The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/06 at 05:00 EST

Episode Date: January 6, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/06 at 05:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. Republican and Democratic Party leaders were briefed last night on the arrest of the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Mike Johnson is the Republican House Speaker. He said the Trump administration's action was justified. This is not a regime change. This is a demand for change of behavior by a regime. The interim government is stood up now, and we are hopeful that they will be able to correct their action. They cannot participate with narco-terrorists. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls it regime change and says these types of moves always end up hurting the U.S.

The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she wants to return to her country. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been living in exile, but during an interview with Fox News, She says she's considering a return home. Well, first of all, I'm planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible. As I've always said, every day I make a decision where I am more useful for our cost. That's why I stayed in hiding for over 16 months. And that's why I decided to go out because I believed that at this moment, I'm more useful to our costs, being able to speak out from where I am right now.

But I'm planning to go as soon as possible back home. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed Machado as a potential leader for Venezuela, saying she lacks the strength to do the job. The White House is doubling down on the president's need to have Greenland part of the United States. Rich and natural resources, Greenland is often under threat by Russia and China, and now increasingly by Washington. Karen Pauls has more. Obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States. Stephen Miller, U.S. President Donald Trump's White House Deputy, Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor responding to questions about his wife's social media post

just hours after the U.S. incursion into Venezuela. It had a map of Greenland, covered with an American flag, and the caption, soon. The real question is, by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? Greenland has been part of the Kingdom of Denmark for 300 years. Denmark has always been a good ally of the United States. Denmark has always been a good ally of the United States. but, she adds, we will not accept a situation where we in Greenland are threatened. Trump recently appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as an envoy to Greenland. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, plans to visit Greenland's capital, Nook, sometime this month, to open a consulate. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Washington.

A resident of Nunavut's westernmost community is raising an alarm about access to emergency services. He says an accident left him in a wheelchair, but there was no ambulance to help him when he needed one most. Manor Mubarak has more. I had a damaged spine. 84-year-old Paul Murphy hit a hole in the ice on his snowmobile and landed hard on the ground. He knew he couldn't stand or move because he was in so much pain. Community members stepped in to help. They lifted him onto a piece of plywood and drove him to the local health center.

Kugluk is a remote community of over one. thousand people. It has a medical transport vehicle, but that's only meant to take patients to the airport who need to be medevac. So when Murphy needed medical follow-ups, he faced more challenges. Somebody had to push me in a wheelchair from the health center to hear on snow-covered roads. One community member volunteers personally driving people to the health center. As for Murphy, he says he's still calling for a solution to give the community access to an ambulance. The Hamlet says it doesn't have the money or trained staff for a full-time ambulance service. Mahanur Mabarak, CBC News, Iqalawait.

Team Canada won the bronze medal last night at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota. Canada will leave this world junior championship with a bronze. Meantime, Sweden beat the Czech Republic for gold by a score of 4-2. And that is your world this hour. Neil Hurland.