The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 08:00 EST

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 08:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news the world is sour i'm neil kumar u.s forces have carried out an overnight attack in caracas venezuela u.s president donald trump says venezuela's president nicholas maduro and his wife have both been captured by special forces nicholas maduro and his wife celia flores have now been indicted in the southern district of new york nicholas maduro is facing a number of charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation conspiracy. Nick Harper has the latest reaction from Washington. The U.S. President Donald Trump in a post on social media confirming this attack, but also confirming the news that is shocked many internationally, that the U.S. has removed

a sitting head of government, removing Nicholas Maduro and his wife, the U.S. president, confirming that they were captured and flown out of the country. Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, has been speaking to a Republican senator and Trump ally, Mike Lee. And in that phone call, Rubio said that Maduro would be heading here to the United States to stand trial. Remember, the US government under Donald Trump, first time round launched charges against Maduro's government, accusing him of narco-terrorism and corruption. There is significant questions coming from Democrat lawmakers here in the capital, but around the country, about whether the US president had that authority to carry out this action.

And then there have been activists groups already called. for anti-war protests, including outside the White House later today. Nick Harper for CBC News, Washington. In Switzerland, investigators are continuing the painful task of identifying those who died in the nightclub fire. This mother is looking for her 17-year-old son, asking anyone who may know if he's 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 was started by sparkling champagne bottles that were brought too close to the ceiling. Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Paris next week for talks with Ukraine's allies as ceasefire negotiations intensify. It's been nearly four years since Russia's full-scale invasion. His office says Canada is working with the so-called coalition of the willing

to strengthen Ukraine's defenses and push for the return of Ukrainian children taken during the war. Canada has also so far committed more than $23 billion in support for Ukraine. Food banks across the country are continuing to struggle to keep up with the rising demand of people in need. Experts say the rising cost of living is to blame. In Quebec, its food bank organization says food insecurity is projected to increase by more than 20% in the next two years. Kubina Duro reports. Sadly, the situation is very bad.

Food banks of Quebec, Director of Philanthropy, Veronique Bulliour-Fowler says, the rising cost of living is making more people turn to food banks. She says organizations have learned to adapt to the increase in demand, but it's not getting any easier. We are concerned that if the demand continues to increase, we're going to see more and more organizations who just can't make it happen with the little resources that they have. This network wasn't built to respond to this many requests every month. Food banks of Quebec says for the first time ever, it's had more than 3 million requests

per month for food assistance across the province. According to a study it commissioned, that number is expected to move closer to $4 million in two years. Belyer Fowler says this will be one of the key issues this fall during the Quebec provincial election campaign. She's calling on all the parties to make their plans clear on dealing with poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity. Cubino Ruro, CBC News, Montreal. So the two straight quarterfinal losses have been avenged. And now it's on the face Czechia. Canada's juniors defeated Slovakia 7-1 in the course.

quarterfinals of the World Junior Hockey Championship last night. The team has failed to meddle at the tournament the past two years after being knocked out in the quarterfinals both times. Canada now advances to a semi-final matchup against Chequia. And that is The Worldless Hour. Remember you can listen to us for a week at your podcast. The World of Sour is updated every hour seven days a week. For CBC News, I'm Neil Kumar.

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