The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/25 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: January 25, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/25 at 06:00 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 Gina Louise Phillips. Liberal leadership candidate Christa Freeland says she's running against the Ottawa establishment. In an interview with CBC radio's The House, the former deputy prime minister says one of her competitors is the preferred candidate of the prime minister's office, and that

makes her the outsider. Catherine Cullen has more. I think we need a change. For years she was finance minister and deputy prime minister. Now Christia Freeland is pitching herself as anti-establishment. The Liberal leadership hopeful is watching her primary opponent, Mark Carney, rack up more MP endorsements. In particular, Carney is being backed by a dozen cabinet ministers.

Freeland has five, despite having sat at the cabinet table for almost a decade. Asked about that, she says she's more concerned with the grassroots. It is certainly looking like he is the PMO's candidate. Freeland offered no evidence of Carney's ties to the Prime Minister's office. He has tried to pitch himself as an outsider, including at his campaign launch in Edmonton. In my judgment, as an outsider, as someone who's not been a lifelong politician. Meanwhile, the conservatives have dismissed the entire crop of liberal leadership contenders, saying they are all the same as the prime minister.

Catherine Cullen, CBC News, Ottawa. And you can hear more of Catherine's interview with Christopher Rieland on the House right after the 9 o'clock edition of World Report. That's 9.30 in Newfoundland or anytime wherever you get your podcasts. He came, he saw, he promised help. US President Donald Trump was in California Friday evening to see the destruction from the LA wildfires. Steve Futterman has more on the visit. The president spent several hours seeing the damage both from the air and on the ground. He met with some of those who lost their homes.

I don't think you can realize how rough it is, how devastating it is until you see it. Afterwards, before a gathering of state and local officials, he said the federal government is standing behind you 100 percent. I'm going to give you everything you want. I'm going to give you more than any president would have ever given you. Earlier in the day in North Carolina, Trump had a much different tone. He seemed to set conditions on federal aid being given to California. He did not repeat that here, and Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu was hopeful.

One statement actually that I will not forget is when he said, California will get what it needs. Trump says he wants rebuilding to begin quickly, and he said California will get what it needs. Trump says he wants rebuilding to begin quickly and he said he will make it easier to deal with federal red tape. Steve Futterman for CBC News, Pacific Palisades, California. Donald Trump's contentious pick for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, was narrowly confirmed Friday night by just one vote. I just heard that we won. Winning is what matters, right?

Senators were deadlocked 50-50 with three Republicans breaking ranks. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote. Hegseth was controversial because of accusations of being drunk on the job and sexual misconduct. Federal industry minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is accusing Amazon of not being honest with him about the closure of the company's Quebec distribution centers. On Wednesday, Amazon said it would shut down its seven sites in the province. It says cost-cutting is the reason, not because workers at its Laval warehouse recently unionized. Champagne says the company didn't give him the whole story when it came to job losses. This is also about treating Canada with respect.

Not only we had a discussion, but in a way that is hard for me to understand, they did not even mention to me that they would lay off more people after we had our conversation. I have seen better corporate citizens in my life." According to data from the Quebec Labor Ministry, nearly 1,500 people will be laid off at Amazon partner companies. That's in addition to the nearly 1,700 permanent employees losing their jobs at the online retailer. In a letter to the CEO, Champagne called on Amazon to immediately reconsider the Quebec closures. And that is your World This Hour.

You can listen to us anytime on voice-activated devices such as Google Home. For CBC News, I'm Gina Louise Phillips.