The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/27 at 22:00 EST

Episode Date: January 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/27 at 22:00 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 Claude Fay.

Canadian officials are making a last-ditch effort this week to avoid tariffs. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose hefty levies on Canadian goods starting this Saturday. As Olivia Stefanovic reports, there are different views on how Ottawa should respond. This is our number one priority and we're working at it every day. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie says the federal government is seized with avoiding

tariffs but won't release a full list of American products Canada will levy if US President Donald Trump moves forward with his threat. And we won't negotiate on you know in front of the public. But Jolie's former cabinet colleague, Chrystia Freeland, says she would approach Trump much differently. What I think we need to do is be very very strong and very specific. Freeland went head-to-head with the US President the last time he was in the White House. Now that she's running to become the next liberal leader and prime minister, Freeland is urging the government to publish a

dollar-for-dollar retaliation list worth more than $200 billion. Olivia Stevanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. We as a province have a responsibility to stand up for your jobs. Manitoba's premier says conservation officers are being asked to help keep an eye on the U.S. border. Wapkannu says they'll focus on secondary roads and backcountry areas. The move is in response to President Trump's concerns about security at the border with Canada. And that's why with the tools that we have at the provincial level, including conservation officers,

motor carrier enforcement, that we are putting these additional investments forward to help advance the priorities of you in our own communities, but also to send a message to our American allies that we're serious about safety and security. Many provinces have promised to boost border surveillance. A powerful new Chinese AI platform is shaking up the tech world. It's called DeepSeek, and just days after launching its free model, it has disrupted the market and become the most downloaded app in North America and has also threatened US tech companies lead in the sector.

Peter Armstrong breaks down the implications. As soon as trading open stock markets plunged, tech giants were routed with chipmaker NVIDIA leading the fall. On his first day in office, current president Donald Trump announced the Stargate Initiative, a $500 billion private sector deal

to expand US artificial intelligence infrastructure. But DeepSeq claims its new model was developed in just two months at a cost of less than $6 million. China also has less access to Nvidia's most powerful chips that Western companies have used. Dario Amati, the CEO of Anthropic, told the financial news station CNBC last week that Western dominance was crucial. If the United States can't lead in this technology, we're going to be in a very bad place geopolitically. And so after years of convincing themselves and each other that the West was winning this

race along comes a Chinese company claiming it can do just as much in a matter of months for a fraction of the cost. Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Toronto. A snowboarder has died following an accident at a resort in BC. West Vancouver police confirm a 21-year-old Richmond man was reported missing after going snowboarding with friends at Cypress Mountain Resort Friday morning. They say an extensive search by resort ski patrol and rescue teams led to the discovery of the man in a gully near one of the ski runs. Life-saving actions were taken but the victims succumbed to his injuries. The BC coroner's service is investigating the accident. Radio Canada has learned the Prime Minister is planning to fill the 10 vacancies in the

Senate before he retires in March. The unelected legislators are able to sit in the upper chamber until the age of 75. In a written response, the Prime Minister's office says the Advisory Board for Senate appointments is working to propose candidates for all vacancies. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.