The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/13 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: January 14, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/13 at 22:00 EST

This video is a message from a little boy named Salman. He disappeared five years ago in Syria during the war to defeat ISIS. He still hasn't been found. My name is Poonam Tineja. I'm traveling to Syria to find out what happened to Salman and the thousands of children like him lost in one of the most dangerous places on earth. From BBC Sounds and CBC podcasts, Bloodlines. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Los Angeles is bracing for the return of high winds that helped fuel the deadly fires.

Officials are bolstering their defences and Canada is playing an important part in the fight. Erin Collins has more. We have, right 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 L.A. 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 the 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 LA area and two more are on the way.

Canada's Air Force is pitching in two, helping to transport equipment and supplies. Aaron Collins, CBC News, Calgary. Donald Trump returns to the White House in one week from now. At least two provincial premier say this country should be bracing for tariffs that he could impose on all Canadian goods. But as Rafi Boujikanein reports, the leaders of Alberta and Ontario have different approaches to his threat. 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 US. 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 Bouducani on CBC News, Ottawa. Chris Jeffreland will announce her bid for the Liberal leadership within the next week. Sources confirm to Radio Canada that the former finance minister will declare her intentions ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration. We also have word tonight from a source close

to Mark Carney that the former Bank of Canada governor is expected to launch his campaign this Thursday, and tonight Carney is appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The government of Qatar says both Hamas and Israel now have the final draft of a cease-fire deal. The news of significant progress in the talks comes just seven days before Joe Biden leaves the White House, and with that, a major shift in American foreign policy. The CBC's Sasha Petrusic reports 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 Sarr 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 in 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. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Herland.