:21:33divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
01:21:36had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
01:21:40jury
01:21:42found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
01:21:45focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
01:21:50one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
01:21:54public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
01:21:59depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
01:22:03Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
01:22:08said metas platforms are a significant
01:22:11contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
01:22:15the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
01:22:19another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
01:22:23than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
01:22:27to treatment centres for young people,
01:22:30the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
01:22:34prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
01:22:38to limit some of the addictive features.
01:22:41And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
01:22:46Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
01:22:48the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
01:22:52friending online, what they're posting to
01:22:55determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
01:22:59well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
01:23:02explain protection features, removing like counts for those
01:23:06under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
01:23:11of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
01:23:12and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
01:23:16these platforms to 90 hours per month,
01:23:19New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
01:23:23Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
01:23:27worried about what social media is doing to their child and
01:23:30every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
01:23:34if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
01:23:38they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
01:23:42one.
01:23:44And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
01:23:46we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
01:23:49saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
01:23:53identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
01:23:57remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
01:24:01will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
01:24:04would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
01:24:08to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
01:24:12from Parents, 800
01:24:13lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
01:24:17week, there is a big trial that is
01:24:19starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
01:24:23filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
01:24:27Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
01:24:31states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
01:24:35Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
01:24:37addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
01:24:41lawsuits in their own state courts,
01:24:44one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
01:24:47of legal troubles for this company,
01:24:50$942 million though in total for a company that made $60
01:24:54billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
01:24:58Meta 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
01:25:07take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
01:25:11noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
01:25:14didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
01:25:19less than half a percent. Hmm,
01:25:22Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
01:25:38the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
01:25:41this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
01:25:45gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
01:25:49staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
01:25:53on to families, though camps say they try to
01:25:56minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
01:25:59struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
01:26:03numbers,
01:26:05we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
01:26:08year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
01:26:12150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
01:26:15camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
01:26:19across Canada know what families are up against. We've
01:26:23been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
01:26:27to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
01:26:30overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
01:26:34offering childcare, summer camps have many other
01:26:38benefits, says this expert. You get to
01:26:40try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
01:26:44ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
01:26:47self-awareness, emotional management,
01:26:49social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
01:26:53two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
01:26:56budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
01:27:00kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
01:27:03missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
01:27:06changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
01:27:10seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
01:27:14swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
01:27:17camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
01:27:21ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
01:27:23as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
01:30:27Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
01:30:31and around the world.
01:30:34The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
01:30:37that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
01:30:40Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
01:30:44to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
01:30:48to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
01:30:52Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
01:30:56MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
01:31:00of course, trigger a by election in the
01:31:03Ontario riding of Brantford
01:31:04Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
01:31:08it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
01:31:14Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
01:31:16for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
01:31:20down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
01:31:23House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
01:31:26Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
01:31:29is given to the House of Commons,
01:31:31then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
01:31:35Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
01:31:38will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
01:31:42note there's already 3 by elections
01:31:44happening at the end of this month,
01:31:46those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
01:31:49like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
01:31:53election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
01:31:56Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
01:31:59who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
01:32:01Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
01:32:04three by elections on August 31st,
01:32:062 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
01:32:10these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
01:32:12are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
01:32:15majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
01:32:20season, well when he won last year's
01:32:23election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
01:32:27The Liberals finished second
01:32:29and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
01:32:31boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
01:32:34so slightly different riding boundaries,
01:32:37but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
01:32:40some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
01:32:4431st, there will be 1 triggered by
01:32:47that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
01:32:50Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
01:32:53Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
01:32:57election along with the other
01:32:59three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
01:33:03And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
01:33:07in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
01:33:10the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
01:33:14down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
01:33:17provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
01:33:20when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
01:33:24election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
01:33:27coming up and that means for the parties,
01:33:29they have to start getting candidates
01:33:32and plays, fundraising in place and
01:33:34volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
01:33:37with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
01:33:40exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
01:33:43Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
01:33:46before before that by election happens. That's Megan
01:33:49Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
01:33:53Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
01:33:57wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
01:34:01to be here to bring some
01:34:05BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
01:34:13frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
01:34:16can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
01:34:19will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
01:34:23Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
01:34:26the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
01:34:30out of control,
01:34:31forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
01:34:35been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
01:34:40police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
01:34:43You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
01:34:46the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
01:34:49are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
01:34:53been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
01:34:56glad to hear that my home is still standing and
01:35:00just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
01:35:04cry.
01:35:06Just so sad for them.
01:35:11The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
01:35:14broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
01:35:17actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
01:35:20it is very disheartening and scary.
01:35:23The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
01:35:27the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
01:35:31for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
01:35:35complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
01:35:39increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
01:35:43firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
01:35:46expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
01:35:50CBC News, Vancouver.
01:35:54Raging, blistering wildfires have
01:35:56become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
01:35:58all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
01:36:01we're in cased in flames now,
01:36:04scorching the country and destroying communities. The
01:36:08wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
01:36:12community
01:36:14personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
01:36:16northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
01:36:20seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
01:36:24to respond, to react.
