The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 15:00 EST

Episode Date: January 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/22 at 15:00 EST

I'm David Rigeon, host of the award-winning podcast Someone Knows Something. Each season I investigate a different unsolved case, from a mysterious bomb hidden in a flashlight to two teenagers killed by the KKK. The New York Times calls SKS a consistently rigorous, intelligent gem, and Esquire named the series one of the best true crime podcasts of 2021. Find Someone Knows Something wherever you get your podcasts. named to the series one of the best true crime podcasts of 2021. Find someone knows something wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world is sour. I'm Tom Harrington.

It's not the first time that I'm asking Quebecers to buy products made in Quebec. Quebec Premier Francois Lagault is joining with other Premiers and asking people to buy Canadian. Lago says he does not want American tariffs imposed, but if they are, there's a silver lining. If tomorrow Mr. Trump put a tariff of 25% and we put a tariff of 25% let's say on fruit, vegetables. It's an opportunity for our companies to be competitive. Earlier today, Legault took part in a virtual First Ministers' Meeting. He agrees it's too soon to take any response to tariffs off the table. Amazon Canada is closing all seven of its warehouses in Quebec. That puts 1,700 permanent employees and 250 temporary

workers out of work. The decision comes after Amazon lost an effort to stop a unionization drive at its Laval warehouse. The online retailer says the closures are not in response to that initiative. President Donald Trump is moving quickly to end diversity, equality and inclusion programs created under the Biden administration. Trump has called the programs discrimination and insisted on restoring merit-based hiring. But civil rights advocates argue DEI programs are necessary to address longstanding inequities and systemic racism. Chris Reyes has the story.

All traces of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have already been deleted from US federal websites. The president has directed all federal employees and DEI roles to be placed on paid leave by tonight. Trump is also putting federal agencies on deadline to come up with a plan for firing those employees by January 31st. All DEI-related offices will shut down. Mark Morial is the president of the National Urban League and he's calling on his fellow members to push back. It's reprehensible. It is nothing but an effort to repeal the progress that this nation has made over the last 60 years and it has to be resisted. Trump's executive order undoes many of President Biden's initiatives to promote inclusion within

the government, including signing an executive order to assess any systemic barriers to diversity. Chris Reyes, CBC News, Washington. A historic winter storm is slamming southern parts of the United States, causing slippery roads, power outages and travel delays. Icy weather swept through southern Texas, then east through Georgia and north to the Carolinas and Virginia. It stumped record-breaking snow on New Orleans. From impromptu hockey to snowball fights, some say this winter blast is one for the books. I've never seen snow falling. I'm like a little kid right now. It's like Christmas. I'm from Texas so it

don't snow like that. So seeing all this snow is something new. It's magical to me. Being able to come out in Florida and make a snowman over on the side of the parking lot here at the hotel is just phenomenal. The storm has killed at least 12 people. Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire is issuing a public apology. It's part of a lawsuit settlement with Prince Harry, which he is calling a monumental victory. He sued News Group, accusing two Murdoch papers of using illegal means, including phone hacking, to gather information about him. David Sherborne is Prince Harry's lawyer.

In a monumental victory today, News UK have admitted that the son, the flagship title for Rupert Murdoch's UK media empire has indeed engaged in illegal practices. The apology also includes an admission the media conglomerate intruded into the private life of Harry's mother, Princess Diana. As well, News Group paid a financial settlement to the prince, but the amount is not being disclosed. Netflix is about to get more expensive for Canadian subscribers. The cost of its cheapest plan, which includes commercials, will rise by $2 to $7.99 per month. Ad-free streaming will increase by $2.50 to $18.99, while the Netflix premium plan jumps $3 to $23.99.

The new prices take effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing members will see the change on their next bill. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening. The World This Hour is brought to you by the U.S. Department of State. The U.S. Department of State has been responsible for providing the best possible support for the public health and safety of its citizens. The U.S. Department of State has been responsible for providing the best possible support for

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