The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 03:00 EST

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 03:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cvc news the world this hour i'm mike miles tonight good night happy new year Venezuelan president nicholas maduro being paraded by law enforcement Saturday night in new york that sound from a white house social media post Marduro now at the metropolitan detention center in brooklyn after the u.s. military invaded the country raided his home and evacuated him as wife Both are now at the MDC, joining other infamous inmates like R. Kelly, Sean P. Didi Combs, and Luigi Mangione.

Still on Claire, who's leading Venezuela now. Though Trump had said it was the country's Vice President Delsey Rodriguez, who was stepping in, she's rejecting the U.S. intervention. Freelance reporter Cody Weddle is in Bogota, Colombia, with more. Well, I think, first of all, what was so striking about her appearance on TV was that she was surrounded by top members. of the Maduro governments. These are people who, like Maduro, had bounties put on them by the U.S. State Department. So clearly for now, that inner circle of Maduro remains defiant and remains in Caracas. So she described that attack that happened. She called it, quote, an aggression without precedence. And she said that those who launched it will pay for it. She did not say that she has assumed the presidency. She actually said she demanded the immediate return and release of

Nicolas Maduro. And that actually contradicts what Trump had said earlier in the day. He said that she had been sworn in as the new president and that they were cooperating with her. But she appeared on TV and she was certainly defiant. Reporter Cody Weddle in Colombia, Venezuela's Supreme Court Saturday night ordered Rodriguez to take over as acting president. calling it necessary to preserve administrative continuity. Venezuelans living in Canada are reacting to the American military action. Veronica Guterres lives in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. She says she's still in shock, but is holding some cautious optimism.

Like, we have been living in this dictatorship for 26 years, and I lived there until I was 24. The infrastructure is completely destroyed. The corruption was, like, really, really bad. We didn't have water, we didn't have power. Yeah, the question is like, is this okay to happen with Trump? She says her parents are currently visiting Venezuela and are not sure how they will get back to Canada. Japan and South Korea say North Korea launched ballistic missiles early this morning.

That would be the second launch this week. South Korea says those missiles apparently flew about 900 kilometers before falling into the sea. It's consulted with U.S. authorities on the launch. Some medical schools are adopting new approaches to recruiting and training doctors, a move driven by doctor shortage, and are growing understanding that sections of health care have not adapted to the needs of diverse patient populations. Deanna Suminac Johnson has that story. At an event this fall, high schoolers taking a co-op class got to meet medical school students working in their community. The event took place at Toronto Metropolitan University's newly opened medical school in Brampton, Ontario. The population boom in the city, one of the most diverse in Canada,

has also meant that the health care needs of its citizens aren't being met, says the dean of TMU School of Medicine, Dr. Teresa Chan. Wouldn't it be nice if you came to a community, integrated in the community, and then stayed where you're trained to be part of that community. This medical school's founding principle is cultural sensitivity and awareness that a patient's culture, diet and community are crucial factors in their health. It's why Harris Ahmed, first-year medical school student, is happy to meet Brampton High Schoolers.

I think it can be really inspiring to see that someone who looks like you, someone who grew up similar to you, is able to enter medicine. Deanna Sumanak Johnson, CBC News, Brampton, Ontario. And that is The World This Hour. Get all the news you need, anytime, anywhere. Download the free CBC News app today. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.