The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 14:00 EST

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 14:00 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, the world is our. I'm Tom Harrington. We begin in Washington. Blackjack 3, can you return to base? Blackjack 3, proceed directly to Glebe. I need you to land. Communications between air traffic control and a military Black Hawk helicopter. Moments later, it collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport. At least 28 bodies have been pulled from the nearby Potomac River and a recovery operation is underway.

US officials say they don't believe there are any survivors. The aircraft was carrying 64 passengers and crew while the Army chopper was carrying three soldiers. At the White House, Sean Duffy, the new Secretary of Transportation, promised a swift investigation. What happened yesterday shouldn't have happened. It should not have happened. And when Americans take off in airplanes, they should expect to land at their destination. But the news conference took an unusual turn. The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities.

Without providing evidence, President Donald Trump blamed previous Democratic administrations, claiming diversity and inclusion programs lowered standards for air traffic controllers. Canadian lawmakers and business leaders are keeping up the pressure to convince the Trump administration not to go ahead with those tariffs. Border communities, in particular, fear devastating consequences.

As Kate McKenna reports, they're also working together on a response. Make no doubt that the impact, even as the situation evolves, could be quite staggering on our national economy and certainly our local economies. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkin says steep tariffs on Canadian goods could be devastating. So even a 10 percent tariff on automotive parts alone could cost the Canadian automotive industry five billion dollars annually. The mayors of Canada's border towns have formed an alliance to organize a response to potential tariffs. As well, two Canadian cabinet ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie and Public Safety Minister David McGinty

are taking trips to Washington trying to convince American lawmakers that the border is safe. Tomorrow Justin Trudeau will meet with a group of advisors on US Canada relations to discuss what could happen next. Kate McKenna, CBC News, Ottawa. Canada is beefing up border security in the wake of Trump's tariff threats. The RCMP unveiled one of its two newly chartered Blackhawk helicopters. One is being used in Alberta now, the other in Quebec. Sarah Levitt was at the big reveal. Five kilometres from the Quebec-New York border, the RCMP is deploying its brand new acquisition for the first time in Quebec. A Black Hawk helicopter meant to monitor one of the busiest stretches of borders when it

comes to illegal crossings. Lately, those crossings have been from Canada into the United States, a concern brought up by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened tariffs if border security isn't stepped up by February 1st. Sergeant Charles Poirier is a spokesperson with the RCMP. Let's say there was an intervention half an hour away in vehicle, well maybe we'll get there in five minutes. The federal government has invested an additional 1.3 billion dollars on border security including adding more personnel on the ground as well as using more drones or canine drug teams. Sarah Levitt, CBC News, Franklin, Quebec. A former

Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to six years in prison for indecent assault. Eric DeJager pleaded guilty to charges involving seven Inuit children in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2015, DeJager was convicted on 32 counts of child sexual abuse while working as a priest in Igloolik. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison, but was paroled after seven. Hamas released another eight hostages today during a chaotic scene in Chanyunas. Three Israeli and five Thai farm workers were handed over to the Red Cross. They were led through an angry crowd that jostled and jeered the hostages. The reaction prompted Israel to delay the release of 110 prisoners and detainees for

several hours. This is the third exchange since the current ceasefire went into effect. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.