The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/29 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: January 29, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/29 at 09:00 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. With the Trump administration's February 1st tariff date fast approaching, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting again today with the premiers. It's expected the first ministers will be looking to help finalize Canada's response plan, which along with retaliatory tariffs could also include a stimulus package aimed at supporting Canadian businesses that will be directly impacted by any American trade action.

It's the first full day of campaigning for the candidates running in the Ontario election. This is a snap election called more than a year ahead of the fixed date deadline with PC leader Doug Ford insisting he needs a stronger majority mandate to help him deal with the challenges of the Trump administration. But as we hear now from Thomas Daigle, there may be other factors at play. Ontario progressive conservative leader Doug Ford is hitting the campaign trail after weeks spent pitching himself as a champion for Canada in the face of proposed U.S. tariffs. I can't stress enough how devastating these tariffs will be.

But his opponents, like liberal leader Bonnie Crombie, say by triggering this early vote, Ford is only looking out for himself. There is not one other premier that is suggesting that this is the right time to go to an election. Observers suspect Ford is aiming to secure a third straight majority government before Pierre Poliev's conservatives potentially sweep to power in Ottawa. The Ontario PC leader is also facing pressure from controversies, including a lakeside mega-spa project, the hundreds of millions spent on rushing booze into corner stores, and the Green Belt land development scandal under police investigation.

Ontario's voting day is scheduled for February 27th. Thomas Daigle, CBC News, Toronto. Senate confirmation proceedings begin today in Washington for Robert Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to be Health and Human Services Secretary. Richard Madden reports. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one of the few Trump nominees who stoked anger from both parties. Democrats criticize his skepticism of vaccines against COVID, polio, measles, his potential conflicts of interest, while Republicans criticized his

pro-choice views on abortion. And now his cousin Caroline Kennedy made a rare public plea urging the Senate to deny his confirmation, calling him a predator who relishes in despair and violence. Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children vaccinating his own kids while building a following hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. Now more than 15,000 doctors signed a letter protesting Kennedy's nomination saying he's not qualified

to lead one of the most influential posts in government. Now if he's confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Kennedy would oversee powerful government agencies like the Center for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Richard Madden, CBC News, Washington. Now to northern India where the confirmed number of fatalities following a stampede at the Kumaila festival continues to grow. At this point, the number of dead has reached 30. That's emergency response officials clearing the crowds to get to the injured.

The Kumaila festival is the world's largest religious event. Hundreds of millions of Hindus are expected to gather over the course of the six-week festival. And today is considered the most auspicious day of the holiday. Australian police say they have foiled a planned attack on Sydney's Jewish community. There's only one way of calling it out, and that is terrorism. This would strike terror into the community, particularly the Jewish community, and it must be met with the full resources of the government. As Chris Minns, the Premier of New South Wales, commenting after police discovered a trailer

outside the city packed with explosives, it's believed a mass casualty event was being planned involving at least one synagogue. Police say a number of suspects are in custody. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, go to our website cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.