The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/13 at 16:00 EST

Episode Date: January 13, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/13 at 16:00 EST

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Find Uncover wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Tom Harrington. Cutter's government says both Hamas and Israel now have the final draft of a ceasefire deal. The news of significant progress in the talks comes before next week's change of government in the US. And with that, a major shift in American foreign policy. Sacha Petruszek has more from Jerusalem. After months of fruitless talks, mediators in Doha say there was a breakthrough in negotiations

late last night when Israeli and Hamas officials seemed to overcome major differences blocking a Gaza ceasefire. We see some progress in the negotiations. Today Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sar sounded unusually optimistic. Israel wants a hostage deal. Soon we will know whether the other side wants the same thing. Both sides are under US pressure from incoming President Donald Trump and the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden and his national security adviser Jake Sullivan. We are still determined to use every day we have an office to get this done. Can we get it done before the 20th? It is possible.

But say mediators, still not guaranteed. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem. Donald Trump returns to the White House one week from today. Two provincial premiers say this country should be bracing for tariffs he will impose on all Canadian goods. But leaders of Alberta and Ontario have different approaches to his threat. Raffy Woodgicanian has more. I won't hesitate to pull out every

single tool we have. Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying Canada can't sit back and let the US impose a 25% tariff on all goods it imports from this country. Something incoming President Donald Trump says he'll do in a week when he comes to power. When our country's under attack economically, you just don't roll over. Ford says he still won't rule out imposing counter tariffs or cutting off energy exports

to the U.S. Measures the federal government says it is exploring too. But Trump's latest Canadian guest has different ideas. We had a friendly conversation. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met Trump in his Florida estate this weekend. Smith says restricting energy exports would provoke a national unity crisis in Canada. Premiers are scheduled to meet with the federal government on Wednesday to continue hashing out this country's response. Rafi Boudjoukani on CBC News, Ottawa.

Los Angeles is bracing for the return of the high winds that helped fuel the deadly fires. Officials are bolstering their defenses and Canada is playing an important part. Erin Collins has that story. We have, right now now extreme fire behaviour. Strong winds are back in the Los Angeles area, fanning the flames of the fires burning there. LA Fire Chief Kristen Crowley acknowledging the help of the fire crews from out of state. We absolutely know that we cannot do this on our own,

and we are tremendously appreciative of all of your continued support. A cruise from Alberta will soon be among the firefighters on the ground around LA. Good neighbors are always there for each other. Todd Lowen is Alberta's Minister of Forestry. Two wildfire crews, including 40 wildland firefighters and two agency representatives are on their way to California to assist with firefighting efforts. Firefighters from BC and Ontario will soon join them. Water bombers from Quebec are already in the L.A. area and two more are on the way.

Canada's Air Force is pitching in too, helping to transport equipment and supplies. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. Another Liberal MP is launching a bid for the party's leadership. Jaime Batiste is the member for Sydney, Victoria. Batiste made history in 2019 when he was elected as the first Mi'kmaq member of parliament. The Nova Scotia MP currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations. He is also chair of the Liberal Indigenous Caucus.

Now he says he wants to make history again as the first Indigenous Prime Minister. The winner of the Liberal leadership will be announced on March the 9th. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.