The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/21 at 13:00 EST

Bankman Freed's entire house of cards started to crumble as crypto asset prices plummeted in May. This morning, we unsealed an eight count indictment charging Samuel Bankman Freed. I'm Jacob Silverman, host of The Naked Emperor. I'm going to explain how Sam Bankman Freed built and destroyed a multi-billion dollar crypto empire. Available now everywhere you get your podcast. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Tom Harrington. Donald Trump supporters who assaulted the US Capitol four years ago are being set free, among them people who violently attacked police

officers that day. During the campaign, the newly inaugurated president had promised sweeping pardons for those charged in the January 6th attack. Ella Morrow reports from Washington. So this is January 6th. Donald Trump issuing a sweeping pardon for more than 1,500 people charged in the storming of the Capitol building on January 6th. A riot fueled in part by Trump's false claims, the 2020 election was stolen. Fulfilling a campaign promise, the pardons are full, complete and unconditional. And they'll also apply to violent offenders charged with

attacking police officers on the day. Six individuals who assaulted me as I did my job on January 6th will now walk free. Michael Fanone was a DC Metropolitan Police Officer at Capitol Hill. I have been betrayed by my country and I've been betrayed by those that supported Donald Trump. Those pardoned include Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys Group, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the attack. Ellen Mauro, CBC News, Washington.

Trump is also ramping up the rhetoric when it comes to imposing tariffs on Canadian goods. The Liberal cabinet are discussing the latest threat at their retreat in Quebec. Francois-Police Champagne says, for months they've had many meetings with their American counterparts. The Innovation, Science and Industry Minister says in every meeting they point out Canada is America's biggest customer and any tariffs would have a negative impact south of the border. We buy more from you than China, Japan, the UK and France combined.

And despite the fact that you have heard that message probably a hundred times now, we still need to repeat it in Washington so that everyone's get it and I could see governors nodding because they understand, you know, they're in the front line of that. Last night Trump said he's considering tariff action against Canada starting February 1st. He had promised to do so on day one of his presidency. Much of Halifax is currently under a boil water advisory. Halifax Water says there had been a short planned power outage at a treatment facility. But that's when unclorinated water entered the drinking supply.

The boil water advisory could be in place for up to two days before it is lifted. Three days in, it appears the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding. But in the occupied West Bank, Israel has launched a major operation in the city of Jenin Palestinian health authorities say nine people have been killed and 45 injured including doctors and nurses Sasha Petrosik reports from Jerusalem Israeli forces moved into the city of Jenin and adjacent refugee camps today, soldiers and police backed by helicopter gunships in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls an extensive counter-terrorism operation.

This northern part of the occupied West Bank has long been a base for Palestinian militant groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad affiliated with Iran. Hamas called on Palestinians to mobilize and clash with Israeli forces. It's another flare-up in the occupied territories, already tense because of more frequent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages. The settlers emboldened by political support in Israel's coalition government and boosted by US President Donald Trump yesterday who signed a new executive order lifting earlier American sanctions on violent settlers. Sasha Petrusik, CBC News, Jerusalem.

At least 66 people have been killed in a fire at a ski resort in Turkey. Officials say at least two of the victims died trying to escape by jumping from the burning building. Firefighters say it took 12 hours for the fire to be extinguished. It was mainly due to the hotel's location in a remote northern province. Four people have been arrested, including the resort's owner. The cause of the fire is now under investigation. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.