The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/23 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: January 23, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/23 at 05:00 EST

Well, it's safe to say 2025 is off to an interesting start. I'll say. And if you're trying to sort through what's real and what's relevant from a Canadian perspective, we're here for you. Your World Tonight is more than just a recap of daily news. Our team goes deeper on the stories that speak to the moment to give you the full picture. I'm Susan Bonner. I'm Tom Harrington. And I'm Stephanie Scanderas.

Together we bring you the day's news, context and analysis, all in about 25 minutes. Your World Tonight from CBC News. Find and follow us wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Herland. The head of NATO warns that Ukraine is struggling in the war with Russia. Mark Ruda spoke this morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We really have to step up and not scale back the support for Ukraine. We have to change

the trajectory of the war which is ongoing and so far as we know the front line is moving in the wrong direction, is going eastward. The NATO secretary general is calling on NATO countries to spend more on defence and provide more weapons to Ukraine. The Belgian prime minister says Russia could keep its war going for at least one more year. President Donald Trump is vowing to open up the US government files on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But I'm gonna release him immediately upon getting, we're gonna see the information, we're looking at it right now. Trump says he wanted to release

everything during his last presidency but he says he was talked out of it. Conspiracy buffs have long believed the US government is hiding key details of what happened in 1963. Today marks one year since the tragic plane crash that killed six people in the Northwest Territories. Five passengers and two pilots were on board. Only one person survived. Carla Ulrich reports.

Dana Ferguson is the mayor of Fort Smith. She remembers January 23rd, 2024 as solemn when news of the plane crash tore through the community. By sunset, the reality of the loss was clear. It was a very emotional and overwhelming experience. Tonight, the town is honoring the lives lost with a candlelight memorial. Ferguson says they will ring the church bells for six minutes to honor the six lives lost. Joel is someb everything okay. You're h

he helped make it okay. B of 20 years. Joel Tetzzo She says this past year h loss for her and their th know with everything that and adored them. And Joel also left knowing he was loved and appreciated. Chappelsky says they talk about their father every day. Community support, she says, has been overwhelming. Carla Ulrich, CBC News,

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Fire crews in southern California are battling a new fast-moving wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles. The Hughes Fire has forced 31,000 people out of their homes as flames get dangerously close to crowded neighborhoods. Anthony Maroney is the LA County Fire Chief. The National Weather Service has extended the red flag warning. Light to moderate Santa Ana, will continue into Thursday. The situation remains dynamic and the fire remains a difficult fire to contain, although

we are getting the upper hand. The recent fires in Los Angeles have killed at least 28 people, another 22 are missing. It's been more than six months since wildfires ravaged the town of Jasper, Alberta. For residents who lost their homes, it's still a waiting game. As Julia Wong reports, they still don't have temporary housing. This further state of Limbo is actually awful. Loni Kledell stands in an empty lot in the town of Jasper. After losing her home in the wildfire, she's been in a hotel for six months and temporary housing promised by the Alberta government has not arrived yet. The Alberta government offered roughly 100 million dollars to build permanent single detached houses

but there's only room for 60 of those units on the parcels of land set aside by Parks Canada. The town says it needs high density housing for more than 600 households. Alberta's community seniors and social services minister Jason Nixon says the province isn't budging from its single family home position. If we don't have a project that meets those requirements then this money can't be spent. Parks Canada is working to get interim high density housing but without the provinces contribution there won't be enough for everyone who needs it. Director of recovery for the municipality

of Jasper Michael Fark. Now that we understand that the province is not going to be bringing any interim housing, we need to find other solutions. Julia Wong, CBC News, Jasper, Alberta. And that is your World This Hour. I'm Neil Herland.