01:36:26A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
01:36:30burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
01:36:33and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
01:36:37occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
01:36:41a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
01:36:44which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
01:36:48and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
01:36:51recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
01:36:56more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
01:36:59Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
01:37:0315 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
01:37:07about once every 100 years without human caused climate
01:37:11change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
01:37:15efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
01:37:19For one, a well funded national
01:37:21firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
01:37:25fires. They help especially in the fires small,
01:37:29they buy you time, but the men and women
01:37:31on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
01:37:35fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
01:37:39materials on the periphery. There are places in California
01:37:43now, new subdivisions making these
01:37:45types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
01:37:49tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
01:37:53get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
01:37:59Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
01:38:01Spokane, WA an army of support this
01:38:04local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
01:38:08than 60, 000 people forced from their
01:38:10homes. The response overwhelming we've received
01:38:13over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
01:38:17items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
01:38:21difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
01:38:25about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
01:38:28hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
01:38:32without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
01:38:35Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
01:38:38burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
01:38:41playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
01:38:44and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
01:38:48point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
01:38:52who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
01:38:55very taxing and anxiety
01:38:57and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
01:39:01these things going through your mind about what,
01:39:04what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
01:39:07to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
01:39:11And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
01:39:15help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
01:39:18Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
01:39:21And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
01:39:25if you're a victim of this
01:39:27event, they're, they're willing to help in any
01:39:29way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
01:39:32able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
01:39:35people have only seen the tip of it.
01:39:39Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
01:39:42and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
01:39:46want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
01:39:49we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
01:39:52what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
01:39:57Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
01:40:00They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
01:40:03kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
01:40:06and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
01:40:10like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
01:40:14And Julie, I take it there are new details
01:40:16tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
01:40:19devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
01:40:23charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
01:40:26planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
01:40:29would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
01:40:33delay device to do it.
01:40:35Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
01:42:51Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
01:42:54Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
01:42:57meeting with his American counterpart,
01:42:59U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
01:43:02momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
01:43:04feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
01:43:08would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
01:43:11green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
01:43:14LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
01:43:17negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
01:43:21meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
01:43:24swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
01:43:27punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
01:43:31cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
01:43:34American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
01:43:37to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
01:43:41be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
01:43:43Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
01:43:46cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
01:43:49aluminum, lumber and auto.
01:43:51With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
01:43:54comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
01:43:58the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
01:44:01with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
01:44:05teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
01:44:08I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
01:44:10during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
01:44:14nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
01:44:18They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
01:44:21nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
01:44:24we're standing up for Canadian workers,
01:44:27for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
01:44:30Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
01:44:33concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
01:44:37to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
01:44:40take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
01:44:44a change. Mark Carney said again, today
01:44:46is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
01:44:49to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
01:44:52I mean, what can you tell us about what
01:44:55comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
01:44:57encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
01:45:00Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
01:45:03ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
01:45:06making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
01:45:10refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
01:45:13Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
01:45:17next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
01:45:20Ottawa tonight.
01:45:24We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
01:45:26reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
01:45:30of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
01:45:34Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
01:45:37powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
01:45:40unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
01:45:44tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
01:45:48from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
01:45:51about why he'd been misled
01:45:53about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
01:45:56social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
01:46:00insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
01:46:03massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
01:46:07have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
01:46:11up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
01:46:15come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
01:46:19is another future war. And that's what worries the
01:46:22Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
01:46:25for example. But
01:46:27I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
01:46:31here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
01:46:35China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
01:46:39about war fighting if that should happen.
01:46:43While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
01:46:46shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
01:46:50standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
01:46:54deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
01:46:58charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
01:47:02arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
01:47:06was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
01:47:09United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
01:47:13claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
01:47:16Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
01:47:20Strait would set a bad precedent,
01:47:22creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
01:51:11Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
01:51:13ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
01:51:16address the mental health harms to young people that have been
01:51:20linked to Facebook and Instagram,
01:51:29the first phase of this case because the judge actually
01:51:33divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
01:51:36had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
01:51:40jury
01:51:42found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
01:51:45focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
01:51:50one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
01:51:55public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
01:51:59depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
01:52:04Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
01:52:08said metas platforms are a significant
01:52:11contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
01:52:15the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
01:52:20another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
01:52:23than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
01:52:27to treatment centres for young people,
01:52:30the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
01:52:34prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
01:52:38to limit some of the addictive features.
01:52:41And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
01:52:46Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
01:52:48the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
01:52:52friending online, what they're posting to
01:52:55determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
01:52:59well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
01:53:03explain protection features, removing like counts for those
01:53:07under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
01:53:11of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
01:53:12and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
01:53:16these platforms to 90 hours per month,
01:53:19New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
01:53:23Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
01:53:27worried about what social media is doing to their child and
01:53:31every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
01:53:34if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
01:53:38they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
01:53:42one.
01:53:44And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
01:53:46we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
01:53:50saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
01:53:53identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
01:53:57remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
01:54:01will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
01:54:04would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
01:54:08to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
01:54:12from Parents, 800
01:54:13lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
01:54:17week, there is a big trial that is
01:54:20starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
01:54:23filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
01:54:27Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
01:54:31states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
01:54:35Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
01:54:38addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
01:54:41lawsuits in their own state courts,
01:54:44one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
01:54:48of legal troubles for this company,
01:54:50$942 million though in total for a company that made $60
01:54:54billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
01:54:58Meta 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
01:55:07take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
01:55:11noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
01:55:14didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
01:55:19less than half a percent. Hmm,
01:55:22Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
01:55:25challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
01:55:38the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
01:55:41this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
01:55:45gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
01:55:49staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
01:55:53on to families, though camps say they try to
01:55:56minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
01:55:59struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
01:56:03numbers,
01:56:05we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
01:56:08year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
01:56:12150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
01:56:15camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
01:56:19across Canada know what families are up against. We've
01:56:23been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
01:56:27to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
01:56:30overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
01:56:35offering childcare, summer camps have many other
01:56:38benefits, says this expert. You get to
01:56:40try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
01:56:44ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
01:56:47self-awareness, emotional management,
01:56:49social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
01:56:53two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
01:56:56budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
01:57:00kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
01:57:03missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
01:57:06changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
01:57:10seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
01:57:14swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
01:57:17camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
01:57:21ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
01:57:23as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
01:57:26funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
02:00:27Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
02:00:31and around the world.
