The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 at 20:00 EST

Episode Date: January 5, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/04 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 cbic news the world this hour i'm kate mcgilfrey captured venezuelan president nicholas maduro will appear in a new york court on monday while back in venezuela maduro's allies remain in control of the country vowing not to bend to the will of the u.s worried venezuelans meanwhile are stocking up on essentials and waiting to see what happens next katie simpson has more as the sun rose o'clock Over Caracas, the streets appeared largely quiet and a sense of unease settled in. The few who ventured out waited in line for gas or groceries, including Sherat Hernandez, a mother of several young kids. I'm anxious because I don't know what's going to happen, Hernandez says, and that she is trying not to panic. In a television address, the defense minister announced Delci Rodriguez, he is now in charge.

rejecting the idea the regime will cooperate despite the assertions made by President Donald Trump. We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. Trump ratched up the pressure even further. In a phone interview with a journalist from the magazine The Atlantic, he threatened Delci Rodriguez to work with the U.S. saying if she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington. As those threats indicate, U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects cooperation from Venezuela's new leader. He's also made it plain. He expects that U.S. companies will get access to Venezuela's massive oil reserves.

If the country does ramp up its production, could become a major competitor for Canada, since both produce heavy crude oil. But Heather Exner-Perrault with the McDonnell-Lorier Institute says she doesn't expect that to happen anytime soon. Venezuela will not be a very attractive place for investment, and it would take tens of billions of dollars, probably several years, to really meaningfully increase production up to, let's say, 3 million barrels a day. Trump has said that U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela to fix up the infrastructure and increase production. But Exner Perrault says she expects private capital will want to see stability in the country before they invest. At least 30 people have been killed in an unknown number abducted by gunmen in an attack in Nigeria. The gunman opened fired in a village market, burning down stalls, and looting

food. The attack comes just weeks after gunmen kidnapped more than 300 children and staff at a school in central Nigeria. Most of those victims were released after almost a month in captivity. The government hasn't said whether a ransom was paid. A northern Manitoba First Nation is still far from recovering from a power outage, which put it in the dark for four days and led to major infrastructure and building damages. Alexander Silberman tells us more. In Pimichikamak Cree Nation, dripping water, sprang and gushing out of cracked pipes is making hundreds of homes unlivable. We're running out of food. We're running out of water. Chief David Monius says more than 200 homes are severely damaged. He estimates repairs will cost at least $44 million.

There's a risk of people can electrocuted if there's water on the ground. The First Nation no longer has safe drinking water. More than 4,000 people have already been evacuated, and the extensive water damage is forcing more residents to leave their homes. Indigenous Services Canada says it's working to help make that happen and providing funding. But as the cleanup begins, the community needs more than money. Monius is now putting out a plea for skilled tradespeople. We need engineers, plumbers, electricians.

Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Edmonton. And police in New Brunswick are investigating the theft of a large brass bell from a church in Fredericton. A damaged portion of the bell from St. Peter's Anglican Church was found Friday in a ditch, but authorities are still looking for the rest of it, and for a black Ford F150 that was allegedly involved. That's the world this hour. News Anytime is on our website, CBCNews.ca.ca. I'm Kate McGilfrey. Thank you.