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

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

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From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will appear in a New York court Monday after he was captured in a U.S. raid this weekend. Inside Venezuela, Maduro's allies remain in control of the country, vowing not to bend the will of the U.S., Katie Simpson reports. As the sun rose over Caracas, the streets appear 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 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 ratcheted 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. U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants U.S. oil companies to play a big role in Venezuela's future. The country has the world's biggest oil reserves, but as Evan Dyer reports, it will take a lot to revive a sector that has fallen under mismanagement and decay. So we are all over the world. Lino Carrillo is one of hundreds of highly trained workers who were dismissed from their jobs in Venezuela's oil industry by former socialist leader Hugo Chavez and found a new life in Alberta's oil sands.

But the infrastructure is pretty much in Shambles. There are years of work ahead to repair Venezuela's oil fields. Francisco Monaldi is a Venezuelan who heads the Latin American energy program at Houston's Rice University. For Venezuela to produce 4 million barrels in a decade, it will require north of $100 billion. It's overall a very kind of politically risky environment. Oil market analyst Rory Johnston says, as companies probably won't rush in.

They would need to see a new government installed in Venezuela and then a track record of that government, you know, behaving well. Venezuela won't only need investment to get its oil flowing and will almost certainly need help from its diaspora of oil industry professionals, some of whom told CBC News they're ready to go back. Evan Dyer's CBC News, Ottawa. A northern Manitoba First Nation is still far from recovering from a power outage which put it in the dark for four days.

Alexander Silberman reports. In Pimichikamak Cree Nation, dripping water, spraying 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. 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 finally, the Czech Republic beat Canada tonight in the semifinals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota. The Czechs, once you're going to take down Canada. The Czech team beat Canada 6'4. That means Canada will play in the bronze medal match with Finland Monday afternoon.

And that is your World Day's Hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.