The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 17:00 EST

Episode Date: January 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/20 at 17:00 EST

Hi, I'm Michelle Sheppard, host of Uncover Charmini from CBC Podcasts. In 1999, 15-year-old Charmini Anandavale disappeared on her way to a job that police believe didn't exist. Four months later, her remains were found in a wooded ravine. I revisit the case that has stayed with me for over 20 years, ever since I first covered it as a Cub Crime Reporter for the Toronto Star. You can find Uncover Charmini on CBC Listen or on your favorite podcast app. From CBC News, the world is our. I'm Tom Harrington. Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The inaugural

ceremony was held inside the Capitol Rotunda due to cold weather in the US Capitol. Trump promised to declare multiple emergencies but made no mention of specific tariffs against Canada. Peter Armstrong reports. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I... Donald Trump is back. In his inaugural address, he laid out dozens of actions he'll take from the consequential... I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. To the slightly stranger.

A short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. As Canadians braced for word of tariffs imposed on exports to the U.S., this is all they got. Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens. The Wall Street Journal and Reuters saying the president will issue a broad memorandum ordering federal agencies to study trade policies and investigate remedies for some of Trump's bigger concerns. But it seems the actual action of imposing those tariffs is left for another day. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington. Liberal MPs are gathering in Quebec for a cabinet retreat.

They are encouraged by the fact there are no immediate tariffs on Canadian goods from the Trump administration. At the time of Trump's threat, he demanded Ottawa do more about border safety and keeping drugs and illegal immigrants from crossing into the U.S. Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government has been working to convince U.S. officials tariffs are a bad idea. I met with many senators and congresspeople last week, as well as American business, understand that tariffs would actually hurt both countries and that there's a lot more that we can do.

So I think today was actually a step forward and now we need to go back and continue to have conversations about how we work together more effectively going forward. Wilkinson says the first Trump turn gives them an idea of what to expect in his second. Panama's president says the canal that bears the country's name is and will remain Panamanian. Raul Molino is responding to Trump's threat to take the canal back. The incoming president called the handover of the canal to Panama by former president Jimmy Carter a foolish gift and claimed American ships were being overcharged to use it. Molino insists Panama has administered the canal responsibly for the whole world, including

the US. Trucks laden with humanitarian aid roll into the Gaza on the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The UN says more than 900 trucks entered the territory today. That's in addition to 630 vehicles yesterday. Half of them were destined for northern Gaza, threatened with famine. The ceasefire deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into Gaza daily for the first six weeks. There's new evidence the class of drugs that includes ozempic may have health benefits that go far beyond weight loss. A new study suggests they could help with dozens of conditions ranging from Alzheimer's disease to drug addiction. Mike Crawley has the story.

It's the largest study of its kind to date into the effects of ozempic-type drugs, known as GLP-1s. It looks at more than a quarter million people in the U.S. taking these medications for diabetes and finds, compared with a control group, a reduced risk for more than 40 other medical conditions. among the strongest lengths, reductions in substance abuse. Very, very consistent. Dr. Ziad Al-Ali of Washington University in St. Louis is the lead author of the study,

published in the journal Nature Medicine. GLP1 suppress appetite by working not only on the stomach, but also on areas in the brain that are involved in impulse control. The study also suggests a 12 percent reduction in cases of Alzheimer's disease. The authors stress the findings are for now just observational and far more research is needed before these drugs would be prescribed for any other conditions. Mike Crawley, CBC News, Toronto. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.