02:00:34The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
02:00:37that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
02:00:40Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
02:00:44to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
02:00:48to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
02:00:52Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
02:00:56MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
02:01:00of course, trigger a by election in the
02:01:03Ontario riding of Brantford
02:01:04Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
02:01:08it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
02:01:14Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
02:01:16for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
02:01:19down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
02:01:23House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
02:01:26Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
02:01:29is given to the House of Commons,
02:01:31then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
02:01:35Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
02:01:38will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
02:01:41note there's already 3 by elections
02:01:44happening at the end of this month,
02:01:46those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
02:01:49like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
02:01:53election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
02:01:56Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
02:01:59who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
02:02:01Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
02:02:04three by elections on August 31st,
02:02:062 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
02:02:10these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
02:02:12are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
02:02:15majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
02:02:20season, well when he won last year's
02:02:23election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
02:02:27The Liberals finished second
02:02:29and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
02:02:31boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
02:02:34so slightly different riding boundaries,
02:02:37but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
02:02:40some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
02:02:4431st, there will be 1 triggered by
02:02:47that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
02:02:50Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
02:02:53Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
02:02:57election along with the other
02:02:59three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
02:03:03And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
02:03:06in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
02:03:10the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
02:03:14down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
02:03:17provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
02:03:20when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
02:03:24election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
02:03:27coming up and that means for the parties,
02:03:29they have to start getting candidates
02:03:31and plays, fundraising in place and
02:03:33volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
02:03:37with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
02:03:40exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
02:03:43Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
02:03:46before before that by election happens. That's Megan
02:03:49Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
02:03:52Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
02:03:57wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
02:04:01to be here to bring some
02:04:05BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
02:04:09be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
02:04:12frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
02:04:16can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
02:04:19will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
02:04:23Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
02:04:26the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
02:04:29out of control,
02:04:31forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
02:04:35been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
02:04:39police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
02:04:43You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
02:04:46the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
02:04:49are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
02:04:53been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
02:04:56glad to hear that my home is still standing and
02:05:00just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
02:05:04cry.
02:05:06Just so sad for them.
02:05:11The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
02:05:14broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
02:05:17actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
02:05:20it is very disheartening and scary.
02:05:23The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
02:05:27the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
02:05:31for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
02:05:35complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
02:05:38increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
02:05:42firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
02:05:46expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
02:05:50CBC News, Vancouver.
02:05:54Raging, blistering wildfires have
02:05:56become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
02:05:58all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
02:06:01we're in cased in flames now,
02:06:04scorching the country and destroying communities. The
02:06:08wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
02:06:12community
02:06:14personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
02:06:16northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
02:06:20seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
02:06:24to respond, to react.
02:06:26A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
02:06:30burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
02:06:33and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
02:06:37occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
02:06:41a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
02:06:44which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
02:06:48and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
02:06:51recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
02:06:56more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
02:06:59Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
02:07:0315 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
02:07:07about once every 100 years without human caused climate
02:07:11change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
02:07:15efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
02:07:19For one, a well funded national
02:07:21firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
02:07:25fires. They help especially in the fires small,
02:07:28they buy you time, but the men and women
02:07:31on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
02:07:35fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
02:07:39materials on the periphery. There are places in California
02:07:43now, new subdivisions making these
02:07:45types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
02:07:49tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
02:07:53get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
02:07:59Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
02:08:01Spokane, WA an army of support this
02:08:03local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
02:08:08than 60, 000 people forced from their
02:08:10homes. The response overwhelming we've received
02:08:13over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
02:08:17items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
02:08:21difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
02:08:25about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
02:08:28hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
02:08:32without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
02:08:35Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
02:08:38burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
02:08:41playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
02:08:44and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
02:08:48point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
02:08:52who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
02:08:55very taxing and anxiety
02:08:57and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
02:09:01these things going through your mind about what,
02:09:04what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
02:09:07to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
02:09:11And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
02:09:15help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
02:09:18Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
02:09:21And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
02:09:25if you're a victim of this
02:09:27event, they're, they're willing to help in any
02:09:29way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
02:09:32able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
02:09:35people have only seen the tip of it.
02:09:39Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
02:09:42and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
02:09:46want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
02:09:49we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
02:09:52what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
02:09:57Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
02:10:00They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
02:10:03kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
02:10:06and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
02:10:10like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
02:10:14And Julie, I take it there are new details
02:10:16tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
02:10:19devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
02:10:23charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
02:10:26planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
02:10:29would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
02:10:33delay device to do it.
02:10:35Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
02:12:51Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
02:12:54Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
02:12:57meeting with his American counterpart,
02:12:59U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
02:13:02momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
02:13:04feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
02:13:08would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
02:13:11green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
02:13:14LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
02:13:17negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
02:13:21meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
02:13:24swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
02:13:27punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
02:13:31cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
02:13:34American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
02:13:37to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
02:13:41be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
02:13:43Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
02:13:46cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
02:13:49aluminum, lumber and auto.
