The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 19:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbic news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey this was one of the most stunning effective and powerful displays of american military might and competence president donald trump on a u.s military operation in venezuela overnight there were strikes on the capital caracas and president nicholas maduro and his wife were captured they're now in new york to be tried on drug and terror charges. The question now, who runs the country? Here's Trump's answer. We're there now. We're going to stay until such time as the proper transition can take place. We're going to run it essentially until such time as a proper transition can take place. While Trump says he targeted

the Maduro regime because of drug trafficking, he also admitted it's about oil. We built Venezuela oil industry with American talent, drive, and skill. And the social regime stole it from us. This constituted one of the largest thefts of American property in the history of our country. In 1976, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry, pushing out American oil conglomerates and giving oil leases to Venezuelan companies. Trump said today the U.S. will tap the country's vast oil reserves to sell to other countries. Meanwhile, international reaction to the strikes continues to come in. It ranges from outright denunciation to muted apprehension. The UN Security Council is planning a meeting on Monday.

Julia Chapman reports. Almost every response from world leaders has included the words international law. Some explicitly accuse the U.S. of breaking it. Left-leaning Latin American countries, along with Russia, China and Iran, are all critical of the U.S. action. Among America's allies, there is less condemnation, but plenty of expressions of concern. Here's British Prime Minister Kirstarmer. I want to establish the facts first. I want to speak to President Trump. I want to speak to allies. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez says the U.S. action sets a dangerous precedent.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is a man with few allies. But while many are celebrating his removal from power, there is unease among some governments about how it was carried out. Julia Chapman, CBC News, London. Prime Minister Mark Carney has now reacted to, calling Maduro's reaction. regime, illegitimate and criminal. But he says that Canada wants to see a Venezuelan-led transition to democracy. Conservative opposition leader Pierre Polyev congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Maduro should live out his days in prison. For many Venezuelan Canadians, Maduro's removal is happy news. They held rallies in several Canadian cities today to celebrate.

Power has now been restored to a northern Manitoba First Nation after a four-day outage. But as Gavin Axelrod reports the damage to buildings and infrastructure is significant and hundreds remain out of their homes. More than 100 homes in Pimichikamak pre nation are considered severely compromised in the aftermath of the power outage. Damaged when pipes burst, sewage backed up, and most of the houses in the community are without running water. Chief David Monias has put out a plea for help with repairs of critical infrastructure, for plumbers across the prairie provinces to help with repairs, and he's asking for support from the military. Now, at the bare minimum, I'm looking at about $44 to $45 million of repairs that are required.

Indigenous Services Canada has said it will provide financial support to Pima-Chicamac creation to address damaged infrastructure. In the meantime, Monia says there's still no timeline for when thousands of evacuees will be able to go home. Gavin Axelrod. CBC News, Winnipeg. Finally, in Berlin, a fire has left about 45,000 homes and 2200 businesses without power, and it could be days before they get it back. A spokesman for the Berlin utility says they say they think repairs will be done on Thursday. The fire damaged cables that run across a bridge in southwest Berlin,

the fact that hospitals and care homes have been given emergency generators, police are investigating the possibility the fire was set deliberately. That's the world this hour. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.