The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: January 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/30 at 20:00 EST

Every language is a note in the symphony of our heritage. Together, they create a harmony that cannot be silenced. Discover your voice on the new APTN Languages TV channel. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Todd Herrington. We begin in Washington. There are a lot of people hurting today.

We will help find out what happened. We will do it factually and we will do it accurately. Todd Immen from the National Transportation Safety Board says a preliminary report into last night's crash will be released in 30 days. An American Airlines passenger jet and a Blackhawk military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport. None of the 67 people involved survived. The NTSB says the flight data and voice recorders were recovered from the airliner tonight, but not the chopper.

The agency's chair, Jennifer Homendy. We need to take our time to make sure it is accurate. That's best for you. That's important for the families. It's important for legislators who are seeking answers. Earlier at a White House news conference. The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities. Without providing evidence, 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. Kate McKenna reports. 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% 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 U.S.-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 already being used in Alberta, the other is in Quebec. Sarah Levitt was at that 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.

Canada's top doctor is concerned about a growing number of measles cases. Dr. Theresa Tam says they are unvaccinated people who acquired the virus in Canada, not through foreign travel. A recent study in the Canadian Journal of Public Health found there was a decline in measles vaccination coverage in children in 2023 compared to 2019. Smiling faces I can see, but not for me. I sit and watch as tears go by. That's Mary Ann Faithfull's sultry, deadpan cover of the Rolling Stones as tears go by. The singer died today in London surrounded by her family.

That 1964 breakthrough hit began her long involvement with the Stones. Faithfull and Mick Jagger were one of the glam couples of the swinging 60s. In 1979 she broke through for a second time with her confessional album, Broken English. Mary Ann Faithfull was 78. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Tom Harrington. ["My Riches Come By"]