The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/03 at 20:00 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 kate mcgilfrey nicholas maduro the captured venezuelan president has arrived in new york following u.s air strikes in karakas overnight president donald trump says america will run venezuela until there's an acceptable transition of power and that america will sell venezuelan oil horhe berrera has more late last night the united states armed forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela. U.S. President Donald Trump announcing that the U.S. military toppled the Venezuelan regime and had detained President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. They were flown to New York State, where they will be tried on drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit terrorism charges. And Trump says American forces will stay on the ground for now.

We're going to stay until such time as the property. transition can take place. We're going to run it. Trump says the U.S. will take over Venezuela's oil industry, which was nationalized in the 1970s. We built Venezuela oil industry with American talent, drive, and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us. Longtime Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Cornino Machado said in a statement that Edmundo Gonzalez is prepared to lead a new government. It's widely believed that Gonzalez was the real winner of Venezuela's 24 national elections. But in the meantime, Maduro's vice president, Desi Rodriguez, went on national television and said Venezuela's only president is Nicholas Maduro. Jorge Berrera, CBC News,

Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney has now reacted to the strikes calling Maduro's regime illegitimate and criminal. But he says Canada wants to see a Venezuelan-led transition to democracy. For most Venezuelan Canadians, Maduro's removal is happy news. They held rallies in several cities today to celebrate. Alexander Silberman has more. We're just relieved and happy. Carolyn Duron, one of dozens of Venezuelans celebrating in Montreal, came to Canada as a refugee eight years ago. She says she sought no other way to oust Maduro other than intervention by a foreign power. I feel like a lot of Venezuelas have been waiting this for a long time. Many Venezuelans in Canada are elated about the end of Maduro's grip on power. The socialist

President is accused of human rights abuses against political dissidents and staging sham elections. Ernesto Goudino is president of the Venezuelan Canadian Association of Calgary. Goudino says the removal of Maduro came as a surprise. We hope the democracy will go back to Venezuela. But with U.S. President Donald Trump planning to keep American forces in the country, many Venezuelan Canadians say they're also feeling cautious, waiting to see what happened. next. Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Edmonton. The British Defense Secretary says the UK has carried out airstrikes in Syria this weekend, targeting an underground ISIS facility. John Healy says the facility

was most likely being used to hold explosives or weapons, along with French aircraft, the UK planes bombed access tunnels. Part of what Healy describes as the UK's effort to stamp out any resurgence of ISIS. As Calgarians continue to wait for a major water main to be repaired, the city's mayor is promising that a long-term solution is coming. The cause of the break still isn't known, and while it's being fixed, people in the city are being told to conserve water wherever they can. Mayor Jeremy Farkas says this part of the city's water infrastructure is a ticking time bomb that needs to be completely replaced. We're going to have to build that replacement pipe faster than we've ever built anything before

and when you're going to need to do it right the first time. Repairs are expected to be done in about 10 days. Four neighborhoods are under boil water advisories. And Environment Canada is warning those living in coastal areas of southern BC that they could see flooding this weekend. That's because of a combination of unusually high tides and a storm that could bring fierce wind. The highest risk of flooding will come on Sunday.

That's the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Kate McGill. free.