02:13:51With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
02:13:54comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
02:13:58the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
02:14:01with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
02:14:05teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
02:14:08I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
02:14:10during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
02:14:14nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
02:14:18They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
02:14:21nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
02:14:24we're standing up for Canadian workers,
02:14:26for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
02:14:30Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
02:14:33concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
02:14:37to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
02:14:40take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
02:14:44a change. Mark Carney said again, today
02:14:46is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
02:14:49to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
02:14:52I mean, what can you tell us about what
02:14:55comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
02:14:57encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
02:15:00Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
02:15:03ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
02:15:06making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
02:15:10refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
02:15:13Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
02:15:17next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
02:15:20Ottawa tonight.
02:15:24We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
02:15:26reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
02:15:30of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
02:15:34Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
02:15:37powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
02:15:40unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
02:15:44tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
02:15:48from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
02:15:50about why he'd been misled
02:15:52about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
02:15:56social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
02:16:00insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
02:16:03massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
02:16:07have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
02:16:11up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
02:16:15come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
02:16:18is another future war. And that's what worries the
02:16:22Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
02:16:25for example. But
02:16:27I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
02:16:31here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
02:16:35China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
02:16:39about war fighting if that should happen.
02:16:43While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
02:16:46shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
02:16:50standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
02:16:54deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
02:16:58charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
02:17:02arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
02:17:05was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
02:17:09United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
02:17:13claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
02:17:16Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
02:17:20Strait would set a bad precedent,
02:17:22creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
02:17:26global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
02:21:11Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
02:21:13ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
02:21:16address the mental health harms to young people that have been
02:21:20linked to Facebook and Instagram,
02:21:29the first phase of this case because the judge actually
02:21:33divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
02:21:36had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
02:21:40jury
02:21:42found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
02:21:45focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
02:21:50one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
02:21:54public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
02:21:59depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
02:22:03Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
02:22:08said metas platforms are a significant
02:22:11contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
02:22:15the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
02:22:19another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
02:22:23than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
02:22:27to treatment centres for young people,
02:22:30the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
02:22:34prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
02:22:38to limit some of the addictive features.
02:22:41And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
02:22:46Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
02:22:48the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
02:22:52friending online, what they're posting to
02:22:55determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
02:22:59well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
02:23:02explain protection features, removing like counts for those
02:23:06under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
02:23:11of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
02:23:12and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
02:23:16these platforms to 90 hours per month,
02:23:19New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
02:23:23Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
02:23:27worried about what social media is doing to their child and
02:23:30every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
02:23:34if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
02:23:38they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
02:23:42one.
02:23:44And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
02:23:46we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
02:23:49saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
02:23:53identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
02:23:57remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
02:24:01will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
02:24:04would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
02:24:08to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
02:24:12from Parents, 800
02:24:13lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
02:24:17week, there is a big trial that is
02:24:19starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
02:24:23filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
02:24:27Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
02:24:31states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
02:24:35Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
02:24:37addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
02:24:41lawsuits in their own state courts,
02:24:44one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
02:24:47of legal troubles for this company,
02:24:50$942 million though in total for a company that made $60
02:24:54billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
02:24:58Meta 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
02:25:07take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
02:25:11noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
02:25:14didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
02:25:19less than half a percent. Hmm,
02:25:22Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
02:25:25challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
02:25:38the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
02:25:41this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
02:25:45gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
02:25:49staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
02:25:53on to families, though camps say they try to
02:25:56minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
02:25:59struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
02:26:03numbers,
02:26:05we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
02:26:08year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
02:26:12150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
02:26:15camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
02:26:19across Canada know what families are up against. We've
02:26:23been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
02:26:27to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
02:26:30overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
02:26:34offering childcare, summer camps have many other
02:26:38benefits, says this expert. You get to
02:26:40try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
02:26:44ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
02:26:47self-awareness, emotional management,
02:26:49social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
02:26:53two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
02:26:56budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
02:27:00kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
02:27:03missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
02:27:06changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
02:27:10seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
02:27:14swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
02:27:17camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
02:27:21ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
02:27:23as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
02:27:26funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
02:27:32THE ANIMAL GOT INSIDE HER HOUSE AND WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> I LOOKED INTO MY ROOM, AND
02:27:35AND 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
02:27:47BIT 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.
02:27:51YARD. >> YES. YES. >> YES. YES. ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A LITTLE
02:27:54YES. 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
02:27:58DAYBED 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
02:28:02UNDER, AND WE LOOKED OUT BACK, AND THERE WERE TWO, SOMETIMES THREE, PUPS. AND THERE WERE TWO, SOMETIMES THREE, PUPS. >> OKAY.
02:28:05THREE, PUPS. >> OKAY. SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? >> OKAY. SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? >> SO, WE WERE JUST DOING OUR
02:28:09SO 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
02:28:15WONDERFUL CLEANER MIRRA TO COME OVER, AND SHE VERY CALMLY KIND OF COMES BACK DOWN HALF OF THE
02:28:17OVER, 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,"
02:28:21STAIRS AND SAYS TO ME "I THINK THERE'S A FOX IN YOUR BEDROOM," AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS
02:28:23THERE'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...
02:28:27PLAYING A PRANK OR SHE LEFT A STUFFED ANIMAL OUT FOR ME OR... SOMETHING. STUFFED ANIMAL OUT FOR ME OR... SOMETHING. [ Laughter ]
02:28:30SOMETHING. [ Laughter ] AND SO I WENT UP AND -- [ Laughter ] AND SO I WENT UP AND -- EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE.
