The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/28 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: January 28, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/28 at 06:00 EST

When a body is discovered 10 miles out to sea, it sparks a mind-blowing police investigation. There's a man living in this address in the name of a deceased. He's one of the most wanted men in the world. This isn't really happening. Officers are finding large sums of money. It's a tale of murder, skullduggery and international intrigue. So who really is he? I'm Sam Mullins and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncovered, available now.

From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. The final report from the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference is being released today, and it will include a number of recommendations from Commissioner Marie-Josée Ogg on how to prevent foreign meddling in Canadian elections. Rafi Budjikanian reports. I hope we see a way forward pointed by the Commissioner and her team. Public Safety Minister David McGinty says there is a lot writing on Commissioner Marie

José Ogg's final report. Ogg has held months of hearings looking into foreign interference in Canadian elections, triggered by headlines largely based on leaks from confidential national security sources. Stories have alleged that in a few writings, China attempted to tip the scale during the last two federal elections. Ogg's interim report also looked at meddling by India, Russia and other countries. Said it may have had an impact on results in a small number of writings, but not on which party formed government. Wesley Wark is a national security expert who has advised past federal governments. We're going to go into the next election essentially with the defense mechanisms to deal with foreign

interference. He says Ottawa will have a short runway to put OGS recommendations into place before Canadians head to the polls this year. Rafi Boujikan, Yann CBC News, Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Warsaw today to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement between Canada and Poland. Export Development Canada is suggesting Poland could build its first nuclear power plant using materials and services from Canadian suppliers. This to go along with up to $2 billion in

Canadian financing. With the Israel Hamas ceasefire holding, thousands of Palestinians across Gaza are making their way north to their devastated communities. Chris Brown has more. Overnight, the terrible reality that there is very little to return to in northern Gaza hit home for those who made the long trek north. People will sleep on the grounds at Abu Mohammed, surveying the shattered former neighborhood in Gaza City. There's nothing left. Hundreds of truckloads of aid are now arriving in Gaza every day, and with

Hamas-run police and private guards providing security, there appears to be less looting and less hunger, say aid agencies. UNICEF's Jonathan Krick says among the major concerns is caring for all of the children whose parents were killed and are now alone. There is more than 17,000 children who are unaccompanied or separated from their parents. Hamas has said its negotiators are in Cairo to begin the next phase of ceasefire talks. Top U.S. officials are in the region too and Qatar says it's pushing both sides to keep the fragile truce going. Chris Brown, CBC News, Jerusalem. With a new multi-million dollar grant in place, a pandemic research hub in Saskatoon is working

on how Canada can stay ahead of any future pandemic emergencies. Dane Patterson explains. Volker Goertz says Canada was not prepared for the last pandemic. It was outmaneuvered by the COVID-19 virus. So let's make sure that next time we're better prepared. Goertz is the director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, or VEDO for short. It's developing a vaccine to protect against a wide range of coronaviruses. That includes SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, and potentially future viruses.

This is why we are here. We're protecting Canadians from the next infectious disease, the next pandemic. It's a tall order. Dr. Nicole Leary knows that. She's a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and has granted Veto $24 million to drive that research. This vaccine could kind of serve as a holy grail. Veto's vaccine is being built to be thermo-stable. It won't need to be stored or transported

in a temperature-controlled environment. Dane Patterson, CBC News, Saskatoon. And that is World This Hour. Remember, you can listen to us wherever you get your podcasts. The World This Hour is updated every hour, seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.