The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 09:00 EST

Episode Date: January 5, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 09:00 EST

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I'm Joe Cummings. Two days after the United States took the president of Venezuela into custody, U.S. President Donald Trump is in no uncertain terms laying out his immediate plans for the South American country. Katie Simpson reports. 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 Nicholas 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 confident.

What does that mean? We're in charge. And he again threatened Delci Rodriguez, the Maduro ally now leading the regime. demanding she cooperate or else. I 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. Meanwhile, Nicholas Maduro is scheduled to make his first court appearance later today. Maduro and his wife are set to appear before a judge in New York City at noon eastern. He is accused of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. Maduro's lawyers are expected to contest the legality of the arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of state. Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, has named Christia Freeland,

his new economic development advisor. Canada's former deputy prime minister has Ukrainian heritage and speaks Ukrainian. Freeland left the Liberal cabinet in September of last year to act as Canada's special envoy to Ukraine. Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Paris today for this week's meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. This is the group of countries committed to supporting Ukraine and working to secure a peace deal with Russia. Ukraine continues to seek security guarantees, incidentally, from the coalition members and from the United States. Under a directive from the Ontario government, thousands of public sources. servants in the province are starting the new year with a full-time five-day-a-week return to the office.

Namo Winegarten has more. 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 Dogford 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 business as it serves. Nama Wine Garden, CBC News, Toronto. Another award season is underway for those in the film and TV industry, and last night the Critics' Choice Honors were handed out, with the Seth Rogen series, the studio, being named Best TV Comedy.

This is so nice as someone who deeply, deeply, deeply cares what critics think of them and their work. This is like what I'm looking for. I can cancel therapy this week. This is like, I'm good. I'm fixed. I'm fine, I think. I see Vancouver-born Rogan, who is also named best actor in a comedy series. On the film side, one battle after another was named Best Picture.

Next up on the award calendar, the Golden Globes are being handed out this coming Sunday. And that is The World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings. Thank you.