The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/24 at 02:00 EST

Episode Date: January 24, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/24 at 02:00 EST

What does a mummified Egyptian child, the Parthenon marbles of Greece and an Irish giant all have in common? They are all stuff the British stole. Maybe. Join me, Mark Fennell, as I travel around the globe uncovering the shocking stories of how some, let's call them ill-gotten, artifacts made it to faraway institutions. Spoiler, it was probably the British. Don't miss a brand new season of Stuff the British Style. Watch it free on CBC Gem. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles.

US President Donald Trump has taken his threats against Canada to an international audience. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump once again claimed Canada trades unfairly with the U.S. Paul Hunter reports from Washington. One thing we're going to be demanding is we're going to be demanding respect from other nations, Canada. On the global stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, albeit among a litany of other comments, Canada has been very tough to deal with over the years.

Donald Trump's reiteration of his threats against Canada brought gasps from those in the crowd. He vastly overstated the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, but he underlined, on trade, if Canada doesn't do his bidding, his bottom line seems to be the U.S. could simply stop buying. We don't need them to make our cars and they make a lot of them. We don't need their lumber because we have our own forests, etc. etc. We don't need their oil and gas. We have more than anybody. Appearing by video link, Trump took another shot at Canada and all NATO countries, calling on them to massively expand their targeted spending on

defense. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. And Trump also demanding an immediate end to the war in Ukraine, warning of what he may do if it doesn't end. If they don't settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I'm going to put massive tariffs on Russia and massive taxes and also big sanctions. And I don't want to do that. We've got to get this war ended.

And if they don't make a settlement like fast, and Zelensky, I will say this, he wants to settle now. He's had enough. That's Trump from a Fox News interview that aired Thursday night. He also criticized Ukraine for taking on a bigger enemy and former President Joe Biden for the billions of dollars of American aid. The war will enter its fourth year later next month. They're off and running. Candidates wanting to become the next liberal leader had to file their paperwork in by Thursday afternoon.

Now they have 45 days to win over liberals and become the next prime minister. Rafi Boudjah-Kanian reports. In the middle of a snow-covered downtown Ottawa street, Karina Gould, the Liberal's former House leader, makes it official. I deposited my papers to be an official candidate. The 37-year-old joins a crowded field, including former back of Canada Governor Mark Carney and former finance minister Christia Freeland, but Gould says she has the grassroots

helping her out. When it comes to endorsements by caucus, though, they're lining up by the dozens behind Freeland and Carney. But she has also leaned in on her experience as finance minister. She insists she is the one to take on US President Donald Trump. The liberal leadership race has attracted multiple other contenders, including current MPs Jaime Batiste and Chandra Arya, along with former members of Parliament Frank Bayliss and Ruby Dalla and anti-abortion businessman Michael Clark. Whoever wins this race in early March will likely be headed off to a general

election months, if not weeks, later. Rafi Boudjikani on CBC News, Ottawa. A survey released by the Canadian Medical Association this week reveals how common it is for Canadians to turn to the internet for medical advice. President Joss Weimer was most concerned seeing 37 percent of those surveyed say they have no choice because they don't have a primary care provider. No other generation has had to deal with this double whammy of both being bombarded with misinformation online where the social media algorithms are pushing the misinformation

and profiting off of it in our feeds while also not having access to a physician where six and a half million Canadians don't have access to a family doctor. And we know that the information online isn't always accurate and can cause real harms for some people. The survey found 42% had tried medical advice they found online and about a quarter reported bad or adverse outcomes because of it. The CMA says if you're going to seek out information online make sure you're getting it from a reputable source. That is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.