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

Episode Date: January 5, 2026

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

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. U.S. President Donald Trump is making it clear he's considering additional interventions beyond Venezuela. He named checked multiple countries during a remarkable question and answer session on board Air Force One last night. Katie Simpson has more. Right now what we want to do is fix up the oil, fix up the country. President Donald Trump just said it out loud. Those are his priorities for the weeks ahead in Venezuela now that Nicolas Maduro is in U.S. custody.

He's demanding full and complete access to the country, telling reporters on board Air Force One the Trump administration will, in fact, run Venezuela. Don't ask me who's in charge because I'll give you an answer and it'll be very controversial. What does that mean? It means we're in charge. And he again threatened Delci Rodriguez,

the Maduro ally now leading the regime, demanding she cooperate or else. I'd just say that she will face a situation probably worse than Maduro. It was a remarkable question and answer session. Trump openly threatened other countries as well, saying a military operation in Colombia sounds good to him. And he repeated his threats aimed at Greenland. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

The Coalition of Countries supporting Ukraine, including Canada, will meet in Paris this week. They'll try to map out a credible path towards a possible ceasefire with Russia. Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending the gathering of more than 30 leaders. Murray Brewster reports. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

speaking after meeting with senior defense and security advisors from 18 nations who are part of the coalition of the willing. Their mission is to hammer out the details of security guarantees Ukraine will need going into possible peace talks with Russia. I think the coalition of the willing is the greatest success of Ukrainian foreign policy since the start of the war.

Matt Schmidt is a national security expert and former instructor at the U.S. Army War College. He says solid military commitments are essential in the absence of Ukraine joining NATO. Russia has made Ukraine's exclusion from the Western Military Alliance one of its preconditions for peace talks. What's going to be key over the next few days is the shape of those security guarantees provided to Ukraine by Europe and Canada.

Will they be credible enough to deter Russia from just taking a breather and then restarting the war at some point in the future? Marie Brewster, CBC News, Ottawa. Starting today, thousands of public service workers in Ontario will need to be back in the office full time. That includes people and industries ranging from education and health care to those working in government ministries, Nama Weingarten reports.

The Financial District in downtown Toronto about to get a bit noisier. Thousands of Ontario public servants saying hello to 2026 and goodbye to their hybrid work schedules. The Doug Ford government hoping that bringing workers in five days a week instead of the form mandated in the fall would not only boost the economy but also productivity. Though J.P. Hornick, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, isn't buying it. This was a mandate that is unnecessary. It's punitive to workers. Aside from commute times and child care arrangements, concerns were also raised on whether there will be enough office space for everyone.

In a statement of CBC News, a spokesperson with the government says it's working to find more office spaces. When asked whether it has concrete data about how hybrid work impacted productivity, the spokesperson said the decision to bring workers back was to ensure the Ontario Public Service is representative of the people and businesses it served. Now my wine garden, CBC News, Chimonto. The Czech Republic beat Canada last night in the semifinals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota. The Czech team beat Canada 6'4. That means Canada will play in the bronze medal match

with Finland this afternoon. And it's a gold medal game between Sweden and the Czech Republic tonight. And that is your world. this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.