02:28:33AND SO I WENT UP AND -- EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE. WHICH IT WAS. EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING CUTE. WHICH IT WAS. [ Laughter ]
02:28:36WHICH 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.
02:28:43THERE WAS A COYOTE ON MY BED. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS CORNERED OR IT WAS IN A PLACE
02:28:45I 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
02:28:49THAT HAD NO ESCAPE, IT MIGHT GET AGGRESSIVE, AND THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MANGE AND MY
02:28:51AGGRESSIVE, AND THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MANGE AND MY BED, AND 69....
02:28:54THINKING 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
02:29:01VERY 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
02:29:05LIKE 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
02:29:09MY 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
02:29:13CALLED 911, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WELL, IF THIS WAS A SQUIRREL OR A RACCOON, ANY OTHER
02:29:15MYSELF, 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
02:29:19ANIMAL, 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
02:29:22NEAR. SO I UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY SAID THAT THAT WASN'T THEIR JOB AND
02:29:25SO I UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY SAID THAT THAT WASN'T THEIR JOB AND THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING
02:29:28THERE 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.
02:29:31YOU 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
02:29:35IT 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
02:30:27Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
02:30:31and around the world.
02:30:34The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
02:30:37that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
02:30:40Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
02:30:44to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
02:30:48to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
02:30:52Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
02:30:56MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
02:31:00of course, trigger a by election in the
02:31:03Ontario riding of Brantford
02:31:04Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,
02:31:08it's just one of several seats that still need to be filled.
02:31:14Well, Brock saying he's not quitting
02:31:16for a few more weeks, so he plans to officially step
02:31:20down on September 18th. That's the Friday just before the
02:31:23House of Commons returns from its summer break on the 21st.
02:31:26Once his seat officially becomes vacant and that notice
02:31:29is given to the House of Commons,
02:31:31then that will start the clock ticking in terms of how long
02:31:35Prime Minister Mark Carney has to trigger the election. It
02:31:38will be up to him to determine the timing. And we've got a
02:31:42note there's already 3 by elections
02:31:44happening at the end of this month,
02:31:46those being triggered by some of the things I just mentioned,
02:31:49like Richard Martel leaving for the Senate. So that's a by
02:31:53election happening in Quebec. Then there's one already in
02:31:56Ontario to replace Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith,
02:31:59who has stepped down, and then one BC to replace
02:32:02Jonathan Wilkinson, also a Liberal MP. So these
02:32:04three by elections on August 31st,
02:32:062 of the seats are Liberal ones, Conservative. A lot riding on
02:32:10these by elections, especially for the Liberals who
02:32:12are trying to maintain and build on the very thin
02:32:15majority that they have right now. In terms of Brocks riding
02:32:20season, well when he won last year's
02:32:23election, he won it by about 7400 votes.
02:32:27The Liberals finished second
02:32:29and as I said, he won it in 2021. The
02:32:31boundaries changed for the 2025 election,
02:32:34so slightly different riding boundaries,
02:32:37but there will be a lot of voting for for people,
02:32:40some Canadians coming up with those 3 by elections on August
02:32:4431st, there will be 1 triggered by
02:32:47that Conservative MP who will quit on August 31st in
02:32:50Saskatchewan. Brock, there's already a vacancy in
02:32:53Quebec. Prime Minister Carney chose not to trigger that by
02:32:57election along with the other
02:32:59three. That's a seat that's held by the Block Quebecois.
02:33:03And the MP there quit because he intends to run provincially
02:33:07in this falls provincial 11 election in Quebec. And that's
02:33:10the same reason why Alexandre Boulerice plans on stepping
02:33:14down as well. He was an NDP MP who plans on running
02:33:17provincially. He has not quit his seat yet. He will do that
02:33:20when the election is called in Quebec. So that will be by
02:33:24election 2, Susan. So a lot of by elections
02:33:27coming up and that means for the parties,
02:33:29they have to start getting candidates
02:33:32and plays, fundraising in place and
02:33:34volunteers in place and all of those things go that go along
02:33:37with these by elections. So in terms of the timing for this
02:33:40exact one, again, that will be up to Prime
02:33:43Minister Mark Carney, but it could be a couple months
02:33:46before before that by election happens. That's Megan
02:33:49Fitzpatrick in Ottawa.
02:33:53Reinforcements marching in to help fight more than 100
02:33:57wildfires in BC. It's my first time here in Canada. I am glad
02:34:01to be here to bring some
02:34:05BCS. Premier welcomed them at the start of what's expected to
02:34:09be a challenging month. They'll be providing relief to
02:34:13frontline BC Wildfire Service file fire firefighters so they
02:34:16can catch their breath and recover. These firefighters
02:34:19will likely be deployed to the Brunswick Complex in the Fraser
02:34:23Canyon. Now to the northeast in the Okanogan,
02:34:26the Bradley Creek and Copic Creek fires continue to burn
02:34:30out of control,
02:34:31forcing more evacuations on Thursday. Thousands more have
02:34:35been displaced for days. By the time I got home,
02:34:40police were already banging on doors and telling people, you gotta go.
02:34:43You look down the road to the lake and the, you know,
02:34:46the the flames are probably 200 feet high. Some of the roads
02:34:49are getting open now. William Mundell and Diane Hamilton have
02:34:53been living out of this trailer since their evacuation. I'm
02:34:56glad to hear that my home is still standing and
02:35:00just because so many others aren't and it's gonna make me
02:35:04cry.
02:35:06Just so sad for them.
