The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/27 at 21:00 EST

Episode Date: January 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/27 at 21:00 EST

Mama, look at me. Brum, brum. I'm going really fast. I just got my license. Can I borrow the car please, Mom? Kids go from 0 to 18 in no time. You'll be relieved they have 24-7 roadside assistance with intact insurance. [♪upbeat music playing in background. A car honks in the distance.] [♪upbeat music playing in background. A car honks in the distance.] From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. We have leverage. Melanie Jolie says Canada is

working with the European Union and Britain on countering US tariffs. The Foreign Affairs Minister says she's working to prevent them while also being ready for them. We are the biggest customer to the US. We are the biggest customer in 36 countries, 36 states within the U.S. So there are lots of allies in the U.S. and also in Washington, and that's why we're doing the work. Jolie says the U.S. has a trade surplus with Canada if you don't take into account energy exports.

Meanwhile, the U.S. and Colombia have pulled back from the brink of a trade war. The crisis was averted when Bogota agreed to accept US military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. When Colombia refused to let US military planes carrying its deported citizens land with President Gustavo Petro objecting to the use of shackles and handcuffs on detainees. US President Donald Trump threatened to put a 25% tariff on all Colombian imports into the US. A social media spat erupted between the two countries leaders. President Trump said that tariffs would be raised to 50% in a week as well as threatening travel sanctions.

As Colombia agreed to back down, the White House claimed a victory for the Trump administration's uncompromising immigration policies, saying, Today's events make clear to the world that America is respected again. The clash shows how far President Trump is prepared to go to implement his campaign promises. Kate Fisher for CBC News, Washington. Denmark says it plans to spend more than two billion US dollars to boost its military presence in the Arctic. The announcement follows comments by President Donald Trump about taking control of Greenland,

the semi-autonomous Danish island. AI chipmaker Nvidia lost at least a half a trillion dollars U.S. on the markets today. And that's because of a Chinese competitor called DeepSeek. The startup claims it costs less to operate and needs less computing capacity. Economist Brian Jacobson questions how that could affect U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to make big investments in AI. Well, I think that really we do need to worry or maybe wonder about how President Trump might respond to this news. Does it come about because the restrictions on exporting chips to China apparently didn't

really work all that well? And does it more have to shift away from embargoes and restrictions on the exports to more subsidizing U.S. technology instead? DeepSeek was the biggest download from Apple's App Store. One of the largest urban parks in North America is expanding. Transport Canada is abandoning a plan to build an airport in Pickering Ontario, east of Toronto. Instead, the government is handing over the land to enlarge the Rouge National Park. Michelle Song reports. The Pickering Lands will no longer be used for future airport sites.

A packed room stood up cheering for the long-awaited announcement. Transport Canada will transfer the Pickering Lands to Parks Canada after more than 50 years. It held about 3,500 hectares of the land in hopes to build an airport, a project advocates fought hard against. It's so emotional for us on a very personal level. Advocates like Mary Delaney with Land Over Landings. She campaigned to protect farmlands in this area. So our main goal has always been to protect and prevent development of any kind, an airport or urban sprawl of any

kind on top of these class one farmlands. The Pickering Lands is also a key part of wildlife conservation. It is a significant corridor allowing species to move between habitats. Michelle Song, CBC News, Pickering Ontario. And that is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.