The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 23:00 EST

Episode Date: January 6, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/05 at 23:00 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 CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife appeared in a Manhattan court Monday. Two days after being captured by U.S. agents, the pair faces serious charges while their country faces a crisis, and it's still not clear who's in charge.

Katie Simpson wrote. reports. A helicopter touches down not far from a New York City court. Nicholas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, are carefully unloaded, both in handcuffs and prison-issued winter coats. Maduro at times is seen limping as he was escorted by heavily armed police officers to a hearing that proved to be just as dramatic. Maduro declared he was kidnapped, speaking in Spanish. I am not guilty, he said. I am a decent man, the president of my country. He was cut off by the judge since specifics are not addressed during this kind of routine first appearance, though Maduro's lawyer did reveal he and his wife both sustained injuries Saturday. When U.S. military forces

carried out their deadly mission in Caracas, seizing the now-deposed Venezuelan leader, Maduro and Flores will remain in custody until their next appearance in mid-March. Katie said, Simpson, CBC News, Washington. Meantime, Donald Trump's White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor is doubling down on the President's need to have Greenland part of the United States. Karen Pauls has more. Obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States. Stephen Miller responding to questions about his wife's social media post just hours after the U.S.

incursion into Venezuela. It had a map of Greenlands covered with an American flag and the caption, Sue. Nobody's going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland. The real question is, by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark? The United States is the power of NATO. Greenland has been part of the Kingdom of Denmark for 300 years.

It's covered by Denmark's membership in NATO. Copenhagen also has a defense agreement with the U.S. Denmark and other European allies reject the Trump administration's assertions that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Washington. Former Deputy Prime Minister Christia Freeland says she'll step down as a member of Parliament in the coming weeks. Her announcement comes the same day she took on a new role as an unpaid economic advisor to the President of Ukraine. Tom Perry reports.

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, calls Christia Freeland highly skilled, with extensive experience in attracting investment and implementing economic transformation. Freeland has taken on a new role as an unpaid economic advisor to Zelensky's government, which prompted conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong to post a message on social media, saying, Freeland cannot continue to serve as an MP, while at the same time advising a foreign government. government. Freeland later posted a message of her own, saying she'd step down from her role as Ottawa's representative on Ukrainian reconstruction and give up her seat in Parliament in the coming weeks. All this coming as Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in Paris for a meeting of countries backing Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. The mayor of Calgary is urging residents to cut their water use because it might save lives. The city's main

feeder for its water system broke last week, and water levels and parts of the city are so low, there may not be enough to fight fires. Team Canada won the bronze medal this evening at the World Junior Hockey Championship in St. Paul, Minnesota. Canada will leave this World Junior Championship with a bronze medal, a 6-3 win of a fiddle. And tonight, Sweden beat the Czech Republic 4-2 to win the gold medal in the tournament. And that is. your world this hour.