02:35:11The wildfire fight has also reached Metro Vancouver. A fire
02:35:14broke out Wednesday an hour from the city centre. It didn't
02:35:17actually think that it would ever come to this. So yeah,
02:35:20it is very disheartening and scary.
02:35:23The impact of fires can be seen and smelled across swaths of
02:35:27the province. Smoke and smog has made the air dangerous even
02:35:31for healthy people. This can create some short and long term
02:35:35complications to your health. Fire activity is expected to
02:35:38increase over the weekend due to hot and dry conditions. More
02:35:43firefighters from Mexico, Australia and New Zealand are
02:35:46expected to arrive in the next few days. Jessica Chung,
02:35:50CBC News, Vancouver.
02:35:54Raging, blistering wildfires have
02:35:56become part of the Canadian summer. OK,
02:35:58all need to hurry up here. Like seriously,
02:36:01we're in cased in flames now,
02:36:04scorching the country and destroying communities. The
02:36:08wildfires that swept across our region has changed my
02:36:12community
02:36:14personally, it's gone. Chiefs in remote
02:36:16northern Ontario are worried about the yearly fires. They're
02:36:20seeing the changes escalating. We're not prepared to,
02:36:24to respond, to react.
02:36:26A new study confirms human induced climate change. The
02:36:30burning of fossil fuels made Julia's wildfires in Ontario
02:36:33and the Northwest Territories roughly twice as likely to
02:36:37occur and more intense and difficult to contain. There is
02:36:41a very strong relationship between the fire weather,
02:36:44which we know is attributable to human caused climate change,
02:36:48and the burned area that we've seen in Canada in in these
02:36:51recent years. The World Weather Attribution Study also predicts
02:36:56more frequent extreme fire events in the Northwest
02:36:59Territories every two to six years. In Ontario every six to
02:37:0315 years. This month of fire weather would have been seen
02:37:07about once every 100 years without human caused climate
02:37:11change. Experts say these dire predictions should accelerate
02:37:15efforts to align mitigation efforts with this new reality.
02:37:19For one, a well funded national
02:37:21firefighting force. A lot of people think planes put out the
02:37:25fires. They help especially in the fires small,
02:37:29they buy you time, but the men and women
02:37:31on the fire line, the boots on the ground put the
02:37:35fire out and more resilient buildings using non flammable
02:37:39materials on the periphery. There are places in California
02:37:43now, new subdivisions making these
02:37:45types of things mandatory and that is the way to go. All
02:37:49tools to reduce risk and better contain fires predicted to only
02:37:53get worse. Jimmy Strachan, CBC News, Toronto.
02:37:59Is more toothbrushes for evacuees of the wildfires and
02:38:01Spokane, WA an army of support this
02:38:04local nonprofit put out a plea for donations to help them more
02:38:08than 60, 000 people forced from their
02:38:10homes. The response overwhelming we've received
02:38:13over 1000 Amazon boxes from all over the country and even basic
02:38:17items like shampoo and toothpaste can make all the
02:38:21difference. They say it's all about dignity right. It's all
02:38:25about feeling clean and and giving them a little bit
02:38:28hope. This was another stray. Cats and dogs from evacuees now
02:38:32without a home are staying at this local animal shelter.
02:38:35Those here say they're doing what they can to ease the
02:38:38burden. The dogs are going out for walks,
02:38:41playing so they don't have they can take that off their plate
02:38:45and not have to worry about their their beloved pet at this
02:38:48point. We've got you on that. And that means a lot for those
02:38:52who have lost structures like Bob Dygert Gearhart. And it's
02:38:55very taxing and anxiety
02:38:57and going to sleep at night is very difficult because of all
02:39:01these things going through your mind about what,
02:39:04what do I need to do and how can I do that and who's going
02:39:07to help me do that. Biggest question, where do we start?
02:39:11And and that's, you know, that's where we come in and we
02:39:15help them and start walking through the process. Dygert
02:39:18Gearhart says the community support has been invaluable.
02:39:21And people are so kind when they find out that you're,
02:39:25if you're a victim of this
02:39:27event, they're, they're willing to help in any
02:39:29way they can. I knew this community would step up and be
02:39:32able to do the things that they're doing. And I think that
02:39:35people have only seen the tip of it.
02:39:39Crews have been making progress, but it's going to get hotter
02:39:42and gustier. And officials say it could be a turning point. We
02:39:46want to make sure that the good work the firefighters have done,
02:39:49we don't lose. So we are continuing to go hard. We know
02:39:52what's coming and we're going to be prepared for it.
02:39:57Hundreds more firefighters are expected in the coming days.
02:40:00They'll help on the front lines and behind me is a different
02:40:03kind of help. This is a disaster assistance centre,
02:40:06and people in these tents are helping evacuees with things
02:40:10like filing insurance claims and getting basic necessities.
02:40:14And Julie, I take it there are new details
02:40:16tonight about the man accused of setting one of the most
02:40:19devastating fires there. Yeah. Court documents say the man
02:40:23charged with setting the Old Trails fire told detectives he
02:40:26planned it for weeks and researched when the weather
02:40:29would be best to start it. He also allegedly made a time
02:40:33delay device to do it.
02:40:35Alright, thanks Julia. CBC's Julia Wong in Spokane, WA tonight.
