The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 05:00 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 cbic news the world this hour i'm mike miles venezuela's vice president delsi rodriguez has been ordered to serve as acting president by that country's supreme court unico president of venezuela the president nikola maduro rodriguez told her country saturday there is only one president nikola vintereau he and his wife celia flores were arrested in a u.s military raid accused of a narco-terrorist They're now in a New York detention facility, Rodriguez, demanding their release. Even though Venezuela has named an acting president, Donald Trump says the U.S. is actually in charge. We're going to run it essentially until such time as a proper transition can take place.

That idea being mocked by Trump's U.S. political opponents like Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, who pointed to Trump's checkered business record. Trump couldn't run a casino, and now he wants to run a country in South America. I know he can't. When Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday, we have to answer a simple question. Does Congress check or co-sign the president? Under U.S. law, Congress has to approve a declaration of war, but the White House is calling the Venezuelan raid a police operation. Maduro's indictment follows months of tension and U.S. military attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the Pentagon insists, were carrying drugs. Venezuelans living in Canada are reacting to the American military action. Veronica Teterres, Guterres, rather, 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. Yeah, 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.

In Switzerland, a memorial mass is being held this morning in Kran Matana for the victims of the deadly New Year's Eve fire. Officials are also giving updates on the nationalities of 16 of the 40 estimated killed. Ten were Swiss, two were Italian, and there were one each from France, Turkey and Romania, and one with dual Italian. and Emirati citizenship. Police now know the identities of 24 of the dead. The managers of the bar where the fire happened are now under an investigation, suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm, and involuntarily causing a fire. Japan and South Korea say North Korea launched ballistic missiles, or Sunday 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 consultant 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 a growing understanding that sections of health care have not adapted to the needs of diverse patient population. Deanna Zumanek-Johnson with 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 Sumanack Johnson, CBC News, Brampton, Ontario. And that is The World This Hour. For news anytime, visit our website, cbcnews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles. Thank you.