The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: January 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 05:00 EST

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From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. Donald Trump returns to the White House today. The Republican winner of the US election will be sworn in again at noon Eastern time, but the celebrations are already underway. The village people joined Trump on stage at a rally in Washington yesterday. Trump regularly used their music on the campaign trail. Last night Trump spoke at a gala and he gave a preview of what he plans to do later today.

My administration will take immediate and decisive action to confront every single problem America faces and put our nation back on the path to success and greatness. Within hours of taking office I will sign dozens of executive orders, close to a hundred to be exact. We will not waste a single moment in delivering on our promises to the people. Trump says he will give details during his inauguration address. Canadians are especially worried about the threat of tariffs on Canadian goods entering the U.S. and Trump mentioned border concerns in his speech last night.

Less than 24 hours from now, the invasion of our borders will end and the restoration of our sovereignty will begin. We will stop immediately criminals from pouring into our country from countries all over the world. That will stop immediately. But Trump did not outline any potential tariffs against Canada. CBC Radio 1 will have live coverage of Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony today. Our special begins at 11 a.m. Eastern. You can also stream it live on the CBC Listen app and the CBC News app.

We've heard a lot about the risk of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, but retailers in this country are also worried about the impact of potential tariffs on Chinese goods. As Paula Duhatschek reports, it could affect Canadian businesses that make products overseas and sell them in the U.S. If I was trying to source things that weren't made from China, these shelves would be empty. Calgary jewelry designer Melissa Victor says the country is so ubiquitous it can be hard to avoid but as returning US President Donald Trump threatens more tariffs on Chinese goods companies that can source from other countries are doing just that. Andrew Letfie is CEO of Group Dynamite. Here's

how he answered a question from investors about tariffs late last year. You know, knowing that there's going to be a transition in the first quarter of the year, we've already taken steps. I won't get into the percentage, but we've already taken steps to move more production out of China. A similar story at Canadian Tire, according to CEO Greg Hicks. We've seen a pretty sizable shift in our country of origin sourcing out of China just this year alone. Paula Duhaczek, CBC News, Calgary. The case of a 54-year-old woman who starved to death in a B.C. care home is being heard in a coroner's court. Florence Gerard had Down syndrome. She died in 2018. The coroner's

inquest began last week and continues today. Yvette Brand reports. Sharon Bursey says her sister Florence Gerard swam in the Special Olympics. She was shocked how small her big sister was in her coffin. The 4 foot 11 woman weighed just over 50 pounds when she died of malnutrition. The system is broken. Her disabled sister's death led to criminal charges against her long-time caregiver and a coroner's inquest. Gerard's caregiver Astrid Dahl teared up at times after telling a coroner's jury how

she cradled the disabled woman in her final hours. By then, she testified Gerard wasn't eating, spitting out even liquids. Dahl says Gerard refused medical treatment but she says she regrets not insisting that Gerard see a doctor. A criminal trial in 2023 convicted Astrid Dahl of failing to provide Gerard with the necessities of life and sentenced her to 15 months in jail. The coroner's jury sits until January 24th. They hope to come up with recommendations on how to prevent this from happening in the future. Evette Brent, CBC News, Vancouver.

And that is Your World This Hour. I'm Neil Hurland.