The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/01/31 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: January 31, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/01/31 at 06:00 EST

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From CBC News, it's the world this hour. I'm Joe Cummings. Today is the last day the Canadian government has to convince Donald Trump to reconsider his February 1st tariff threats. With the clock ticking down, it doesn't appear that the U.S. President has any plans to change his mind. Olivia Stevanovic reports. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, US President Donald

Trump reiterated his threat. I'll be putting the tariff of 25% on Canada and separately 25% on Mexico. Adding he may or may not target Canadian oil. Warning the levees set to be introduced on Saturday could spike. Tariffs may or may not rise with time. Trump cited Canada's trade deficit with the U.S. along with concerns over illegal migration and fentanyl, even though the movement of those crossings at the northern border amount to a fraction compared to the southern border. In the final push to prevent any tariffs, Public Safety Minister David McGinty is joining

his cabinet colleagues in Washington, D.C., appealing to U.S. lawmakers. Olivier Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is saying that if the U.S. moves ahead with the tariffs, Canada will respond immediately, adding that, quote, every option is on the table. Officials in Washington say the flight data and cockpit voice recorders have now been recovered from the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane that crashed Wednesday night into the Potomac River, which means the investigation into the tragic midair collision can now begin in earnest.

Paul Hunter has the latest. Paul Hunter Even as divers continue their work in the icy, shallow waters of the Potomac, sifting through the wreckage of the two aircraft, investigators are already able to begin examining what's been recovered so far, including the cockpit voice recorder and data recorder from the passenger jet, the so-called black boxes. The US National Transportation Safety Board, which heads the investigation, expects to issue a preliminary report within 30 days. It'll be supported in part by Canada's Transportation Safety Board because, though the plane was

operated by American Airlines, the Bombardier jetliner was built in Canada in 2004. It's to be reconstructed piece by broken piece in an NTSB hanger once the recovery is complete to aid investigators in their efforts. Says the NTSB for now everything's on the table from mechanical to human error. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. There were no survivors among the 67 people on board the two aircraft, and at this point, officials say at least 28 bodies have been removed from the wreckage. In the wake of the federal government announcing strict limits on international students, a growing number of community colleges are drastically cutting their programs.

Deanna Sumanek-Johnson reports. Students were shocked. I'm pretty sure the college officials were shocked. Vivian Eke has dreamt of being a 3D animator for years, so learning her program at Centennial College will be cancelled along with 48 others was a shock. For many colleges, federal caps and international student enrollments have necessitated cuts to courses, programs and staff. Colleges were particularly hard hit, especially in Ontario, where analysts say more than 70 percent of Canada's international students reside. St. Lawrence College also announced cuts to more than 50 programs just this week.

President Glenn Volbrecht says not only students are affected, but all those local workplaces that were counting on St. Lawrence grads as workforce. It will hit our local communities. And as bad as all that sounds, experts say the cuts are nowhere near done, as Canada's post-secondary sector contends with a lean new reality. Deanna Sumanac-Johnson, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the 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.