02:42:51Canada is nasty leadership. This is the main event of US
02:42:54Canada Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc's trip to Washington
02:42:57meeting with his American counterpart,
02:42:59U.S. trade Representative Jamison Greer. A sign of
02:43:02momentum, says this Trump ally. I just
02:43:04feel like this is the moment because I don't believe that
02:43:08would have happened unless Donald Trump had given the
02:43:11green light to Ambassador Greer to do that. Soon after,
02:43:14LeBlanc posted on social media saying he and chief trade
02:43:17negotiator Jenna Sherrett had a constructive and detailed
02:43:21meeting with them. Ambassador Greer negotiations are in full
02:43:24swing ahead of an August 19th deadline for a new set of
02:43:27punishing tariffs on a swath of Canadian exports ranging from
02:43:31cement to hockey sticks. I get the impression that the
02:43:34American side is also at the table and is also motivated to
02:43:37to get us somewhere where will end up and that will remain to
02:43:41be seen, protecting our jobs. Prime
02:43:43Minister Mark Carney says he wants any future agreement to
02:43:46cover all sectors affected by tariffs, including steel,
02:43:49aluminum, lumber and auto.
02:43:51With respect to a deal, we're we're interested in more
02:43:54comprehensive deal, more global deal that addresses
02:43:58the strategic sectors. Publicly, both leaders have traded jabs,
02:44:01with Kearney mocking Donald Trump on Wednesday when his
02:44:05teleprompter broke. Unlike a certain world leader,
02:44:08I do not view this as a conspiracy. Then,
02:44:10during a speech in Las Vegas, Trump targeted Canada. Canada's
02:44:14nasty. They are. They're nasty people. Think Canada,
02:44:18They're nasty people. I love the people, but they're nasty,
02:44:21nasty leadership, whatever adjective is used. Yes,
02:44:24we're standing up for Canadian workers,
02:44:27for Canadian businesses as we always have from the start.
02:44:30Conservative Leader Pierre Paul Lieb says Canada's already made
02:44:33concessions and gotten no deal in return. We're calling on him
02:44:37to take the leverage that he has yet has not yet squandered,
02:44:40take it to the bargaining table and get something in return for
02:44:44a change. Mark Carney said again, today
02:44:46is personally involved in negotiations and that he spoken
02:44:49to Donald Trump as recently as last week. And, Kate, so,
02:44:52I mean, what can you tell us about what
02:44:55comes next? Well, Canadian officials seem
02:44:57encouraged by today's meeting. This is the second meeting with
02:45:00Greer in two weeks. It was scheduled for 30 minutes. It
02:45:03ended up being an hour and a half. But whether they're
02:45:06making real strides towards an agreement is something they've
02:45:10refused to discuss publicly. One potential sign of progress?
02:45:13Sources also tell me Dominic LeBlanc is set to be back in Washington
02:45:17next week. Alright, thanks, Kate. CBC's Kate McKenna in
02:45:20Ottawa tonight.
02:45:24We'll have a big percentage of Donald Trump firing back over
02:45:26reports the US military has burned through its stockpiles
02:45:30of precision munitions and interceptors in its war against
02:45:34Iran. We have certain types of munitions that are very
02:45:37powerful that we have unlimited, virtual,
02:45:40unlimited supply. We have others where it's a little bit
02:45:44tighter. The Washington Post reports Trump demanded answers
02:45:48from his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth,
02:45:51about why he'd been misled
02:45:53about extreme munitions shortages. Trump posted on
02:45:56social media accusing the paper of spreading false rumors,
02:46:00insisting he's happy with Hegseth and that the US has
02:46:03massive amounts of munitions. We always want more. We have to
02:46:07have more. We have other things maybe come up. You maybe come
02:46:11up and maybe don't come up. Hopefully nothing else does
02:46:15come up. One thing that could come up, this expert says,
02:46:19is another future war. And that's what worries the
02:46:22Pentagon. the United States could continue its air campaigns,
02:46:25for example. But
02:46:27I'm sure General Kane is saying yes. But every missile we use
02:46:31here is 1 fewer that we might have in a future conflict with
02:46:35China. And we are worried about deterrence and we're worried
02:46:39about war fighting if that should happen.
02:46:43While the US has paused its campaign against Iran,
02:46:46shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively at a
02:46:50standstill. Reports suggest Iran and Oman are close to a
02:46:54deal to reopen the waterway, with conditions including Iran
02:46:58charging ships for safe passage. There may be some sort of loose
02:47:02arrangement on the Strait that sees a lot of control over what
02:47:06was a free international waterway to Iran. And the
02:47:09United States will get to say the war is now over. Trump will
02:47:13claim victory, although it's much more complicated than that.
02:47:16Shipping firms warn any toll on vessels traveling through the
02:47:20Strait would set a bad precedent,
02:47:22creating uncertainty for international shipping and the
02:47:26global economy. Tom Perry, CBC News, Washington.
02:51:11Turning to the US now, where a New Mexico court has
02:51:13ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars to
02:51:16address the mental health harms to young people that have been
02:51:20linked to Facebook and Instagram,
02:51:22Linda Ward is digging into that for us. What's this case all
02:51:26about? Well, you have to go back to March to
02:51:29the first phase of this case because the judge actually
02:51:33divided it into two parts. So the first phase back in March
02:51:36had to do with the risks from metas platforms back then. The
02:51:40jury
02:51:42found that metas apps harm children's mental health and
02:51:45focused on money over safety, finding them $375 million. This
02:51:50one was to consider whether metas platforms created a
02:51:55public nuisance. So the judge found rates of anxiety,
02:51:59depression, eating disorders, suicide among youth in New
02:52:04Mexico had significantly worsened in recent years and
02:52:08said metas platforms are a significant
02:52:11contributing cause to the crisis. So they are indeed,
02:52:15the judge found a public nuisance ordering matter to pay
02:52:19another $567 000, 000. So all of this totals more
02:52:23than $900 million so far, about half of this money to go
02:52:27to treatment centres for young people,
02:52:30the rest to awareness and prevention. Now,
02:52:34prosecutors also asked Meta to get asked the judge to get Meta
02:52:38to limit some of the addictive features.
