The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/02 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/02 at 23:00 EST

This ascent isn't for everyone. You need grit to climb this high this often. You've got to be an underdog that always overdelivers. You've got to be 6,500 hospital staff, 1,000 doctors, all doing so much with so little. You've got to be Scarborough. Defined by our uphill battle and always striving towards new heights. And you can help us keep climbing.

Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Wayne Tibeto. Investigators in Switzerland are continuing the painful task of identifying those who died in a nightclub fire. This mother is looking for her 17-year-old son, asking anyone who may know if he is injured or dead to contact her. At least 40 people.

died when a fire tore through a club in a Swiss resort town in the early morning hours New Year's Day. Nearly 120 others were injured. Officials say they believe the fire started by sparkling champagne bottles that were brought too close to the ceiling. They also say it could take days to identify everyone who was killed. The UN Secretary General says he's deeply concerned by Israel's move to ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza. In a statement Friday, Antonio Guterres called the measures to be reversed via a spokesperson, he said that move will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza already playing out. Israel says the banned groups failed to comply with new registration rules, which aimed to prevent Hamas from infiltrating eight groups.

Officials in North Carolina say they have foiled a terrorist plot inspired by ISIS. He was preparing for jihad and innocent people were going to die. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson says, The 18-year-old suspect had been radicalized online. He planned an attack on a grocery store and a fast food restaurant. Ferguson says the suspect then shared his plans with two FBI agents, who he believed were ISIS operatives. He said he was going to wear a Kevlar vest and attack people with knives and hammers.

And, of course, he talked about when he was going to carry out this attack, which was New Year's Eve. The suspect was arrested on Wednesday and was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terror organization. Well, as work continues on a Calgary water main break, boil water advisories remain in effect for a number of communities. For some businesses there,

it's a harsh reminder of previous struggles from not long ago. The CBC's Terry Trembath reports. It's moving day for Sean Kearns. He's closing his skin care and home goods store along Bowness Road. It's not related to this week's water main break, but he says the timing couldn't be better.

A little bit of relief that we dodged this bullet, at least. We lived through the last water main break and lost about $30,000 worth of sales during that one. For Abby Clero and Paul Hoffner, it's deja vu. They own Abby's creation's ice cream down the street. We're not blaming our mayors for the previous one, but the thing is they have to be more... The people who are hands-on city managers. Yep, that's the one.

Manage these situations should be held accountable. Mayor Jeremy Faris says he, understands the frustrations and uncertainty right now from businesses in the affected areas. Please, now more than ever, Calgaryans, we need to step up and support our neighbors. The city says while it is still working on a long-term solution, it expects to take two weeks to fix the break. Terry Trimbath, CBC News, Calgary. Environment Canada is warning of potential for flooding in southwestern BC as high tides and high winds collide over the weekend. The weather agency issued a statement Friday saying abnormal high-trial.

hides, and a low-pressure system moving through the region could result in flooding. While Canada's juniors are out to a big lead against Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Hockey Championships, the team has failed to meddle at the tournament the past two years, knocked out in the quarterfinals both times. The game is now in a third period, and Canada lead, Slovakia, 7-1, with less than five minutes left in the game. And finally. Day night when you need my love.

Canadian rapper Drake is facing another legal battle. He has been named as part of a proposed U.S. class action lawsuit that alleges he and other individuals use proceeds from a gambling website to obscure transmission of money, which were then used to artificially inflate his streaming music counts. And that's your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Wayne Tibado in Charlottetown. Thank you.