The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 01:00 EST

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 01:00 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 over-delivers. 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 Tibido. We're learning more tonight about dozens of high-end motorcycles belonging to Canadian fugitive Rhine Wedding, seized by Mexican authorities. The former Olympic snowboarder has been at the center of a massive multinational drug trafficking investigation. As Thomas DeHag tells us, the vehicles worth millions are the latest clue in the alleged drug smuggling empire. Authorities showed off dozens of red, yellow, and blue motorcycles said to be worth a combined $40 million U.S. The bikes were seemingly obtained by Ontario-born alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding as a way to launder drug money.

Now the FBI confirms some of the motorcycles appear to be originals that had been used in professional racing. Moto Grand Prix journalist Simon Patterson tracked the source of several bikes. There's a bike that won a world championship. So all in all, just an absolutely amazing collection of machines that wedding has somehow been able to amass. The US Treasury recently sanctioned John Luca Tupolo, an Italian accused of procuring high-end vehicles and bikes for the Canadian, who was considered one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. Tupolo denies wrongdoing and insists it's all a misunderstanding. Thomas Dagg, CBC News, Toronto.

Investigators in Switzerland are continuing. 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 hours of New Year's Day. Nearly 120 others were injured. Officials say they believe the fire started by special.

sparkling champagne bottles that were brought too close to the ceiling. They also say it could take days to identify everyone who was killed. U.S. President Donald Trump says he's in perfect health. Trump made the declaration in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. The president's age, energy, and well-being have been an increasing focus for months. The CBC's Willie Lowry reports from Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump says he consumes 325 milligrams. of aspirin a day as a blood thinner, more than his doctor advises, and more than is generally

recommended. The revelation is one of several from a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal. Questions have swirled over Trump's health for months. At 79, he is the oldest person ever elected president, but he has repeatedly boasted about his health and mental acuity. In October, after an MRI, he said this. And I got an MRI. It was perfect. And in December, he said, said, I think I'm shopper than I was 25 years ago. Trump blamed bruising that is often seen on his right hand on his aspirin consumption, and he said he uses makeup to conceal it. He also denied falling asleep during meetings, saying photos that seemingly showed him

asleep in public were captured while he was blinking. Willie Lowry, CBC News, Washington. Environment Canada's warning of the 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 tides in a low pressure system moving through the region could result in flooding. And finally,

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 play counts. None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Drake did not immediately respond to requests for comment. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Wayne Tibado in Charlottetown. Thank you.