02:52:41And who better verify age. Well, because of federal privacy laws,
02:52:46Meta isn't able to do that. So instead,
02:52:48the court ordered Meta to use AI to see who kids are
02:52:52friending online, what they're posting to
02:52:55determine what their age is. A number of other measures as
02:52:59well that were part of this ruling. Better banners to
02:53:03explain protection features, removing like counts for those
02:53:07under the age of 18. No push notifications during the hours
02:53:11of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
02:53:12and limiting the amount of time that underage users can be on
02:53:16these platforms to 90 hours per month,
02:53:19New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torres said in a statement.
02:53:23Today's decision is a victory for every parent who has
02:53:27worried about what social media is doing to their child and
02:53:31every child who deserves to grow up safer online. A victory
02:53:34if it's upheld. What is Meta saying about an appeal? Yeah,
02:53:38they're saying they're going ahead with an appeal on this
02:53:42one.
02:53:44And they did issue a statement of their own yesterday saying
02:53:46we work hard to keep people safe on our platforms,
02:53:50saying we have been transparent about the challenges of
02:53:53identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We
02:53:57remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and
02:54:01will continue to defend ourselves against claims that
02:54:04would misrepresent the facts. And they will have to continue
02:54:08to defend themselves because they face thousands of lawsuits
02:54:12from Parents, 800
02:54:13lawsuits from just school districts alone. And then next
02:54:17week, there is a big trial that is
02:54:20starting against Meta in California. So this is a case
02:54:23filed by attorneys general from California, Colorado,
02:54:27Kentucky and New Jersey, Essentially the four first Test
02:54:31states out of 29 total states that are suing for features on
02:54:35Instagram, on Facebook that are said to be
02:54:38addictive to children. There's also eight states filing
02:54:41lawsuits in their own state courts,
02:54:44one actually going on in Tennessee right now. So a lot
02:54:48of legal troubles for this company,
02:54:50$942 million though in total for a company that made $60
02:54:54billion last year is a drop in the bucket. Peanuts really. But
02:54:58Meta 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
02:55:07take a bigger bite out of their bottom line. But it's worth
02:55:11noting after yesterday's ruling, investors
02:55:14didn't really seem to care after hours trading shares down
02:55:19less than half a percent. Hmm,
02:55:22Certainly at the beginning of this onslaught though of legal
02:55:25challenges, hmm, something will shift lots ahead
02:55:28for this company. Yeah, sure. Alright, thanks so much. You're welcome.
02:55:34It's the sights and sounds of summer, but behind the scenes,
02:55:38the heat is on for camp operators and parents to keep
02:55:41this magic alive. Everything costs more. So insurance has
02:55:45gone up significantly for us. Food costs have increased. Our
02:55:49staff wages have increased. Those higher costs get passed
02:55:53on to families, though camps say they try to
02:55:56minimize it at a time when many Canadians are already
02:55:59struggling with affordability. If I look at returning camper
02:56:03numbers,
02:56:05we're missing about 60 campers that were went to camp last
02:56:08year that didn't come this year. Camps can range in cost from
02:56:12150 to $300 a week for community and city Ron day
02:56:15camps to more than $2000 a week for overnight camps. Camps
02:56:19across Canada know what families are up against. We've
02:56:23been hearing that they're having to make choices whether
02:56:27to involve them in sports or multi weeks of day camp or
02:56:30overnight camp and you know, it's upsetting to hear. Beyond
02:56:35offering childcare, summer camps have many other
02:56:38benefits, says this expert. You get to
02:56:40try new things that you you can challenge yourself in those
02:56:44ways and really build grit and perseverance. So learning
02:56:47self-awareness, emotional management,
02:56:49social awareness. This financial advisor and mom of
02:56:53two says she suggests parents look beyond camps if their
02:56:56budget just can't handle it. I was very enthusiastic when the
02:57:00kids were younger because I didn't want my kids to be
02:57:03missing out. But as the kids got older, I started
02:57:06changing more play dates and actually talking to parents and
02:57:10seeing what their schedule is to see if we can do a bit of a
02:57:14swap or I'll host some kids. You're sending your kids to
02:57:17camp is a priority for you. Organizers say to reach out and
02:57:21ask if they offer subsidies. Some do,
02:57:23as they urge all levels of government to help camps with
02:57:26funding. Deanna Sumac Johnson, CBC News, Toronto.
03:00:27Hi, I'm Rasheen Shamala with CBC News. Here's a look at some of the big stories across Canada
03:00:31and around the world.
03:00:34The Conservative Party's former justice critic has announced
03:00:37that he is stepping away from politics. Ontario MP Larry
03:00:40Brock says he'll be resigning next month and he's returning
03:00:44to his role as a prosecutor. Rocks departure is another blow
03:00:48to the Conservative backbench. He is the 7th MP to leave the
03:00:52Conservative Party since the election in 2025. Four of those
03:00:56MP's crossed the floor to join the Liberals. The vacancy will,
03:01:00of course, trigger a by election in the
03:01:03Ontario riding of Brantford Grant S 6 Nations. And as Megan Fitzpatrick tells us,